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Colorado pot doc ‘Rolling Papers’ gains distributor after SXSW debut

March 16, 2015 at 3:58 p.m.

Colorado pot doc 'Rolling Papers' gains distributor after SXSW debut

DENVER, CO - MARCH 5: The documentary film "Rolling Papers" will have it's world premier on Sunday March 15th at the SXSW Film Festival in Austin, TX. Director Mitch Dickman, left, with producer Britta Erickson, center, and Denver Post's marijuana editor and editor in chief of The Cannabist, Ricardo Baca in The Denver Post newsroom on Thursday, March 5, 2015. The film tells the story of legalization of recreational marijuana sales in Colorado from the newspaper's perspective. (Photo by Cyrus McCrimmon/The Denver Post )

Colorado pot documentary “Rolling Papers” gets its close-up at SXSW

May 18, 2016 at 12:46 p.m.

Colorado pot documentary "Rolling Papers" gets its close-up at SXSW

Pig-N-Whistle Motel sign was not damaged while the inside of the establishment suffered significant fire damage. (attn copy desk: there seems to be several spelling for this motel. I also do not have any information on the actual fire)The City of Denver owns and operates Denver International AirportDiego James Robles, The Denver Post

West Colfax pot store application shot down by Denver in rare denial

April 25, 2016 at 3:19 p.m.

West Colfax pot store application shot down by Denver in rare denial

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Watch: The Cannabist Show with guests Nate Jackson and Taylor West

April 25, 2016 at 2:53 p.m.

Watch: The Cannabist Show with guests Nate Jackson and Taylor West

Nathan Wilson, a care giver at one of the area Medical Marijuana Dispensaries in Detroit shows some of the marijuana product on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015. (AP Photo/Detroit Free Press, Kirthmon F. Dozier)

抖阴ap: Global illicit drug economy is adapting to pot legalization

June 6, 2016 at 6:50 p.m.

抖阴ap: Global illicit drug economy is adapting to pot legalization

AURORA, CO - OCTOBER 13: One customer, who did not want to give his name, shops for the strains of marijuana that he wants using a digital hand-held shopping cart which is used to scan the item being purchased. Euflora, the first retail marijuana store in Aurora, opens on Monday, Oct. 13, 2014 at 6260 S. Gun Club Road. The store had no lines of people waiting outside prior to opening, but saw a small, steady crowd as the doors opened. (Kathryn Scott Osler/The Denver Post)

Editorial: Counties shouldn’t be able to double-tax marijuana

April 25, 2016 at 9:49 a.m.

Editorial: Counties shouldn't be able to double-tax marijuana

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Arrest warrant issued for Erie illegal pot grow discovered after fire

April 25, 2016 at 9:39 a.m.

Arrest warrant issued for Erie illegal pot grow discovered after fire

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Presenting: The Cannabist Show

April 25, 2016 at 9:01 a.m.

Presenting: The Cannabist Show

U.S. weed use: The stereotype of the college-educated pot smoker is wrong

March 12, 2015 at 1:18 p.m.

U.S. weed use: The stereotype of the college-educated pot smoker is wrong

DENVER, CO - DECEMBER 08: A former Colorado-based black market marijuana grower shows off his original grow kit and its accessories at his home on Monday, December 8, 2014. The anonymous grower, who now has a family and is working in the financial industry, says that medical dispensaries provided an influx of cheaply-priced grass to his market, which led to his ultimate decision to retire.(Photo By AAron Ontiveroz/ The Denver Post)

Brighton sets rules for growing marijuana for personal use

April 26, 2016 at 2:01 p.m.

Brighton sets rules for growing marijuana for personal use

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