Dispensary buys former South Broadway firehouse for $3M
Related Articles A local dispensary has bought a piece of the city’s history. Wellness Center of the Rockies, also known as The Center, recently purchased a former firehouse at 600 S. Broadway for $3 million. The seller, Firehouse Thirteen LLC, purchased the property for $300,000 in 2000, property records... Read more
Denver weed lounge could reopen next month, inviting locals for a toke in the consumption garden
Related Articles Tetra Lounge, one of Denver’s first cannabis-friendly smoking lounges, is preparing to reopen this summer after closing temporarily more than a year ago. Owner Dewayne Benjamin retooled the concept slightly, transforming an outdoor patio into the primary marijuana smoking area as he works to upgrade the business’... Read more
Judge rejects lawsuit seeking to block Bonnie Brae’s first pot shop
Related Articles A Denver judge has thrown out a lawsuit filed by eight people who live near Bonnie Brae, clearing the way for that neighborhood’s first dispensary to open next month. District Court Judge Christopher Baumann ruled April 28 that the residents’ Dec. 12 lawsuit was filed one week too late... Read more
New Denver weed lounge aims to reinvent nightlife with tableside bong service
Related Articles When Denverite Arend Richard looks at the local and national landscape for cannabis lounges, he sees a homogenous smattering of spaces designed for men. That’s why when Richard opens his own hospitality establishment this fall, the aesthetic and amenities will be specifically curated to attract women and... Read more
Nearly a decade after recreational cannabis sales began in Colorado, Golden takes its first rip
Related Articles GOLDEN — Seventeen months after voters in this city said yes to recreational cannabis sales — and nearly a decade after the first retail joint and edible were sold in Colorado — this tourist-friendly city on the western fringe of the metro area is finally joining the... Read more
Colorado’s first licensed cannabis-consumption bus rolls out this week
Colorado’s first legal cannabis party bus is preparing to roll up and roll out on the streets of Denver this week, offering shuttle services to and from the airport as well as curated tours of the city. The Cannabis Experience will debut its 12-passenger bus, decorated with flowers and... Read more
Risk Management and Insurance Manual: An Introduction to Cannabis Insurance – Part Two
The National Cannabis Industry Association’s Risk Management & Insurance Committee is a multidisciplinary group of professionals working in the cannabis and insurance industries. We have created this manual to help business owners operating in state-legal cannabis industry gain a basic understanding of risk management, particularly insurance.   Every business faces... Read more
LivWell to be Colorado cannabis giant after powerhouse PharmaCann plans to buy boutique chain
Related Articles Cannabis retailer LivWell Enlightened Health is set to dominate the Colorado market with 26 dispensaries after PharmaCann announced its plan to buy The Clinic, a boutique dispensary chain in the Centennial State. LivWell is a cannabis brand owned by PharmaCann — one of the biggest privately-held, vertically... Read more
Bringing marijuana to Morrison — where Red Rocks concertgoers tailgate into the night — is harder than it seems
Related Articles Of the thousands of revelers who head up the hill from Morrison to Red Rocks Amphitheatre to catch a show on any given night, a portion is probably high, about to get high or at least thinking about getting high. But one thing’s for sure — they didn’t... Read more
Colorado’s medical marijuana sales hit lowest point since legalization
Related Articles Colorado’s medical marijuana sales fell to their lowest point since retail sales began — the latest signal that the state’s once-robust industry is facing headwinds as others crowd the U.S. market and new regulations take hold. In July, the state’s marijuana sales for both recreational and medical... Read more
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