Pubdate: Wed, 24 Sep 2014
Source: Colorado Springs Independent (CO)
Column: CannaBiz
Copyright: 2014 Colorado Springs Independent
Contact:  http://www.csindy.com
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1536
Author: Bryce Crawford

ALTITUDE ORGANIC EXPANDS LOCATIONS, CANNABIS OWNER/REPORTER QUITS 
ON-AIR AND MORE

Spreading the high

Altitude Organic Medicine (523 S. Tejon St., altitudeorganic.com) hit 
a bit of setback two years ago, when it was forced by Colorado's U.S. 
Attorney to move because its west-side location was too close to 
Buena Vista Elementary School. But now the downtown dispensary is 
ready to expand its goods across the city.

"I can't exactly disclose the locations, but we are opening up two 
more retails," says manager Jessica Young, noting that plans include 
locations on Platte Avenue and North Academy Boulevard that would go 
public in December or January.

"And also we're going to put out an app so our members can have an 
express order," she continues, "where they can view our menu through 
the application; pre-order; [and] we would have it packaged and ready 
for them so they never even have to go into the actual dispensary - 
we'll have a to-go window. And that's going to be at all of our new 
locations, as well as our current one."

Young says the center "believe[s] not in budtending, but being 
medical-marijuana consultants," and grows and sells exclusively in 
Colorado Springs.

With a bang

Even in a state like Alaska, where marijuana is pseudo-legal, last 
year state troopers seized 2,351 plants and 296 pounds of pot and 
made 669 arrests, according to Alaska Dispatch News. That's why the 
Marijuana Policy Project has spent at least $350,000 on Ballot 
Measure 2, which, if passed by voters this fall, would tax and 
legalize up to an ounce of pot for those 21 and up.

And that's also why the Alaska Cannabis Club has been pushing for 
reform. A small wrinkle was revealed to viewers of KTVA-TV on Sunday 
night, however, when reporter Charlo Greene got a little, um, blunt:

"Now, everything you've heard is why I, the actual owner of the 
Alaska Cannabis Club, will be dedicating all of my energy toward 
fighting for freedom and fairness, which begins with legalizing 
marijuana here in Alaska," she said after her news segment aired. 
"And as for this job, well, not that I have a choice but, fuck it: I quit."

Reached by ADN later, Greene said KTVA - which issued an apologetic 
statement, saying "the employee has been terminated" - had no prior 
knowledge of her role. See the 24-second clip at tiny.cc/sicnmx.

Upcoming events

Operation Grow4Vets (grow4vets.org) will hold another cannabis 
giveaway at the DoubleTree by Hilton (1775 E. Cheyenne Mountain 
Blvd.) from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 27. Admission is 
$20, free for veterans.

Flex your pen by hitting a free, hour-long poetry workshop with Hear 
Here at 7 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 25, at Studio A64 (332 E. Colorado 
Ave., studioa64.com), before possibly performing the work at the 
club's open-mic night.
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MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom