10 NOVEMBER 20-26, 2025 westword.com WESTWORD | MUSIC | CAFE | CULTURE | NIGHT+DAY | NEWS | LETTERS | CONTENTS | Call Elaine Lustig, PhD .......................................................... at 303-369-7770 Needing Your Emotional ....... Animal W/ You? For eligible people who need their emotional support animal to accompany them at/or away from home, I am available to provide the documentation and counseling. CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED All Pro Pot BY THOMAS MITC HELL Injuries and run-heavy offenses kept Bo Scaife from earning an All-Pro nod in the NFL, but the former tight end thinks his best is yet to come in the cannabis world. After running a growing operation for a couple of years, Scaife is ready to open a fl agship dispensary and take his cannabis brand, All Pro Farms, to the next level. His new store, All Pro Cannabis, is set to open on Friday, November 21, at 1233 West Alameda Avenue. A local boy who racked up awards while playing football for Mullen High School, Scaife is no stranger to pushing forward in the face of obstacles and injury. That mental- ity almost cost him when he was younger: The high school all-American played college ball at the University of Texas from 1999 to 2004, tearing his ACL twice. While rehab- bing injuries and trying to deal with school in the midst of Austin nightlife, Scaife says he could feel himself losing control. “I was just getting sick, and I could feel myself changing. Cannabis really helped me sort that shit out,” says Scaife, now 44, as he thinks about his college career. “Can- nabis, for me, has been about improving the quality of life. I’ve dealt with ACL injuries, stress, depression, and I was already using cannabis for that stuff back then. It just wasn’t as defi ned.” Despite two serious knee injuries, Scaife still showed enough to NFL scouts to be drafted in the third round. He played six seasons, all for the Tennessee Titans, which honored Scaife during a home game on Oc- tober 19. Now a father with a budding athlete of his own, Scaife says he’s tried to instill an “All Pro” mindset in himself and his family. “Looking back on the last twenty or so years, I see evolution and purpose,” he says. “Being All Pro, it’s a heightened perfor- mance...it’s about getting shit done. It’s an extension of who you are.” Scaife is big on the cannabis-for-wellness lifestyle, and he’s been very open about how the plant has helped his mental and physical health as well as his efforts in the business world. But he’s not blind to the demands of Colorado’s cannabis market, which have become more and more diffi cult since the pandemic. According to the Colorado De- partment of Revenue, wholesale cannabis prices are now tied for their record low, and annual dispensary sales have steadily dipped since 2022, falling from $2.2 billion to slightly over $1.4 billion last year. From September 2023 to September of this year, there was a 25 percent drop in the number of licensed marijuana cultivations, even as the number of recreational dispensaries in Colorado stayed fl at, DOR ownership records show. That’s a lot of defensive factors in the way of All Pro. Scaife isn’t quite facing a Hail Mary, but maybe something like a 3rd and long. He knows he will need several plays to go in his favor, as well as an experienced of- fensive coordinator. So Scaife hired Bill Reilly, a longtime general manager of local cannabis brands like Diego Pellicer, Frost Exotic and the Green Solution. “I’m searching for consistency and get- ting more wins than losses. We’ve seen steady growth so far, and the trajectory is moving up,” Scaife says. “I wanted to cut out the middle man, but also have a space where I could create more. The way to max your profi ts is to open your own spot – and that’s also the fun part, being able to create.” Scaife envisions a podcast studio and small event space for meet-and-greets at his new space, which was previously a short-lived dispensary under Rocky Mountain High. He’s looking forward to creating displays for his favorite All Pro cannabis strains, like Halle Berry and Blue Ritz, but he’s particularly excited to devote a section to his mother, Cindy, who passed away on Mother’s Day 2023. He’s named an All Pro strain after her, dubbed Sweet Lady, which will be displayed in the store’s Dear Mamma section. That area will include other products and materials that honor his mother. “She was very supportive of her son, even if not the plant itself,” Scaife says of his mother’s initial reaction to his foray into cannabis. But Cindy began to accept what cannabis could do as she got older, according to Scaife, who calls his mother “a huge staple in my life.” “I’m always looking for ways to honor her,” he adds. His All Pro dispensary will emphasize All Pro Farms strains and products, but also carry other brands, according to Scaife. The store’s soft opening will be followed by a grand opening in early 2026. NEWS KEEP UP ON DENVER NEWS AT WESTWORD.COM/NEWS Bo Scaife is expanding his All Pro Cannabis brand into a fl agship storefront. THOMAS MITCHELL
