Alicia Wallace is a business reporter who specializes in covering the cannabis industry for The Denver Post and, formerly, for its web vertical The Cannabist. In her 15 years as a business news reporter, her coverage has spanned topics such as the economy, Sports Authority, craft beer, airlines, biotech, technology and natural foods.
Federal law enforcement and drug policy administrators visited Colorado this week to ask state officials about marijuana regulation, enforcement and black market activities.
Marijuana advocates are trumpeting a Colorado milestone: More than $500 million in revenue for the state since recreational cannabis sales started in 2014.
May sales hit $127.7 million; it’s the 12th consecutive month in which the state’s cannabis sales have topped $100 million
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A study by Temple University finds the “patchwork of regulatory strategies” with state medical marijuana laws is hindering full understanding of the potential benefits and harms of cannabis for medical uses. But the study authors say it could provide a chance to redefine federal oversight of research efforts.
Marijuana won’t be part of any official Nevada tourism campaigns in the near future, but the Silver State’s marketing gurus aren’t necessarily folding on the idea for the long-term.
In a time of vibrant debate on cannabis legalization and in the wake of a new federal rule on marijuana extracts, the Drug Enforcement Administration has stood firm on its position that marijuana and its derivatives remain illicit. The DEA has made several statements to The Cannabist in recent months…
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A Denver marijuana credit union will reapply for a master account with the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, says the CEO of Fourth Corner Credit Union.
News of a major marijuana bust sparks alarm for the Grand Junction couple who created the Toker Poker tool and has them wondering about long-term business impact.
Cannabist Special Report: CBD, TBD || Multiple pieces of federal legislation seek to open research the non-psychoactive cannabis compound touted for its medicinal promise.
Hours after one study connected legalized recreational marijuana to an increase in car crash claims, a second study claimed legalization played a less certain role in motor vehicle fatalities.
Cannabist Special Report: CBD, TBD || In New York, a man on a quest to help his epileptic sister with cannabidiol from Colorado is stymied by the system.
An “and” instead of an “or” in a new Colorado marijuana bill flings a monkey wrench in how the state enforces cannabis pesticide regulations.
New indictment alleges businessman Scott Pack obtained 14 marijuana licenses and played a ‘pivotal’ role in massive trafficking ring broken up in March.
Toronto-based iAnthus Capital Holdings Inc. (CSE: IAN) signed a letter of intent to buy Valley Agriceuticals LLC for $17.3 million in a mostly stock transaction, iAnthus announced Monday morning. Under the terms of the agreement, iAnthus will pay $2.3 million in cash and $15 million common shares of its common stock, priced at $2 per share, for Valley Ag.
It’s the 11th month in a row that sales have topped $100 million. The industry has brought in close to $492 million through April, according to The Cannabist’s calculations.
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper has signed House Bills 1220 and 1221, which cap home-grow limits at 12 plants and allocate $6 million of marijuana tax revenue toward black market enforcement efforts, respectively.
A three-judge panel for the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver on Wednesday largely upheld lower courts’ dismissals of several cases seeking to overturn major parts of Colorado’s marijuana laws, including efforts by two neighboring states.
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is now a qualifying condition for doctor-recommended medical marijuana in Colorado, after years of lobbying by veterans.
If medical marijuana were legalized nationally for certain conditions, the pharmaceutical industry could lose more than $4 billion annually to the cannabis industry, a new study hypothesizes.
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock’s administration banned the organizer of this year’s 4/20 rally from hosting the event for three years citing a series of violations at the marijuana celebration.
Cannabis products firms Wana Brands and AltMed have inked a deal that’s one part national expansion play and another part investment in a growing trend: pharmaceutical-quality medical marijuana.
Colorado federal lawmakers this week amplified efforts to protect state-enacted marijuana laws and cannabis businesses.
A working group for the National District Attorneys Association decreed the U.S. Constitution’s Supremacy Clause should reign supreme in a time of rapidly shifting state marijuana laws, but stopped short of stating explicitly what enforcement should look like.
Who you gonna call with your pot questions? Denver now has a 24-7 hotline for marijuana health and safety queries: 1-877-741-3777.
In March 2017, licensed Colorado marijuana shops hauled in more than $131 million in sales; it’s the tenth month in a row sales have topped $100 million, and the sustained double-digit growth rate caught the attention of some analysts and economists contacted by The Cannabist.
Scotts Miracle-Gro CEO Jim Hagedorn underscores the firm’s “big vision” for hydroponics and its Hawthorne subsidiary as more state marijuana laws change.
A congressional spending bill to fund U.S. government through September includes provisions protecting industrial hemp and state medical marijuana programs.
If the U.S. stopped viewing CBD as an illegal substance, it would unlock the marijuana compound’s immense potential as medicine, says Raphael Mechoulam.
“We wanted to understand his frame of reference on both cannabis and immigration,” although cannabis dominated the conversation, Hickenlooper told The Cannabist.
A federal marijuana banking bill co-sponsored by U.S. Representatives in Colorado, Washington and Alaska would allow banks to serve cannabis businesses without fear of federal penalties.
Concentrates and edibles are grabbing more market share from traditional flower, and medical marijuana patients spend three times more than recreational users.
ASTM International, a century-old standards organization, gave the official go-ahead to establish a standards-writing committee for the cannabis industry, officials announced Tuesday.
A bill to add PTSD to the list of Colorado’s medical marijuana qualifying conditions is headed to the governor’s desk.
Northglenn City Council had the right to deny a medical marijuana license because the new dispensary was deemed superfluous, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled Monday.
A Colorado bill seeking to add post-traumatic stress disorder to the state’s list of qualifying conditions for medical marijuana has advanced to a House vote.
Colorado Rep. Jared Polis talks with The Cannabist about marijuana policy, states’ rights and why AG Jeff Sessions needs to ‘get with the times.’ SEE THE FULL INTERVIEW
Denver is clamping down on CBD products that originate outside of Colorado. A bulletin issued Wednesday by Denver Environmental Health’s Public Health Inspections Division outlines a policy prohibiting out-of-state-made cannabidiol (CBD) products intended for human consumption. “It has come to DEH’s attention that some CBD products originate from unregulated manufacturing…
GB Sciences Inc., formerly operating as GrowBlox Sciences, inked a deal with Kush Cups to produce and distribute a line of cannabis-infused coffees and teas in single-use pods for Keurig-style coffee machines.
In February 2017, licensed Colorado marijuana shops brought in nearly $126.1 million in sales; it’s the ninth month in a row sales have topped $100 million.
A bipartisan collection of nearly four-dozen U.S. House members want the feds to lay off enforcement in states with legalized medical marijuana.
The latest marijuana-centric bill before Congress would place cannabis as a Schedule III substance, a classification shared by Tylenol with codeine.
Texas Democratic Rep. Beto O’Rourke has introduced a bill repealing a federal law encouraging states to suspend or revoke driver’s licenses of people convicted of drug offenses.
Lawyers representing the Hemp Industries Association and hemp businesses have filed an opening brief in a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals case against the Drug Enforcement Administration.
The Cannabist sits down with Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper to talk about AG Jeff Sessions and fed enforcement, state pot clubs legislation, being the parent of a teen, and more. READ THE FULL Q&A
U.S. lawmakers on Thursday introduced a package of marijuana reform bills aimed at protecting and preserving existing state-based programs while laying framework for the federal regulation of cannabis.
Q&A with two members of the National District Attorneys Association who are focused on marijuana policy, Stan Garnett of Colorado and Eric Zahnd of Missouri
A bill that would remove marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act and regulate it like alcohol will make another go in Congress.
