A Denver grand jury on Thursday indicted seven people and 12 businesses for running an alleged international human trafficking operation comprised of illicit massage parlors and black market marijuana grow operations, the Denver District Attorney’s Office announced.
The majority of Denver’s cannabis-focused businesses are owned and staffed by white residents, leading to a lack of opportunities for people of color to get involved in the industry, according to a city study released Monday.
On the eve of a requirement for Denverites to wear face masks in public places, business owners say they’re not overly concerned with compliance despite controversy in other parts of the United States.
Denver’s process for auditing marijuana businesses is inadequate and has potentially cost the city countless tax dollars allocated for public service programs, the city auditor alleged Thursday.
Dispensaries and cultivations reported 10 burglaries in the first two weeks of April, Denver police said. That’s up from eight burglaries reported during the whole month of April 2019.
On Monday, Denver dispensaries saw their biggest sales day of the year so far, according to data firm Flowhub. Sales were up 140% compared to an average Monday, the company reported.
Liquor stores and recreational marijuana dispensaries are considered non-essential businesses.
Liquor stores and recreational marijuana dispensaries are considered non-essential businesses.
Denver’s signature festival that celebrates the stoner holiday of 420 has been canceled.
In total, 57% of teens reported they have never used marijuana, down from 59% the previous year.
A Denver dispensary issued a voluntary recall on several marijuana products Monday due to elevated levels of yeast and mold.
Denver prosecutors have charged a suspect in the armed robbery of a marijuana dispensary last month that law enforcement officials believe is connected to five similar hold-ups in late 2019.
Police are investigating a string of armed robberies of metro-area dispensaries in December as the number of break-ins at Denver marijuana businesses hit a three-year high in 2019.
Denver police investigators believe the same armed and masked robbers have struck at multiple marijuana businesses in the metro area since early November.
A Denver marijuana business, Royal Resin, is voluntarily recalling retail marijuana, including pre-rolled joints and blunts because of elevated yeast and mold counts.
A recent survey of cannabis companies suggests that future entry-level employees will see better pay in Denver thanks to a new law that will increase the city’s minimum wage to $15.87 by 2022.
A sliver of a fraction of Denver and Boulder residents eligible to have their marijuana convictions expunged from the records have been able to do so, data from the cities show.
Voters on Tuesday were deciding whether to make Denver the first U.S. city to decriminalize psilocybin — the psychoactive substance in “magic mushrooms” — and add a new chapter to the city’s role in shaping wider drug policy.
Four men were sentenced in the killing of a 26-year-old man who they attempted to rob during a marijuana sale in 2017, according to the Denver District Attorney’s Office.
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Thirty-four marijuana business burglaries have been reported to Denver police this year and investigators are looking to collar a specific group that has pulled off multiple burglaries.
The city’s “Turn Over a New Leaf Program” helps those convicted of low-level marijuana offenses prior to legalization start fresh.
The Denver City Council on Monday rejected a proposal that would have made it easier to open social-use marijuana business.
It’s April 20th, meaning thousands of people will be flocking to downtown Denver to celebrate marijuana, including attending the annual festival in Civic Center Park.
The annual 4/20 marijuana gathering in Denver’s Civic Center Park is nearly here and this year the message is simple: Come for the party, stay for the party.
