University of Colorado Student Government 4/20 Commission survey:click here University of Colorado student leaders say they’re attempting to “repurpose” the annual marijuana smoke-out known as 4/20 by hosting an academic cannabis conference this spring.
Colorado lawmakers are set to vote Thursday on whether greenhouses that grow marijuana should be treated as agricultural property for tax purposes.
INTERVIEW: Ask O.penVape chief revenue officer Todd Mitchem about the national cannabis scene and he says, “The whole thing is falling like dominoes.” The Denver-based company’s oil-based pen vaporizer is sold in three states, but their plans don’t stop there.
The publisher of marijuana magazine High Times has sued the state of Colorado in federal court over the state’s rules preventing recreational cannabis businesses from advertising in most publications.
As pop culture becomes increasingly accepting/exploitive of stoners and the culture surrounding them, it remains comparatively uninterested in ladies who toke, a discrepancy most evident on television. But perhaps “Broad City” is a sign of change.
More than half of Coloradans say marijuana legalization has been bad for the state’s image, even though a majority also continue to support the new laws, according to a poll released Monday.
This year, powerful GOP lawmakers in Georgia and Alabama are putting their weight behind bills that would allow for the limited use of cannabis oil by those with specific medical conditions. The key to swaying the hearts of conservative lawmakers has been the stories of children suffering up to 100 seizures a day whose parents say they could benefit from access to cannabidiol (CBD), which would be administered orally in a liquid form.
There is currently no comprehensive way to track instances of marijuana-impaired driving in Colorado. Such cases are charged in court under the same law as alcohol-impaired driving cases, meaning the two can’t be separated in judicial data.
Marijuana farmers and agricultural tax breaks are the next wrinkle facing the states that have legal weed . Some lawmakers in both Colorado and Washington say marijuana growers shouldn’t be eligible for any taxation perks afforded to farmers that grow conventional crops. Others say that marijuana while it’s growing should be treated like the hops and barley that go on to become highly taxed alcohol.
Bankers have been increasingly wary of offering services to marijuana businesses. “The only real solution is an act of Congress, which isn’t likely in the near future, though needed,” Colorado Bankers Association president and CEO Don Childears writes in an opinion piece submitted to The Denver Post.
Did marijuana tourism make for a busier-than-average January at Denver International Airport?
A proposal to allow New Mexico voters to decide whether to legalize recreational marijuana has been stalled — for now. The Senate Rules Committee failed Friday to debate the proposed constitutional amendment that would allow for the possession and personal use of marijuana for those 21 years of age and older.
Longmont resident Ashley Weber learned on Thursday that she won’t lose her home because she uses medical marijuana to treat pain and spasticity she suffers as a quadriplegic. Under a new policy, Longmont Housing Authority officials will look at individual cases regarding both medical and recreational marijuana.
Remember when Colorado voters legalized recreational marijuana? Here are 10 moments that helped define Jan. 2014, the first month of legal weed sales. Click here.
Enough petition signatures have been verified to place an initiative seeking to legalize marijuana on the ballot this summer in Alaska, election officials said. The petition has met all the thresholds necessary to appear on the Aug. 19 primary ballot, the Alaska Division of Elections said.
Is Bitcoin the answer to the marijuana industry’s many issues with the federally regulated banking system? A Spokane, Wash. dispensary thinks so because of the Bitcoin’s ease and legality.
In honor of reggae great Bob Marley’s birthday on Thursday, (he would have been 69), we caught up with some local and national reggae bands to ask if Colorado’s legalization has affected their work and art, and what’s next in this new weed reality.
A notification letter by Seattle police regarding a marijuana business application raises a complaint that the letter goes too far by suggesting potential cannabis complaints neighbors can send to state authorities.
Wyoming NORML isn’t nearly as entrenched as its colleagues in Colorado, but don’t count the scrappy activists in Cheyenne, Jackson and Sinclair out of the fight. Even though conservative Wyoming has reminded everyone a number of times to “not bring your Colorado-purchased marijuana into Wyoming,” there is a movement in the state to push decriminalization and legalization.
We present the top 10 worst-looking T-shirt designs that feature a Super Bowl XLVII motif and/or showcase the Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks. Wear ’em if you dare to show your legalization spirit on Super Bowl Sunday.
By now you’ve likely heard the news of the Denver County Fair’s expansion in 2014 to include a “Pot Pavilion.” They talked about it on “The View” and Jimmy Kimmel. And yes, they will judge the county’s best cloned plants, pot brownies, homemade bongs, hemp garments and more.
Among the many oddities that have arisen from marijuana legalization in Washington and Colorado is this: It can be easier to get through airport security with a bag of weed than a bottle of water.
An increasing number of families, many of whom have not seen improvements in their children from pharmaceuticals, are flocking to Boulder County and across Colorado to use cannabis for medical reasons.
A proposed constitutional amendment to allow the medical use of marijuana will go before Florida voters in November after the state Supreme Court narrowly approved the ballot language Monday.
In a move that could have major impacts for how employers treat marijuana use by workers, the Colorado Supreme Court will review the case of Brandon Coats, a fired medical marijuana patient.
