How you — yes, you — can be a judge for the Colorado Cannabis Cup
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Marijuana regulation bill overwhelmingly passes in Colorado House
The state’s most substantial marijuana-regulation policy since legalization cleared the Colorado House on Thursday. It would restrict teens’ access to high-THC products and tighten rules for medical marijuana.
Colorado may see its biggest overhaul of marijuana laws since recreational legalization
Lawmakers are working on what could be the biggest marijuana legislation in Colorado since recreational cannabis was legalized in 2012, with the possibility of a THC potency cap, a requirement that people seek medical cards in person only and strategies to more strictly enforce purchasing limits.
A Colorado Democrat wants to cap THC levels in marijuana products at 15%
State Rep. Yadira Caraveo said she is still revising the bill she plans to introduce this month, but one of the main provisions would ban legal marijuana products above 15% THC
Boston’s would-be pot entrepreneurs lie in wait as city slow-walks new marijuana licensing board
A pair of Boston entrepreneur’s plans to open the state’s third independent testing laboratory to check the safety of cannabis products — including vape cartridges — are being slow-walked as the city works to roll out a brand new marijuana licensing board amid an already slow-moving pot industry.
Colorado marijuana regulators finalizing ban on certain additives in cannabis vape products
Colorado’s marijuana regulators are nearing a decision to ban certain additives in cannabis vape products, as states around the country desperately seek solutions amid a national crisis over a mysterious lung disease linked to e-cigarettes and marijuana vape pens.
As “green rush” rolls on, Boulder’s Surna helping make cannabis industry more sustainable
Legal cannabis cultivation in the United States consumed 1.1 million megawatt hours of electricity in 2017 (enough to power 92,500 homes for a year,) generating 472,000 tons carbon dioxide, according to a 2018 New Frontier Data report.
Last traces of Sweet Leaf marijuana dispensaries vanish as new chain moves into Aurora, Thornton, Federal Heights locations
Its co-owners were sentenced to prison earlier this year and now the last vestiges of the once-vast Sweet Leaf marijuana dispensary network are being plastered over as a new chain takes over its final three locations.
Colorado issues public health advisory after pesticide found on certain marijuana products
The advisory cited “potentially unsafe pesticide residue” on marijuana flower, trim, concentrates, and infused-products cultivated by Mile High Medical LLC dba MMJ America Uptown.
Recall issued for Boulder-grown marijuana after pesticide residues detected
The Colorado Department of Revenue has issued a safety and health advisory after potentially unsafe pesticide residues were found on certain medical marijuana plant material and products.
Gov. John Hickenlooper issues health warning on marijuana cultivated by Colorado Wellness Centers
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper [cq comment=”cq”]issued an executive order along with a health and safety advisory Wednesday warning people not to use marijuana cultivated by Colorado Wellness Centers [cq comment=”cq”]because the company used unapproved pesticides.
This architect used to work for Disney. Now, he designs cannabis retail stores.
Architectural design firm The McBride Company has created everything from restaurants to hotels, theaters, casinos and most notably over the last two decades, its been the sole design ambassador for Margaritaville. Now, its architects lend a transformative eye to a whole new world: cannabis retail spaces.
Budtenders to be in high demand as Michigan preps to license medical marijuana dispensaries
As dispensaries prepare to open, owners will be seeking hundreds of workers to be the sales force and consultants for medical marijuana patients.
Nevada marijuana industry experts share tips on edibles consumption
Open a pack of convenience store gummy candies and it’s hard not to grab a handful at a time to satisfy your craving. But doing the same for a tube of marijuana gummy candies purchased at one of Las Vegas’ legal pot dispensaries could leave users on the floor.
Patient-focused report graded medical marijuana programs. No states received an A.
None of the state medical marijuana laws adopted thus far in the U.S. can be considered ideal from a patient’s standpoint, according to a report by Americans for Safe Access.
Texas milestone: First dose of CBD legally delivered to young girl with epilepsy
A 6-year-old girl became the first person in Texas to receive a legal delivery of medical marijuana grown and produced in the Lone Star State.
Is X Games ready to embrace Aspen’s extreme marijuana scene?
In her new column, High Country, Katie Shapiro fires up the cannabis conversation at X Games Aspen, where weed is prevalent at après ski parties, but cultural acceptance remains elusive.
Recreational marijuana sales launch in Los Angeles
The first state license for a cannabis business in L.A. went to MedMen Beverly Hills.
The Cannabist People’s Choice Awards 2017 results: Consumables
The best marijuana strains, cannabis edibles and vapes of 2017, according to Cannabist readers. People’s Choice results are in!
The top 10 cannabis lifestyle trends of 2017
Let’s take a moment to mark strides for marijuana and key cannabis lifestyle trends that defined the past year, in the past twelve months. Here, in no particular order.
Who scored the first licenses to grow and sell legal cannabis in California’s new era?
California’s Department of Food and Agriculture started accepting applications for temporary licenses Monday, and issued the first license that same day
Will small businesses survive in California’s new cannabis market?
Some fear corporate-level businesses will eventually doom mom-and-pop growers and sellers, much as Big Tobacco dominated its market.
Buyers beware: California cannabis sold Jan. 1 could be tainted
Any marijuana sold when recreational sales become legal Jan. 1 in the nation’s most populous state will have been grown without regulatory controls that will eventually be in place.
Las Vegas may have marijuana lounges by spring 2018
Officials want to make Las Vegas the country’s first city to allow marijuana smoking lounges, and hope to do so by March or April of 2018.
10 steps to starting a marijuana business in California
For a business to be legal under California law, would-be operators need to take a number of steps to comply with rules for registration, taxation and more.
