bud and money

Federal Reserve president gets scoop on Colorado pot banking woes

Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City president Esther George on Thursday listened intently to a group of 20 businessmen, bankers and government officials who talked about the troubling lack of banking services available to the marijuana industry, but offered little indication about how it could be resolved.

Marijuana Edible Regulations

New rules in effect for Colorado marijuana edibles Feb. 1

Colorado’s pot industry faces its first major regulatory shift of 2015 on Sunday when popular but controversial infused edibles must comply with new packaging, labeling and potency restrictions. Consumers stand to benefit, not just from rules that should make consumption safer but in cut-rate prices in the short term.

DC Council approves sealing court records for pot crimes

Video: Al Jazeera’s ‘A Year on Pot’ takes a turn examining Colorado weed

This week, at 7 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, Al Jazeera America examines “A Year on Pot,” including a day in the life of Denver Post editors and reporters on The Cannabist team. The documentary is one of a growing stash of films chronicling Colorado’s legalization of recreational marijuana one year ago.

The Cannabist's Gift Guide for 2014: High roller weed gifts

Gift Guide for 2014 (Part 4): High Rollers

We’re having a little fun with a few outrageous holiday gift options to basically just ball out of control in style this season. So here you go, you high roller, you.

Medicine Man in Denver opens new Aurora store and weighs selling out

Medicine Man opens new Aurora store and weighs selling out (series)

Part IV in a series: This is full circle, in a way, for the family behind Medicine Man, a Colorado marijuana company that wants to be the Costco of weed. The Williams family’s bet on their business plan, tolerance for risk and willingness to be open about their financial books and personal lives have paid off.

Medicine Man's Andy Williams (MSNBC)

Review: MSNBC’s sharp ‘Pot Barons of Colorado’ documentary series on tap

Like much about the marijuana experiment in Colorado, the caliber of TV reporting on the subject has matured over the past year. Sure, the latest documentary includes images of smoke-filled Civic Center and celebrants hooting at a 4/20 fest. But it also features a high-powered lunch at The Palm with gangapreneurs making deals. Since legalization brought international media to the state a year ago, the quality of coverage of the upstart industry has improved.

The Las Vegas Strip (Jacob Kepler, Bloomberg )

Nevada reciprocity: Have an MMJ card? You can buy pot in Vegas in 2015

Marijuana activists are already planning the 2016 campaign to regulate and legalize the sale of recreational pot in Nevada, home to Las Vegas, one of the world’s biggest tourism destinations. But some tourists won’t have to wait that long to legally buy weed in Las Vegas thanks to the most liberal reciprocity law in the United States.

Task force mulls best options for edible marijuana

No agreement over how to change Colorado rules on marijuana edibles

Colorado’s first attempt at better regulating marijuana edibles ended in discord Monday, when a working group adjourned without reaching a consensus. The group decided to submit more than a dozen different and often conflicting ideas for new rules to the legislature, which will take up the issue in January.

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More marijuana reality TV on its way: ‘Pot Barons of Colorado’ on MSNBC

Because legalized recreational marijuana has created a boom not only in the weed industry but in the weed TV documentary (or pot-doc) industry, another six-parter is coming our way this month. MSNBC premieres “Pot Barons of Colorado” on Nov. 30 at 8 p.m. (A “sneak peak” airs Nov. 28 at 10 p.m.)

Task force mulls best options for edible marijuana

No reports of kids’ Halloween candy laced with marijuana

Denver-area authorities said Monday they received no reports of children accidentally eating pot-laced candies this Halloween. Police had warned parents to be on the lookout for the edibles, which can look almost identical to brand-name treats.

Mellower marijuana edibles at pot shops: rookie cookies, low-dose drinks

Now at pot shops: rookie cookies, low-dose drinks

Recreational marijuana sellers are reaching out to novice cannabis users with a raft of edible products that impart a milder buzz and make it easy for inexperienced customers to find a dose they won’t regret taking.

Cannasearch job fair in Denver March 13, 2014

Marijuana job fair: With 500+ jobs on tap, CannaSearch expands scope

Here’s everything you need to know about the CannaSearch job fair in Denver on Sept. 16, which runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. “All of these companies require accountants and marketing professionals,” says CannaSearch co-founder Ashley Picillo. “There are lots of traditional jobs in cannabis, and we want people to know that those past experiences outside of cannabis are applicable to this.”

9 months into legal sales, weed biz still holds much promise, puzzlement

Legal or not, weed business still holds much promise, puzzlement

Legal marijuana: The tangle of rules and regulations that govern whether and how it can be grown, bought and sold create complexity and ambiguity that cause major headaches for marijuana businesses — and enticing opportunities for those who want to exploit it.

Consumer demand for pot edibles spurs Denver manufacturing surge

Manufacturers of marijuana edibles scramble to meet ravenous demand

Cannabis consumers’ unexpectedly strong appetite for edible products has manufacturers scrambling to expand facilities and meet demand. Sales of marijuana-infused food and beverages since Jan. 1 have exceeded most industry projections.

Food inspections flag health threats in edible marijuana products

Surprise health inspections for Denver makers of pot edibles

Food safety inspections of businesses that manufacture and sell marijuana edibles in Denver have found products that should be refrigerated sitting out on shelves and preparation methods insufficient to kill bacteria that can cause serious food-borne illness.

Colorado begins mandatory testing of edible marijuana potency

Mandatory THC testing for edibles begins in Colorado

For the first time, makers of marijuana-infused cookies, cupcakes and candies were required to submit samples to newly licensed independent labs for testing, starting Thursday.