Changes ahead for Colorado recreational marijuana
Only six months old, Colorado’s recreational marijuana industry starts a transformation Tuesday that could add hundreds of new pot businesses to the state and reconfigure the market’s architecture.
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Colorado cannabis company Dixie is taking its pot-infused edibles national
Dixie Elixirs and Edibles is already one of the biggest names in Colorado’s bustling marijuana marketplace, where its popular marijuana-infused drinks, candies, tinctures and topicals are sold throughout the state. But now the company is eyeing other states and even Canada.
Pot banking: Colorado co-op plan signed into law
Seeking to move marijuana businesses away from cash-only operations, Gov. John Hickenlooper signed legislation Friday that tries to establish the world’s first financial system for the newly legal industry in Colorado.
Marijuana co-op finance bill refuses to die in Colorado statehouse
A late bill to create co-ops to finance the marijuana industry has come back from a near-death experience. House Bill 1398 got off to a strong start Thursday in the House Business Committee, only to get gutted late that evening in the House Finance Committee before House Appropriations restored the original version Friday morning and sent the measure to a vote on the House floor.
Colorado slows pursuit of medical marijuana crackdown
Colorado appears to be giving up on its effort to crack down on medical marijuana growers who are using a legal loophole to grow high numbers of pot plants without the kind of oversight faced by commercial growers.
UPDATED: 47 ways to party in Colorado on 4/20 in 2014
So what’s happening on 4/20 in Colorado? A lot — so much that you might need this handy Colorado 4/20 guide. We’ve been keeping a running list of happenings, and we’ll keep this updated.
Colorado raids: New details emerge
The federal government has identified a dozen people in the ongoing investigation stemming from November raids on Colorado medical marijuana businesses. All but one is connected to a chain of five medical marijuana dispensaries and about a half-dozen marijuana grows controlled by Gerardo Uribe, his relatives or associates, records show.
Keep the marijuana in the trunk, Colorado law enforcers say
When it comes to a new Colorado law that covers having marijuana in vehicles, lawyers and law enforcement officers have some advice: Don’t try to decipher it.
Colorado marijuana guide: 64 of your questions, answered
On Jan. 1, Colorado becomes the first place anywhere in the world to allow legal marijuana sales to anybody over 21 for any purpose.
Tweetcap: Who said what at Denver Post pot forum?
“If it’s weed, it leads,” Denver city attorney Scott Martinez said in his opening statement at The Denver Post Marijuana Forum on June 17. Here are some of the more interesting take-aways from the event.
Vape and Play opens as Denver’s second marijuana-use business
After years of planning and debate, tourists and Denverites have a new place to use marijuana in Denver. Vape and Play opened this month as the city’s second “social consumption” spot, and its owners hope to establish a national model.
Watch: Rep. Earl Blumenauer delivers the Cannabis State of the Union 2018
“There’s no doubt in my mind that the next Congress will accelerate our progress to reform cannabis laws on the national level. “
What the world can learn from the first country to legalize marijuana
“It’s always hard to go first, but it’s not as hard to go second and third,” said the Brookings Institution’s John Hudak.
Weedmaps ads for unlicensed marijuana shops roils California market
“That’s Weedmaps’ business model, to confuse the difference between legal and illegal,” said Jerred Kiloh, a licensed dispensary owner in Los Angeles. “It’s an unfair playing field. They are pitting us against each other.”
Where do Illinois governor candidates stand on marijuana?
The state’s primary is March 20. There are five candidates on the Democratic ballot, and two Republicans fighting for the nomination.
Las Vegas: no marijuana lounges until 2019, monitoring Denver social use licenses
“We need to figure out what impact these lounges will have on our community. We want to use Denver as a threshold to monitor what happens.”
First marijuana spa in U.S. applies to operate in historic Denver mansion
Utopia All Natural Wellness Spa and Lounge submitted its application for a Denver social marijuana use license this week — with a little help from a powerful Colorado law firm.
Kush Bottles thrives in volatile cannabis industry by keeping hands off weed
As a pioneer that found a way to succeed in the risky marijuana industry, Kush Bottles now faces its biggest challenge.
Denver hydroponics retail chain expands to New England, improves positioning in legal cannabis states
The acquisition of East Coast Hydroponics is expected to add $5 million in annual revenue and continues GrowGeneration’s strategy of positioning the company’s brand in legal cannabis states, officials said.
“This is outrageous”: Politicians react to news that A.G. Sessions is rescinding the Cole Memo
Politicians from states where marijuana sales are legal took to Twitter Thursday morning to express their dismay at a report that U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions will rescind the Cole Memo.
Happy New Year: Recreational marijuana now legal in California
Marijuana is now legal in California for adults 21 and older, and individuals can grow up to six plants and possess as much as an ounce.
What doctors have learned about an agonizing marijuana-related vomiting ailment
Here’s what doctors have learned about the mysterious marijuana-related vomiting ailment called cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome (CHS).
America’s biggest marijuana market finalizes rules for recreational weed
The Los Angeles City Council approved a dense set of recreational marijuana regulations for cultivation, sales and business licensing.
Now available in Vegas: drive-thru weed
The Nuwu Cannabis Marketplace offers fast food-style drive-thru on tribal land near downtown Las Vegas , including 15 popular flower, edible and concentrate products.
Alcohol Goliath pours $190M into Canadian cannabis company
The terms of the deal include an option for Constellation, owner of brands including Corona and Svedka, to increase its future ownership interest in Canopy Growth Corp. to nearly 20 percent, officials told The Cannabist
