Cannabist Show: She leads Denver NORML; She captures the culture
Featured guests: Denver NORML leader Jordan Person and Cannabis Camera owner Kim Sidwell. We’re talking Denver marijuana laws and cultural evolution.
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CEO of Scotts Miracle-Gro says marijuana ‘biggest thing’ ever in gardening
Scotts Miracle-Gro CEO Jim Hagedorn tells Forbes he plans to invest $500 million to lure more customers who are growing marijuana at home or commercially.
Doctors seek to open Maryland medical marijuana testing facility
Testing is required by state law for cannabis growers, which presented an opportunity for the group of four doctors.
Inside story on where NORML is headed as America gets legalized
NORML had its annual meeting of the marijuana minds in Aspen in June. The event focused on legal issues has changed in recent years, but legalization is at the forefront.
Working with weed: Meet a lab technician
In states where marijuana is legal, a variety of weed jobs have cropped up that didn’t exist before. Here are insider tips for getting a career in cannabis.
Does Colorado suffer from First World pot problems?
Cannabis industry attorney Christian Sederberg says Colorado marijuana problems are definitely what he calls “First World marijuana problems.”
The tides are shifting: Early marijuana bans in Oregon starting to crumble
The tides are shifting in Oregon over marijuana legalization: Deschutes County decided Wednesday to allow marijuana cultivation, processing and sales.
S 02, Ep. 05 – He ran the Marijuana Enforcement Division; He runs it now
Featured guests: Colorado Department of Revenue deputy senior director of enforcement (and former Marijuana Enforcement Division director) Lewis Koski and current Marijuana Enforcement Division director Jim Burack. [podcast] LOTS TO TALK ABOUT • Where are we at with pesticides in Colorado? • The Marijuana Enforcement Division is opening its records…
Cannabist Show: He ran the Marijuana Enforcement Division; He runs it now
Guests on this week’s Cannabist Show: The Colorado Department of Revenue’s Lewis Koski and the Marijuana Enforcement Division’s Jim Burack.
Can I see your license? California weed faces regulatory upheaval
California blazed a trail to legalize medical marijuana 20 years ago. But the Golden State is only now confronting the full complexity of regulating consumer safety and business practices in an industry that’s ballooned to an estimated $2.7 billion annually.
Inside story on the accidental origins of Colorado cannabis giant LivWell
New Zealander John Lord never really wanted to sell pot. It just sort of worked out that way. Now, one of Denver’s early pioneers of commercial marijuana growing and sales is among the most influential in an industry that’s quickly topping $1 billion in annual revenues.
Special Report: The behemoths of Denver’s marijuana industry
Vail’s largest commercial developer. An owner of a car-detail shop. A former nonprofit event planner. A businessman who made a fortune in child car seats.
Colorado lawmakers reject organic labeling for marijuana
A Colorado proposal to certify organic marijuana has been rejected amid concerns the labels would imply pot is healthy. The bill rejected in a legislative committee Tuesday would have created a first-of-its-kind label for marijuana that had been produced without pesticides.
Denver recalls Avicenna Products extracts sold by The Health Center
The city of Denver is recalling a batch of Avicenna Products extracts sold by The Health Center pot shops over the presence of banned pesticides.
Colorado recalls 9 varieties of pot grown by Bud Cellar in Denver
State marijuana regulators on Tuesday announced the recall of nine varieties of retail pot grown by Bud Cellar in Denver over concerns they were cultivated with a pesticide not approved for use on cannabis.
Nebraska and Oklahoma’s new tactic to overturn marijuana legalization
The states of Nebraska and Oklahoma are trying again to overturn marijuana legalization in Colorado, this time by asking to intervene in an ongoing court case.
Pesticide recall hits Life Flower medical marijuana dispensary
State marijuana regulators on Friday announced a large recall of medical cannabis grown with unapproved pesticides and sold by Life Flower Dispensary.
Caregivers For Life faces another recall over pesticide-tainted pot
Denver marijuana business Caregivers For Life is facing its second recall in four months over concerns its products are tainted with pesticides not approved for use on cannabis.
Growing by the minute: Hemp gains traction as Colorado cash crop
Colorado hemp — drought-resistant, more lucrative than corn and growing fast in the ag scene — could be a national leader if federal legalization occurs.
Denver council deadlocks in late-night weed sesh on business caps
After a rare floor battle to reshape a proposal that would set location caps for Denver marijuana shops and grow houses, City Council supporters early Tuesday failed to muster a majority for a test vote.
One of the attempts to limit Colorado cannabis’ THC potency fails, for now
Colorado lawmakers have rejected an initial effort to cap the THC potency of marijuana that customers can buy at recreational pot stores.
Pot shops in Pagosa Springs, Fort Collins subjects of cannabis recalls
Cannabis recalls: Pot regulators issued recalls of marijuana grown and sold by shops in Pagosa Springs and Fort Collins over concerns they used unapproved pesticides.
Is the DEA rescheduling weed? We’ll find out soon
In a lengthy memo to lawmakers, the Drug Enforcement Administration said it hopes to decide whether to change the federal status of marijuana by July.
Illinois medical marijuana bill seeks warning labels
Illinois medical marijuana would be required to carry warning labels about possible side effects under a bill proposed by a Republican lawmaker.
Colorado just issued two more pesticide recalls
Colorado cannabis regulators on Friday issued their 15th and 16th marijuana recalls in six weeks — placing on hold recreational and medical cannabis grown by two Sticky Buds locations and one former Sticky Buds location now owned by Northern Lights Cannabis Co., over concerns the plants were grown with unapproved pesticides.
