Cannabist Show Live: He invests in weed; He steers pot-growing laws
Our guests on The Cannabist Show: ArcView Group president Troy Dayton and Pueblo County commissioner Sal Pace. Recorded live at The Cannabist Awards.
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Hearing postponed for man accused of wife’s Observatory Park killing
A hearing has been rescheduled for a man accused of killing his wife after eating a marijuana candy after he changed his plea to not guilty by reason of insanity.
Cannabist Awards: Colorado’s top 2015 cannabis businesses
The first-ever Cannabist Awards recognizes businesses that are excelling in Colorado’s marijuana and hemp industries in 2015.
Welcome to harvest season: Colorado marijuana sales see drop in October
Recreational and medical marijuana sales in Colorado took sharp dives in October 2015, according to new data from the state’s Department of Revenue.
Boulder Journal: U.S. hemp sales will reach $500 million in 2015
Sales of hemp products will reach $500 million nationwide in 2015, according to a preliminary analysis by the Boulder-based Hemp Business Journal.
Pesticide edict ensures fate of recalled Denver pot products
Thousands of marijuana-infused products, recently recalled in Denver over concerns they contain unapproved pesticides, will likely be destroyed in light of the governor’s order to label them a public safety hazard.
Colorado monthly marijuana sales slump in September
After four consecutive months of growth, medical and recreational cannabis sales in Colorado saw a downturn in September, according to new data released by the state’s Department of Revenue this week.
New in Colorado: College scholarships funded by weed
Pueblo County voters in southern Colorado, home to the world’s largest outdoor marijuana farm, have approved a first-of-its-kind weed college scholarship.
What’s next for cannabis industry? Diverse, portable business models
As firms in the Colorado marijuana industry anticipate branching into other states, the future may also include major market corrections and consolidation.
Colorado cities voting on taxes, pot, broadband and bees in 2015
From municipal bonds to backyard bees, broadband and transportation from the mountains to the plains, voters in more than 80 Colorado cities and towns are deciding a wide range of local issues on the Nov. 3 ballot.
Pot vs. tots: Scarce Denver warehouse space puts pinch on Toys for Tots
With a booming marijuana industry contributing to skyrocketing industrial real estate prices in Denver, regional Toys for Tots organizers are struggling to find a spot to set up Santa’s workshop.
A preview of pot’s possible role in Denver murder insanity defense
For the first time since marijuana was legalized in Colorado, defense attorneys are poised to argue that cannabis intoxication played a key role in a homicide.
Denver man in Observatory Park murder case changes plea to insanity
Richard Kirk, the man accused of shooting and killing his wife in their Observatory Park home last year, changed his plea Friday to not guilty by reason of insanity.
What is the marijuana industry doing to reduce its carbon footprint?
Ask The Cannabist: Why doesn’t the marijuana industry operate entirely on renewable energy? Industry insiders say there are obstacles to sustainability.
Most arrested in Colorado-Florida federal pot bust released on bonds
All but one of the 20 Cubans indicted last week on suspicion of trafficking marijuana out of Colorado have been released on bonds from federal custody.
Ep. 24 – ‘Weedery’ developer Christian Hageseth and outgoing Denver Post music critic Matt Miller
Our guests on The Cannabist Show this week: Green Man Ranch “weedery” developer Christian Hageseth and outgoing Denver Post music critic Matt Miller. [podcast] TOP MARIJUANA NEWS From an Aug. 26 report by The Denver Post’s Jesse Paul: A Pueblo County commissioner is proposing a ballot measure for a program…
Cannabist Show: He’s planning a ‘weedery’; He’s well-versed in music
Our guests on The Cannabist Show: Weedery developer Christian Hageseth, who owns Green Man Cannabis shops, and outgoing Denver Post music critic Matt Miller.
Funding college scholarships via pot grows proposed in southern Colorado
A Pueblo County commissioner is proposing a ballot measure for a program to fund college scholarships through a new excise tax on recreational marijuana grows.
Water theft for growing marijuana worries southern Colorado officials
Water officials in the San Luis Valley are wrangling over a problem with the state’s marijuana laws over water theft.
Mountain town Hayden opens door for commercial pot growing
Commercial marijuana growers will be able to apply to operate in Hayden, a northern Colorado town about 25 miles west of Steamboat Springs.
Growing marijuana: Huge expansion underway in southern Colorado
Pueblo County in southern Colorado has taken an open-arms approach for growing marijuana and hemp commercially. One company, GrowCo, is planning a 91,000-square-foot greenhouse and a 15,000-square-foot warehouse and processing facility about 15 miles east of downtown Pueblo.
Colorado Springs revisiting legal gray area of city’s cannabis clubs
Colorado Springs marijuana: While Denver activists are petitioning for more places for pot use, Colorado Springs officials work in the opposite direction.
Denver petition drive underway for marijuana use in bars, other venues
Activists who campaigned for recreational pot legalization in Colorado have launched a petition drive to allow what they call “limited social marijuana consumption” at bars.
How Colorado hemp has grown from novelty to an industry with potential
The hype over hemp that erupted last year during Colorado’s first sensational flirtations with the marijuana look-alike is now starting to live up to expectations.
Why pot shops will be selling cheap weed on this one fall day
When Colorado repeals sales taxes on marijuana for one day in September, pot shops say they will add to customers’ savings by hosting sales and promotions to coincide with the pot tax holiday. “I gotta do a 4/20-type promotion for that day,” said Brian Ruden, owner of four Starbuds pot shops.
