City of Denver to symphony: Cancel cannabis concert series, or else

Symphony warned: Cancel pot concert series, or else

In a letter hand-delivered Thursday, the City of Denver instructs the Colorado Symphony Orchestra: Call off the planned cannabis concert series or “we will exercise any and all options available to the City of Denver to halt the event.”

New Utah law OKs medical pot for kids -- will Colo. help?

New Utah law OKs medical pot for kids — will Colo. help?

Parents of Utah children with severe epilepsy are cheering a new state law that allows them to obtain a marijuana extract they say helps with seizures, but getting it involves navigating a thorny set of state and federal laws.

Denver officials consider denial of 4/20 permit in Civic Center

Denver 4/20 rally at risk? Organizers’ letter draws ire

Denver city officials are weighing whether they will issue a 4/20 rally permit for use of Civic Center park after receiving a letter from an attorney for the event that said organizers would encourage open marijuana smoking.

U.S. policy on marijuana fuels push for legalization worldwide

Worldwide push for legalization follows early U.S., Uruguay success

From the Americas to Europe to North Africa and beyond, the marijuana-legalization movement is gaining unprecedented traction — a nod to successful efforts in Colorado, Washington state and the small South American nation of Uruguay, which in December became the first country to approve nationwide pot legalization.

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Colorado considers lowering medical-marijuana patient fee

Colorado health officials want to reduce the fee that licensed medical-marijuana patients pay, in a move that could impact how many people stick with medical-marijuana after recreational pot sales start in January.