Denver, Colorado Using Some Cannabis Revenues to Expand Road Paving
Denver, Colorado is using $1.2 million derived from cannabis tax revenues to pave city roads, according to a Denver7 report. The… Read More
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Colorado
Colorado was one of the first states to legalize recreational marijuana use for adults. Today, Colorado is home to a thriving cannabis industry that has brought massive revenue to the state via taxes and tourism.
Colorado State University-Pueblo Professor Challenges Critics of Recent Study to Debate
One of the Colorado State University-Pueblo professors who worked on the study which concluded that legalized cannabis is not the… Read More
Colorado Lawmakers Form Colorado Cannabis Caucus
State lawmakers in Colorado have launched the Colorado Cannabis Caucus – the first of its kind for any state Legislature,… Read More
Study: Cannabis Legalization ‘Not the Cause’ for Pueblo County, Colorado Crime and Homeless Challenges
According to researchers at Colorado State University-Pueblo’s Institute of Cannabis Research, legalization is not the cause of many of Pueblo… Read More
Colorado Considering Bill to Let School Nurses Provide MMJ to Students
Colorado’s Legislature is considering a bill to allow school nurses to administer medical cannabis to students registered with the state… Read More
Denver Regulators Approve First Social-Use Business License
While lawmakers in Massachusetts are blocking the state’s voter-approved plans for social cannabis use, regulators in Denver, Colorado have finally… Read More
Colorado Girl Scouts Will Allow Cookie Sales Outside of Dispensaries
The Girl Scouts of Colorado will allow cookie sales in front of retail cannabis dispensaries as part of their updated… Read More
CanopyBoulder Launches 9th Canna-business Accelerator Program
CanopyBoulder’s spring 2018 business accelerator cohort includes a blockchain technology company, a software firm, and other tech projects aimed at… Read More
Sessions Calls Out Senator for Blocking DoJ Nominee Votes During Meeting with Sheriffs’ Association
During remarks at the National Sheriffs’ Association meeting in Washington, D.C. yesterday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions said the department was… Read More
Colorado Gov. Considering Releasing 40 Nonviolent Cannabis Criminals
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper is considering releasing 40 inmates convicted of nonviolent cannabis crimes, the Denver Post reports. The pardons… Read More
Cannabis Retail Sales Outpace Alcohol Retail Sales in Aspen, Colorado
Last year’s retail cannabis sales in Aspen, Colorado outpaced retail alcohol sales by nearly a million dollars, according to Aspen… Read More
Ean Seeb: Balancing Business and Philanthropy in the Cannabis Space
Ean Seeb is co-founder and partner at Denver Relief Consulting and has been navigating Colorado’s medical and adult-use cannabis industries… Read More
Per-Pound Cannabis Prices Drop in First Month of 2018
According to Cannabis Benchmark’s U.S. Spot Index, the price-per-pound of cannabis has fallen 3.5 percent from Jan. 12 to Jan.… Read More
19 Attorney Generals Send Letter to Congress Asking for Cannabis Banking Protection Legislation
Attorney generals from 17 states, Washington, D.C., and Guam have sent a letter to members of Congress urging them to… Read More
Colorado Regulators Suspend Denver, Colorado Cannabis Licensee; Police Arrest 12 Over Alleged Illegal Sales
Eight Sweet Leaf stores in Colorado have had their licenses suspended and 12 people have been arrested as part of… Read More
Colorado Revenue Department Releases ‘Highly Desired’ Data Trove
The Colorado Department of Revenue is now releasing the state’s cannabis sales data from Jan. 2014 to the present and… Read More
Colorado Woman Acquitted by Jury of Cannabis Charges for 2013 Home Grow
A 60-year-old Colorado woman has been acquitted at trial of possession of cannabis with intent to distribute, possession of more… Read More
Kyle Speidell: The Business of Cannabis Retail
Kyle Speidell is the co-CEO of The Green Solution, a popular cannabis retailer chain in Colorado. In this episode of the… Read More
Colorado Budget Committee Anticipating Less Cannabis Tax Money Following Sales Tax Changes
According to a report by the Colorado Legislature’s Joint Budget Committee, cannabis tax revenues in Colorado are expected to be about… Read More
12-Year-Old MMJ Patient Sues Jeff Sessions to Legalize Medical Cannabis
Alexis Bortell, a 12-year-old medical cannabis patient living in Colorado after she and her family were displaced from their home… Read More
CRATIV Packaging’s New ‘Mini’ Cannabis Packaging Product Perfect for Concentrates, Edibles
CRATIV Packaging is a Colorado-based packaging firm that has — since the 2015 launch of their first product, the Original… Read More
UC Davis Partners with Colorado Biotech Firm to Decode Hemp DNA
The University of California, Davis has partnered with Front Range Biosciences, a Boulder, Colorado-based agricultural biotech company, on a project… Read More
Focus Group Study Explores Reasons Consumers Prefer Cannabis Edibles to Smoking
According to research by RTI International, an independent nonprofit research institute, cannabis consumers in legal states prefer edibles to smoking… Read More
Study: Opioid-Related Deaths Decrease after Colorado Legalization
According to a study published in the American Journal of Public Health, cannabis legalization in Colorado has led to a… Read More