Colorado

Big Sky Scientific, whose 6,700-pound shipment of industrial hemp was confiscated in January by Idaho State Police, says it will drop its lawsuit if the impounded hemp shipment is returned. It’s not known whether the hemp would still be usable.

Morris Beegle is a hemp industry enthusiast and entrepreneur who has established a host of pro-hemp brands, including one of the largest industrial hemp networking events in the world.

Colorado’s medical cannabis business licenses are slowly decreasing as the adult-use industry steadily ramps up, according to an annual report by the state’s Marijuana Enforcement Division.

Yet another study has come out — this time, based in Colorado — suggesting that adult-use legalization policies do not lead to an uptick in teenage cannabis use.

Travis Howard is a Colorado-based serial entrepreneur and attorney who has worked for 10 years in the cannabis space to benefit patients and normalize the cannabis plant.

Researchers from the Colorado State University Department of Soil and Crop Sciences believe that the proliferation of industrial hemp flowers could benefit pollinators, specifically the declining bee population.

Since its establishment in 2014, Colorado’s legal cannabis industry has generated just over $1 billion in tax revenue for the state. More than $6.5 billion worth of cannabis has been sold.

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has signed two new cannabis bills into law: one allows cannabis delivery as an option in the state, the other gives Coloradans the right to establish and visit social-use cannabis lounges.

Under a bill signed into law last week in Colorado, doctors can now recommend medical cannabis to treat any condition for which they might have otherwise prescribed opioids.

Carl’s Jr. has announced that this 4/20 it will offer the country’s first CBD-infused fast food burger.

According to a recent University of Colorado Boulder study, 81.7 percent of respondents enjoy combining the use of cannabis with their exercise regimens.

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis is expected to sign the state’s new cannabis-for-autism bill as lawmakers consider additional reforms, including options for social use and cannabis delivery businesses.

A stoned driving study launching in Colorado hopes to help determine an accurate roadside cannabis intoxication test.

A bill that would both legalize social consumption establishments as well as clean up the rules regarding cannabis tours has been introduced to the Colorado House.

A Colorado bill that would allow for publicly-traded cannabis companies and lower the bar for passive ownership of those companies has cleared its first legislative hurdle and seems likely to become law.

In an ongoing effort to launch social-use cannabis lounges in the city which have so far struggled to get started, the Denver City Council opted to permanently extend the social-use regulations.

A study of the Denver area found that the presence of a medical cannabis dispensary indicated temporarily higher crime rates. This could, however, be the result of increased police targeting or simply a temporary effect of a new, cash-only business.

A Colorado legislator listened to criticisms of his cannabis DUI bill and decided to withdraw the legislation.

Aptly-named Denver-area dispensary Kind Love is selling eighths of cannabis to teachers currently on strike in the region for the absolute bare minimum — one cent.

The DEA claims the houses raided were all connected to east coast crime syndicates, but the raids have resulted in no arrests.

More than a year after Denver police raided the dispensary chain, the owners have been sentenced to jail time.

A similar bill was vetoed last year, but Colorado’s new Gov. Jared Polis supports adding the condition.