UC Davis Partners with Colorado Biotech Firm to Decode Hemp DNA
Fri / Oct 27th
The University of California, Davis has partnered with Front Range Biosciences, a Boulder, Colorado-based agricultural biotech company, on a project… Read More
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.
Focus Group Study Explores Reasons Consumers Prefer Cannabis Edibles to Smoking
Fri / Oct 20th
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
Wed / Oct 18th
According to a study published in the American Journal of Public Health, cannabis legalization in Colorado has led to a… Read More
Patrick Vo: Pioneering Seed-to-Sale Systems in Emerging Markets
Fri / Oct 13th
Patrick Vo is the CEO of BioTrackTHC, a seed-to-sale software giant whose product can be found in dispensaries throughout the… Read More
Colorado ‘Child-Friendly’ Edible Shape Ban Takes Effect on Sunday
Thu / Sep 28th
As of Oct. 1, Colorado’s ban on edibles shaped like fruits, animals, cartoons, and humans takes effect – the rules… Read More
Colorado’s Front Range Biosciences Raises $3M in Bridge Funding; Plans California Expansion
Thu / Sep 21st
Lafayette, Colorado-based Front Range Biosciences, which specializes in cannabis tissue propagation, has raised $3 million in bridge funding which will… Read More
Utah Demands Retailers Stop Selling Pet Food Containing Hemp
Thu / Aug 31st
The Utah Department of Agriculture and Food has sent warning letters to 27 Utah companies asking them to stop selling… Read More
Considering Delivery Options for Cannabis Dispensaries and Retailers
Thu / Aug 31st
Whether you’re ordering pizza, Chinese, or Indian food, there’s nothing better than that knock on the door when your food… Read More
Aspen, Colorado School District Spend Cannabis Tax Money on Student-Focused Social Worker
Wed / Aug 30th
The Aspen, Colorado School District has been granted $250,000 from the state’s cannabis taxes to employ an on-campus social worker… Read More
Denver, Colorado Set to Accept Public-Use Applications by the End of the Month
Wed / Aug 23rd
Denver, Colorado officials are expected to begin accepting public-use license applications by the end of the month; however the pilot… Read More
Danny Sloat: Self-Healing Through Clean Cannabis Cultivation
Fri / Aug 11th
Danny Sloat is the owner of Alpinstash, a Colorado cannabis cultivator known for producing premium-quality cannabis with an emphasis on… Read More
Dispensary Shuttered by Colorado County Commissioners Files Lawsuit
Mon / Aug 7th
The owner of New Horizons, an El Paso, Colorado medical cannabis dispensary, is suing the county commissioners after the board… Read More
Canopy Boulder Startup Incubator Announces Fall Class
Mon / Jul 31st
Canopy Boulder has accepted eight startups for its Fall 2017 class, including a cloud-based quality management tool for multi-state canna-business… Read More
Drug-Centric Federal Agencies and Colorado Springs Officials Hold Secret Meeting
Fri / Jul 21st
Officials from the Department of Justice, the White House Office of National Drug Policy and the DEA held a secret… Read More
Colorado Cannabis Sales Top $100M for 12th Month; Total State Earnings Now Exceed $500M
Thu / Jul 20th
For the twelfth month in a row, combined medical and recreational sales in Colorado have surpassed $100 million, as the… Read More
Partner Colorado Credit Union Creates Service to Serve National Cannabis Companies
Thu / Jul 20th
Partner Colorado Credit Union has created a Credit Union Service Organization to serve other credit unions interested in serving the… Read More
Undercover Denver Police Crash Private Cannabis Party, Issue Public-Use Citations
Tue / Jul 18th
The Denver Police Department used undercover officers to infiltrate the International Church of Cannabis’ inaugural 4/20 event, leading to public… Read More
Colorado Court of Appeals Rules Police K-9 Alert Not Grounds for Search
Mon / Jul 17th
The Colorado Court of Appeals has ruled that an alert by a police K-9 trained to smell cannabis and other… Read More
Appeals Court Decision Breathes New Life Into Cannabis Credit Union Plan
Tue / Jul 4th
A decision last week by the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals may allow plans for the world’s first banking… Read More
Denver Preparing For July Launch of Cannabis Social-Use Program
Fri / Jun 30th
As officials in Denver, Colorado are preparing to roll out the voter-approved social-use scheme next month, both cannabis and non-cannabis… Read More
After-Legalization Traffic Studies Draw Conflicting Conclusions
Mon / Jun 26th
Last week, two studies on highway safety after cannabis legalization purported different findings and both drew headlines – one claimed… Read More
Denver’s Proposed Social-Use Rules Draw Heavy Criticism
Fri / Jun 16th
Denver, Colorado’s proposed social use rules are so restrictive that the director for the Initiative 300 campaign – approved by… Read More
Colorado Gov. Signs Plant Cap, Illegal Grow Enforcement Funding Bills
Fri / Jun 9th
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper has signed a bill allowing $6 million a year from the state’s cannabis tax revenues to… Read More
Court of Appeals Revives ‘Horse Rancher Lawsuit’ Against Cannabis Cultivator
Thu / Jun 8th
The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has revived a lawsuit by a Colorado horse farm which claims that a… Read More