Colorado Cannabis Industry News & Insights

Colorado Considering Bill to Let School Nurses Provide MMJ to Students

Wed / Mar 14th

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

Tue / Feb 27th

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

Mon / Feb 19th

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

Thu / Feb 15th

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

Tue / Feb 13th

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

Thu / Feb 8th

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

Thu / Feb 8th

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

Fri / Feb 2nd

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

Fri / Jan 26th

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

Wed / Jan 17th

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

Fri / Dec 15th

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

Thu / Dec 14th

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

Fri / Dec 1st

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

Wed / Nov 29th

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

Mon / Nov 27th

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

Tue / Nov 14th

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

Tue / Nov 7th

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

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

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

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