Colorado Cannabis Industry News & Insights

Colorado Lawmakers Pass Bill to Outlaw Cooperative Cannabis Grows

Tue / Apr 11th

Colorado’s legislature has passed another bill as part of their efforts to reign in the state’s so-called gray market, the… Read More

Hickenlooper Signs Bill Banning Cannabis Ads by Unlicensed Entities

Wed / Apr 5th

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper has signed legislation making it illegal to advertise cannabis sales unless the advertiser is a licensed… Read More

Governors from Adult-Use States Ask Feds to Maintain Status Quo

Tue / Apr 4th

In a letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, the governors of Colorado, Washington, Oregon, and… Read More

Colorado Takes Back 4/20 with 5th Annual World Cannabis Week

Mon / Apr 3rd

The OG of cannabis festivals, World Cannabis Week, is taking over the city of Denver for a full celebration of… Read More

Colorado Ag Dept. Could Begin Hemp-as-Feed Research if Gov. Signs Bill

Tue / Mar 28th

The Colorado Department of Agriculture will soon begin researching the use of hemp in livestock feed if Gov. John Hickenlooper… Read More

Colo. House Passes Bill Limiting Home Grows

Tue / Mar 14th

Colorado’s House of Representatives has passed a bill that would impose a 16-plant limit on residential grows – part of… Read More

Colorado Senate Passes Social-Use Measure

Fri / Mar 10th

The Colorado Senate has passed the much anticipated state-wide social-use measure, allowing local jurisdictions to permit bring-your-own cannabis clubs as… Read More

Bill Passed in Colo. Aligning Medical and Recreational Cannabis Rules

Tue / Mar 7th

Colorado legislation that would extend some of the rules for the state’s retail operators passed the Senate unanimously yesterday after… Read More

Colorado Cannabis Wedding Expo Showcases Everything Needed for a Marijuana Wedding

Sun / Mar 5th

The second annual Colorado Cannabis Wedding Expo brings the most creative and classy 420-friendly wedding businesses together to fill a… Read More

Social-Use Bill Passes Colorado Senate Committee

Fri / Mar 3rd

Colorado is one step closer to legalizing private social-use cannabis clubs as SB17-184 passed the Senate Business, Labor, & Technology… Read More

Officials in Legalized States Vow to Fight Feds Over ‘Greater Enforcement’ of Cannabis Laws

Mon / Feb 27th

Lawmakers and officials in states with adult-use cannabis laws are speaking out against the enforcement of federal drug laws following… Read More

Drive-Thru Retail Dispensary Approved in Parachute, Colorado

Mon / Feb 20th

Green Cross Colorado LLC, has won approval to open the state’s first drive-thru retail cannabis dispensary as Tumbleweed Express is… Read More

Colorado Officials Moving on Denver Social-Use Rules, Considering State-Wide Legislation

Thu / Feb 16th

Members of Denver, Colorado’s Social Consumption Advisory Committee are set to hold their third meeting next week, continuing to devise rules… Read More

Bill to Allow MMJ for PTSD Moving Forward in Colorado

Wed / Feb 1st

A bill allowing medical cannabis use as a post-traumatic stress disorder therapy is set to be introduced this session in… Read More

Colorado Wholesale Cannabis Price-Per-Pound Has Dropped 25 percent

Fri / Jan 20th

The wholesale cost of Colorado’s legal cannabis per pound has dropped 25 percent over the last year, according to state… Read More

Green Man Plans to Renovate Grow Facility ‘To the Studs’ Following Product Recall

Fri / Jan 20th

Denver’s Green Man Cannabis has issued a voluntary recall of some of its cannabis flower and edible products over concerns… Read More

Denver Workgroup Begins Drafting Social-Use Rules

Thu / Jan 19th

Stakeholders in Denver, Colorado have begun working on rule suggestions for the voter-approved social use measure, which will allow cannabis… Read More

Former DEA Spokesperson: Marijuana is ‘Cash Cow’ and ‘We Will Never Give Up’

Fri / Dec 23rd

Twelve years ago, former DEA propagandist Belita Nelson quit her job after spending six years (1998-2004) as an international media… Read More

Teen Cannabis Use Down 12 Percent in Colorado Since Legalization

Thu / Dec 22nd

According to data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, cannabis use among Coloradans aged 12 to 17… Read More

FutureLand Acquires Stake in Recreational-Licensed Southern Oregon Farm

Tue / Dec 20th

FutureLand Oregon LLC, has closed on a partnership with Hspendleton LLC that will see the company claim a 50 percent… Read More

Colorado Gov. Pushing for Homegrown Cannabis Reforms

Thu / Dec 8th

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper is proposing bans on group recreational grows, and calling for new paperwork requirements for individual medical… Read More

CSU-Pueblo Launches Institute of Cannabis Research

Wed / Dec 7th

Colorado State University-Pueblo’s Institute of Cannabis Research is now operational, according to a Colorado Public Radio report. The institute is… Read More

Cannabis Investment Firm Buys Denver’s Organix

Tue / Dec 6th

Cannabis industry investment firm iAnthus Capital Holdings has purchased Denver, Colorado-based Organix LLC in a $4.375 million deal that will… Read More

Colorado Revenue Department Bans Cannabis from Establishments with Liquor Licenses

Mon / Nov 21st

The Colorado Department of Revenue has adopted new regulations preventing businesses that serve alcohol from obtaining a license to allow… Read More

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