Colorado’s March marijuana revenue highest of 2022, but still down from last year

Colorado saw an increase in its marijuana sales from February to March, but the figure is still lower than March 2021, causing concern for some in the industry. The marijuana industry brought in $162.5 million in revenue in March, $17.2…

Marijuana and Hemp Industries Strike Tentative Deal Over Delta-8 THC, Modified Cannabinoids

This state's hemp and marijuana businesses want Colorado to create a task force to smooth a rift between the two industries. Although both are cannabis plants, hemp and marijuana differ in one key way: THC. If a hemp plant's flowers…

Four towns just said no to marijuana sales, but how strong is rural Colorado’s distaste for weed?

Charlie Williams doesn’t believe there should be stores selling pot in his tiny town deep in the San Luis Valley. The 67-year-old pastor isn’t alone. Two dozen of his fellow residents joined him last month in successfully turning down —…

Retail marijuana sales declining in Colorado

Colorado’s marijuana industry says it is seeing a “troubling trend” as retail sales decline for the second month in a row and medical cannabis sales dip to their lowest level on record. The Colorado Department of Revenue keeps a monthly…

As a Decade of Legalization Approaches, a Look Back at Colorado’s Marijuana Connection

Has it been almost ten years? The sky hasn't fallen, and Taco Bell hasn't yet won the fast-food wars. November 2022 will mark a decade since Colorado voters officially legalized recreational pot sales, yet our state's relationship with cannabis has…

Colorado Senate Rejects Attempt to Tighten Marijuana Industry Supervision

A Colorado Senate committee has rejected a bill that would have increased supervision of commercial marijuana businesses. Senate Bill 149 would have created new reporting requirements for such marijuana business violations as sales to underage minors, contaminated product recalls and black…

Gov. Polis, Mayor Hancock celebrate first licensed marijuana hospitality establishment in Denver

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis and Denver Mayor Michael Hancock on Wednesday helped owner DeWayne Benjamin celebrate the city’s first approved social equity marijuana hospitality operator, Tetra Lounge. The lounge was approved for a hospitality license, meaning it will be a…

Colorado Lawmakers Want More Marijuana Industry Oversight

A group of Colorado lawmakers wants to increase oversight of the state's marijuana businesses, but the cannabis industry is ready to fight the proposal. Senate Bill 149, a nonpartisan bill introduced on March 7, proposes new reporting requirements for such marijuana…

Colorado sets record with $2.22 billion in marijuana sales last year

February 11, 2022
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Colorado’s marijuana industry can celebrate 2021 as a record-breaking year with over $2.22 billion in sales. The new milestone follows a trend that’s grown since marijuana sales started in January 2014. Each calendar year has welcomed higher numbers, with the…

Colorado employers would no longer be able to fire their workers for using cannabis if a new bill passes

February 9, 2022
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Colorado employers would be prohibited from denying employment to or firing workers because of their off-the-clock cannabis use – either medical or recreational – under a measure introduced last week at the statehouse. House Bill 1152 would also require employers to…

Colorado offers cannabis entrepreneurs free business education through a new program

February 1, 2022
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Colorado’s cannabis entrepreneurs can look forward to a new technical assistance program aimed at providing education on business development within the industry. The Cannabis Business Office, which announced the program Monday, plans to partner on the initiative with Make Green Go!,…

Colorado’s cannabis industry makes modest gains in minority ownership

January 25, 2022
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Almost 17% of regulated marijuana business owners in Colorado identify as minorities, according to new data by the Colorado Marijuana Enforcement Division, but one Black entrepreneur contests that there’s much more work to be done. “Cannabis ownership in Colorado is…

Wholesale Marijuana Prices Fall Hard Amid Sales Decline In Colorado

December 21, 2021
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Colorado marijuana sales and prices are both dropping, in what may be more than a seasonal trend. The Colorado Marijuana Enforcement Division's latest average market rate (AMR), a set of median prices for different categories of wholesale marijuana, fell across the…

Colorado Marijuana Tax Revenue Breaks Annual Record

December 14, 2021
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Colorado's annual marijuana tax revenue haul has already reached a new high for the seventh straight year, according to the latest data from the state Department of Revenue. The DOR's latest monthly report on marijuana tax revenue shows that November's $32.5…

Colorado to Require Four-Page Warning With Marijuana Concentrate Sales

November 24, 2021
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A four-page warning about potential health effects and criminal penalties will accompany marijuana concentrate sales in Colorado by the beginning of 2023, according to the state Marijuana Enforcement Division, but it's unclear how often those warnings will be handed out. The…