Denver dispensaries sold more than $587 million in marijuana in 2017 even as sales in shops in other parts of the state continue to grow. Retail sales totaled $377 million in Denver, according to the city’s annual report on the marijuana industry released Thursday. The city’s revenue from all marijuana sales in 2017 grew to $44 million, a 20 […]
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Oregon Has Too Much Marijuana On Hand, While Colorado’s Pot Supply Is Just Right
Two of the first states to broadly legalize marijuana took different approaches to regulation that left Oregon with a vast oversupply and Colorado with a well-balanced market. But in both states prices for bud have plummeted. A new Oregon report by law enforcement found nearly 70 percent of the legal recreational marijuana grown goes unsold, while an […]
State of Colorado “mandatory pesticide testing” does little to address exposure to toxic chemicals in cannabis products
PRESS RELEASE Denver—August 1, 2018—Today the State of Colorado implemented “mandatory pesticide testing” for the first time. Many consumers may be surprised to learn that a highly taxed industry functioning within significant regulations in licensing, permitting and beyond, has little oversight on the pesticides used on plants that are ultimately consumed by humans. While Colorado […]
Sweet Leaf case puts Colorado’s marijuana enforcement system to the test
By all appearances, Sweet Leaf Marijuana Centers was a cannabis success story. In early December, Sweet Leaf had grown to 300 employees, brought in upward of $5 million in sales monthly, and expanded across Colorado’s Front Range with an eye on markets such as Nevada and Massachusetts. The burgeoning cannabis chain was blowing away most […]
Colorado Names New Director Of Marijuana Coordination
Colorado has a new marijuana czar, and she’s no stranger to pot policy. Governor John Hickenlooper announced today, July 5, that Dominique Mendiola is now the state’s director of marijuana coordination. Mendiola had served as the deputy director of the Marijuana Enforcement Division since 2014, the same year recreational pot businesses opened in Colorado. Under that […]
In Record-Setting Veto, Hickenlooper Rejects Bill Adding Autism To Conditions Eligible For Medical Marijuana
Gov. John Hickenlooper on Tuesday set a new benchmark for vetoes in a year as he rejected a measure that would have provided medical marijuana access for people with autism spectrum disorder, saying he could not ignore “overwhelming concerns from the medical community.” “If we sign that bill we end up, without question, in some […]
Colorado Gov. Hickenlooper Vetoes First Marijuana “Tasting Rooms” Bill
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper on Monday vetoed a bill that would have allowed licensed marijuana “tasting rooms” in Colorado — legislation that was the first of its kind in the nation — citing health and safety concerns. House Bill 1258 would have let adults at current recreational marijuana retailers consume small amounts of pot through edibles or by vaping. “We […]
Denver Denies License For Marijuana Spa, Citing Proximity To Child-Care Center
A Denver business that hoped to open the nation’s first legal marijuana spa has come up short — by about 20 feet. The city’s licensing director Wednesday denied a license application filed by Utopia All Natural Wellness Spa and Lounge to allow marijuana consumption in an old Capitol Hill mansion, citing its location 980 feet from a […]
Colorado Lawmakers Introduce New Legislation For Medical Marijuana
The number of states legalizing medical marijuana is continuing to grow. But now, the Colorado House has passed a bill that would allow nurses in schools to administer medical marijuana to their students. Sen. Irene Aguilar and Republican state Rep. Dylan Roberts are sponsoring the bill, which was passed 47-17. With six in 10 Americans supporting the […]
Colorado’s first-in-the-nation marijuana “tasting rooms” bill heads to Hickenlooper’s desk
Concept would allow adults to vape, consume edibles at current recreational marijuana retailers Licensed marijuana “tasting rooms” could be operating in Colorado by this time next year if Gov. John Hickenlooper signs a first-of-its-kind bill that state lawmakers sent to his desk Thursday. The bill allows adults at current recreational marijuana retailers to consume small […]
