April Marijuana Sales Set Ground for a Big Summer in Colorado

Colorado marijuana sales fell from March to April, according to the state Department of Revenue, but historical data shows that 2021 is set for one big year. Despite April 20 (4/20) being one of the largest sales days or weekends of…

Colorado marijuana regulation bill sails through the legislature

More than seven years after recreational marijuana shops opened in Colorado, the state legislature is sending a unified message of concern about what high-potency products might do to young people. Lawmakers gave final approval Tuesday to HB21-1317, the most sweeping…

Colorado Hemp industry wins loophole on THC intoxication

While most of the attention on THC intoxication has been on House Bill 1317, the hemp industry finds itself in the position of being left out. And they're good with that. House Bill 1317 is a wide-ranging measure seeking to…

Colorado lawmakers’ effort to curb illegal use of high-potency marijuana by teens is stoking privacy concerns

State lawmakers and medical marijuana patient advocates are concerned that a bill at the Colorado state Capitol to regulate cannabis concentrates, in part by tracking purchases, could compromise patient privacy. Colorado uses “seed-to-sale” software known as METRC to track cannabis production from…

Marijuana regulation bill overwhelmingly passes in Colorado House

The Colorado House of Representatives passed the state’s most substantial marijuana regulation policy since legalization on Thursday, intending to crack down on youth access to high-potency THC products and tighten rules for the medical marijuana market. HB21-1317 passed overwhelmingly, 56-8, and moves on…

Governor to issue more pardons now that Coloradans can legally possess up to 2 ounces of marijuana

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis said Thursday that he will issue additional pardons to Coloradans convicted of low-level marijuana possession crimes now that he’s signed a bill into law allowing people to have up to 2 ounces of cannabis. House Bill…

Colorado Lawmakers Aim to Restrict Medical Marijuana Access and Concentrate Sales

A new bill proposed by Alec Garnett, Colorado's Speaker of the House, calls for more packaging restrictions for commercial marijuana concentrate and tighter rules for medical marijuana patients and physicians, including a required THC dosage amount and tracking system for…

Colorado reckons with high-potency marijuana and its impact on children

State lawmakers mulling an overhaul of weed regulations, but THC caps likely dead for now Lafonna Pacheco hardly recognized her daughter, Roxanne Delte, by the time she turned 17. “It wasn’t just a teenager thing,” Pacheco said. “It was beyond…

Colorado reckons with high-potency marijuana and its impact on children

Lafonna Pacheco hardly recognized her daughter, Roxanne Delte, by the time she turned 17. “It wasn’t just a teenager thing,” Pacheco said. “It was beyond that. She was paranoid, she was oppositional. Something mentally was going on and it was…

Legal weed in NM may be a buzzkill for Colorado dispensaries

Legal recreational cannabis has been an economic boon for Trinidad and many other small towns across Colorado’s southern border. But New Mexico’s recent legalization of recreational cannabis could force dispensaries in the region to adapt to shifting demand as operators…

New Mexico marijuana legalization poses a serious threat to Colorado’s lucrative border-town pot shops

When Colorado legalized the retail sale of marijuana in 2012, savvy entrepreneurs saw an opportunity beyond setting up shop in population centers like Denver and Boulder. They realized if they opened cannabis businesses in small towns along the state’s borders,…

Weed delivery will happen in Denver starting this summer, to be followed by more dispensaries and consumption clubs

Denver’s about to become even more marijuana-friendly, with weed delivery likely starting this summer after the Denver City Council unanimously agreed Monday to overhaul the local industry with two sweeping measures. The changes have been in the works for several years,…

Coloradans convicted of marijuana possession could easily get their record sealed under new bill

Colorado lawmakers are on track to give more people convicted of marijuana possession offenses the opportunity to easily seal their criminal record, by requiring courts to seal convictions for possession up to two ounces for people who haven’t committed a…

Colorado may see its biggest overhaul of marijuana laws since recreational legalization

They don’t make cannabis products like they used to, and there’s an increasing number of Colorado lawmakers who think that’s problematic. As recently as 2014, the vast majority of medical and recreational cannabis sold in Colorado was flower and only…

Colorado marijuana sales hit $2.2 billion in highest-selling year yet

February 11, 2021
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Amid a global pandemic that disrupted many facets of commerce, Colorado’s marijuana industry experienced its most lucrative year on record with $2.2 billion in sales in 2020. According to figures released Tuesday by the state Department of Revenue, dispensaries sold…