Lab tests show THC potency inflated on retail marijuana in Colorado March 24, 2024 AggregatedNews Colorado 0 Comments Cannabis flower sold in Colorado claims to contain much more tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, than it actually does, according to my findings published in the peer-reviewed journal Plos One. THC is the psychoactive compound that is derived when cannabis flower – commonly referred… Read More→
Recalls increase for tainted marijuana in Colorado, as the industry calls for a study January 17, 2024 AggregatedNews Colorado 0 Comments There’s so much mold and fungus in the world that scientists believe people probably breathe a little in everyday. But Colorado still doesn’t want it in cannabis. Last year, there was a sharp increase in health and safety advisories from… Read More→
A timeline of what’s happened since Colorado’s first legal recreational marijuana sales began January 3, 2024 AggregatedNews Colorado 0 Comments It’s been 10 years since Colorado launched the first legal recreational marijuana market in the world and became a pioneer in drug reform. But when it came to the nascent industry, the first sales on Jan. 1, 2014, were more a starting… Read More→
Indiana now surrounded on three sides by recreational marijuana November 20, 2023 AggregatedNews Indiana 0 Comments In Bloomington’s Exclusive Smoke and Vape, shoppers can find all sorts of marijuana accessories and legal alternatives. But no marijuana. Cannabis remains fully illegal in Indiana. Ohioans voted last week to make recreational marijuana legal in their state. Challenges lay… Read More→
Denver hit $500 million in marijuana tax revenue. So where does the money go? October 31, 2023 AggregatedNews Colorado 0 Comments Every time someone lights up a joint in Denver, the city government gets a couple cents in tax revenue. It turns out people have been busy; The city just passed half a billion dollars in taxes collected from legal marijuana.… Read More→
Colorado Officials Propose Banning Marijuana Businesses From Unlicensed Events October 31, 2023 AggregatedNews Colorado 0 Comments With two months left in a state rulemaking period, Colorado regulators are proposing a significant restriction to marijuana brands and cannabis event holders. During the Colorado Marijuana Enforcement Division's final public rulemaking hearing today, October 30, MED officials proposed banning licensed… Read More→
Colorado falling behind marijuana enforcement goals August 10, 2023 AggregatedNews Colorado 0 Comments Colorado’s auditor recently released a performance audit that revealed the state is not meeting its goals in marijuana enforcement. The report from the Office of the State Auditor states that the Marijuana Enforcement Division “could improve its processes for prioritizing retail marijuana store… Read More→
Colorado Marijuana Industry on Pace for Another Annual Dip in 2023 July 17, 2023 AggregatedNews Colorado 1 Comment Colorado dispensaries will collect less money in 2023 than they did last year, according to sales projections based on state Department of Revenue data. Through the first five months of 2023, Colorado saw just over $651 million in marijuana sales,… Read More→
State Warns Marijuana Growers After “Many Examples” of Attempts to Cheat Testing in Colorado June 12, 2023 AggregatedNews Colorado 0 Comments State investigators have identified numerous examples of marijuana product adulteration by businesses attempting to cheat contaminant testing, according to the Colorado Marijuana Enforcement Division. Marijuana contamination from mold or illegal pesticides has been an ongoing problem since recreational pot sales began in… Read More→
Colorado marijuana sales lowest since before pandemic May 18, 2023 AggregatedNews Colorado 0 Comments Colorado’s marijuana sales are at the lowest they’ve been since before the COVID pandemic, and prices have never been cheaper. Sales skyrocketed at the dawn of the global public health emergency in March 2020. The state saw record sales until… Read More→
Budget-Friendly Weed Lines Gaining Steam In Colorado April 7, 2023 AggregatedNews Colorado 0 Comments Katt Williams's joke is over fifteen years old, but it still rings true for many marijuana users: "I need regular weed. I don't want shit with a nickname. Not thrilla, killa, salmonella — none of that shit." Believe it or… Read More→
Marijuana Businesses Need to Pay Their Bills, MED Warns March 10, 2023 AggregatedNews Colorado 0 Comments On March 9, the state Marijuana Enforcement Division announced that total marijuana sales had cleared the $14 billion mark in February, nine years and two months after Colorado became the first state in the country to allow recreational pot sales. In a separate… Read More→
Coloradans can now buy weed from a vending machine (yes, really) February 9, 2023 AggregatedNews Colorado, Science and Technology 0 Comments Cannabis consumers who stop by Terrapin Care Station dispensary in Aurora can now buy weed the same way they might buy their favorite munchies: from a vending machine. In early February, the company installed what’s technically called an Automated Cannabis Experience (ACE), a… Read More→
Colorado marijuana sales tank in 2022 after pandemic-induced high February 6, 2023 AggregatedNews Colorado 0 Comments Following a pandemic "high,” Colorado marijuana sales have been plummeting for months. Sales skyrocketed for the marijuana industry in the beginning of 2022, a trend that began at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, marijuana industry officials are seeing… Read More→
A new study on marijuana legalization in Colorado answers the question: Has legal pot made other drug problems worse? January 31, 2023 AggregatedNews Cannabis & Hemp Research 0 Comments Last year, a study came out showing that marijuana legalization in Colorado likely increased cannabis use among adults in the state. Because of the novel methods the researchers used to examine the question, the study was perhaps the best answer to… Read More→