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→
Inside Denver’s struggles to diversify its $700M marijuana market July 29, 2022 AggregatedNews Colorado 0 Comments Ari Cohen was set up for success in Denver’s trailblazing weed market. The New Jersey native had a successful career in the food and hospitality industry in New York City. He parlayed that experience into running operations for a multi-state… Read More→
Gov. Polis, Mayor Hancock celebrate first licensed marijuana hospitality establishment in Denver April 1, 2022 AggregatedNews Colorado 0 Comments 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… Read More→
Weed delivery will happen in Denver starting this summer, to be followed by more dispensaries and consumption clubs April 20, 2021 AggregatedNews Colorado 0 Comments 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,… Read More→
Colorado cold snap destroys millions of dollars worth of marijuana plants, could disrupt industry September 11, 2020 AggregatedNews Colorado 0 Comments Early cold temperatures and snow in Colorado may have destroyed millions of dollars worth of outdoor plants, cannabis and hemp companies said. The drop of about 70 degrees Fahrenheit occurred too early in the growing season for farmers to harvest… Read More→
Denver dispensary burglaries hit a 3-year high in 2019 January 20, 2020 AggregatedNews Colorado 0 Comments Police are investigating a string of armed robberies of metro-area dispensaries in December as the number of break-ins at Denver marijuana businesses hit a three-year high in 2019. Dispensaries in the city reported five robberies and 122 burglaries last year,… Read More→
Feds, local police launch raids on up to 50 black-market marijuana grow houses in Denver area January 31, 2019 AggregatedNews Colorado 0 Comments Scores of agents from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency fanned out early Thursday morning in a coordinated raid of up to 50 suspected black-market marijuana grow houses in the Denver metro area, authorities say. Dozens of search warrants were served on… Read More→
Denver officials want to clear some 10,000 low-level marijuana convictions, following in Boulder County’s footsteps December 5, 2018 AggregatedNews Colorado 0 Comments Denver officials are planning to clear thousands of marijuana convictions prosecuted before its use became legal in the state. Colorado was among the first states to broadly allow the use and sale of marijuana by adults, but cities elsewhere have… Read More→
Denver Denies License For Marijuana Spa, Citing Proximity To Child-Care Center May 30, 2018 AggregatedNews Colorado 0 Comments 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… Read More→
An Increase In Marijuana Taxes Will Go Towards Denver’s Affordable Housing Fund April 17, 2018 AggregatedNews Colorado 0 Comments Denver marijuana buyers would help pay for an expansion of the city’s 10-year, $150 million affordable housing fund under a plan that includes borrowing to amp up apartment production. If approved, the proposal would boost the city’s shorter-term plan —… Read More→
Denver Business Applies To Become First Cannabis Spa In The Country February 10, 2018 AggregatedNews Colorado, On the Move 0 Comments A historic mansion blocks from Colorado’s state Capitol could soon be the home of the nation’s first legal marijuana spa. Utopia All Natural Wellness Spa and Lounge submitted its application for a Denver Cannabis Consumption Establishment license on Wednesday for a… Read More→
Denver Becomes First City To Allow Cannabis Bars, Restaurants November 20, 2017 AggregatedNews Colorado 0 Comments Denver has approved a first-in-the-nation law allowing people to use marijuana in bars and restaurants and other public spaces, such as art galleries or yoga studios. The catch: Patrons could use pot as long as it isn’t smoked and the locations would… Read More→
Next up for Denver: Marijuana Cafes November 15, 2016 AggregatedNews Colorado, On the Move 0 Comments Denver is making green history yet again. The city’s voters appear to have legalized the social use of marijuana in permitted private establishments, according to election results released Monday evening. Supporters of Initiative 300 led 53 percent to 47 percent… Read More→