In the San Luis Valley, where I’m from, when late summer turns to fall, harvest is underway. I remember the potato trucks going by, the piles of fresh-cut hay drying before they’re bailed. I remember the canola seeds passed around in a coffee can to snack on while the men in my family played pool […]
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Social equity in marijuana industry still largely pipe dream
By Thomas Peipert and Michael R Blood, The Associated Press Terrence Hewing was working for a package delivery company in 2007 when police approached his cargo van in suburban Denver. He was early for a pick up, and someone out for a walk called authorities after seeing him napping in the driver’s seat. Officers found […]
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Denver City Council passes marijuana delivery, cannabis lounges
Marijuana deliveries and cannabis lounges will be allowed in Denver under changes to the city’s cannabis laws that leaders pushed forward this week. The City Council voted for the changes Monday, and they will now head to Mayor Michael Hancock, KDVR-TV reported. If signed into law, several of the changes would take effect immediately, but delivery […]
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New Mexico marijuana legalization poses a serious threat to Colorado’s lucrative border-town pot shops
TRINIDAD —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, they could attract customers from Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Texas, Utah and Wyoming, where […]
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Should states set pot policy by its potency? Some, including a Colorado lawmaker, say yes
By Jennifer Peltz, The Associated Press As marijuana legalization spreads across U.S. states, so does a debate over whether to set pot policy by potency. Under a law signed last month, New York will tax recreational marijuana based on its amount of THC, the main intoxicating chemical in cannabis. Illinois imposed a potency-related tax when […]
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“ISIT420″: Colorado to auction off cannabis-themed license plates
Cannabis-themed license plates in Colorado are being auctioned off to the highest bidder in a fundraiser for the Colorado Disability Funding Committee. The state is selling the rights to 14 plates with cannabis-themed phrases, including “BONG,” “GANJA,” “TEGRIDY” and “HASH,” KUSA-TV reported. A license plate with “ISIT420,” a reference to slang for smoking pot, has so […]
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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 crime since. House Bill 1090 would also expand Colorado’s recreational marijuana possession limit to two […]
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New Mexico primed to join Colorado, other U.S. states as part of recreational marijuana wave
By Morgan Lee and Cedar Attanasio, The Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico is joining a wave of states that are legalizing recreational marijuana as its Democrat-dominated Legislature sent a package of cannabis bills Wednesday to a supportive governor. Lawmakers used a marathon two-day legislative session to push through marijuana legalization for adults […]
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Colorado’s marijuana industry flexed its big muscles and now an effort to limit pot potency is unraveling
State Rep. Yadira Caraveo says her proposal to limit the potency of marijuana sold recreationally in Colorado was just in its beginning stages. But when draft legislation was recently leaked and prominent figures in the state’s cannabis industry created an uproar, the measure started unraveling. Now, Caraveo, a Thornton Democrat and pediatrician, is backing off […]
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$10 billion in recreational marijuana has now been sold in Colorado, fueled by strong 2020 sales
Colorado retailers have sold $10 billion in marijuana since recreational pot started being sold in 2014, according to new monthly figures released Tuesday by the state Department of Revenue. Total 2020 sales hit $2.19 billion, up sharply from $1.75 billion in all of 2019, according to the state. Sales in December alone were $186.34 million. […]