Tag: Hemp
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Colorado marijuana regulators consider major changes to how labs test for contaminants
This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with The Denver Gazette. Sign up for Dispatches to get our stories in your inbox every week. Colorado marijuana manufacturers would no longer be allowed to choose which product samples they send for mandatory lab testing under a new regulatory proposal discussed at a…
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Novel medical-grade CBD pharmacy opens in Colorado, first of its kind in U.S.
Inside an unassuming yet sprawling industrial building nestled within the high plains of Watkins, about a 30-minute drive southeast of Denver International Airport, step into Kazmira Therapeutics’ “hemp bay,” as it’s affectionately called. Stacked and lined on pallets and metal shelves are dozens of cloth bags weighing upward of 170 pounds each. They’re filled with…
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Perspective: Closing the hemp loophole
For years, gas stations, convenience stores, and online shops advertised “hemp” or “CBD” candies and vapes packaged in rainbow colors and marketed with words like “calming” and “natural.” They looked harmless — even healthy — and were readily available to kids. Rita Webb’s teenage son began using products labeled “CBD,” believing they were safe. But…
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EDITORIAL: Don’t remove Colorado’s guardrails on hemp
News last week that Colorado state lawmakers might loosen restrictions they had imposed two years ago on intoxicating hemp products was both disappointing and troubling. It’s disappointing because it would reverse rare progress by our usually THC-friendly legislature. It also would flout Congress’ overdue move earlier this month closing a loophole in federal law that…
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Colorado could loosen regulations on intoxicating hemp products, countering new federal ban
As the federal government is poised to impose a near-ban on intoxicating hemp products next year, Colorado lawmakers are planning to loosen the restrictions imposed by a 2023 law. Last week, Congress included a provision in its funding bill intended to end the federal government shutdown — a ban on all intoxicating hemp products with…
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Colorado’s Polis and Florida’s DeSantis clash over marijuana tax revenue and black market THC
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis exchanged barbs with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on social media earlier this week over Colorado’s marijuana tax revenue and THC products in the black market. The exchange between the Democrat and the Republican comes amid Congress’ surprise inclusion of a near-ban of hemp-derived consumer products in a funding bill passed on…
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Judge denies push to overhaul Colorado marijuana testing rules
A Denver district court judge ruled against a cannabis cultivator’s request to force Colorado to immediately overhaul the state’s cannabis testing rules and seemed ready to rule for a complete dismissal of the case, after a full day in court Wednesday arguing over whether the state is living up to its obligation to protect marijuana…
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Colorado cannabis cultivator files lawsuit against state regulators, citing public health and black market concerns
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A Colorado cannabis cultivator has filed a lawsuit against the state’s marijuana regulators, with a spotlight on what it describes as massive oversights in the state’s testing regime that the cultivator claims endanger public health and allows for the illegal diversion of cannabis into black markets. The lawsuit, filed earlier this week in Denver District…