Tag: Marijuana Industry Group
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The Colorado School of Public Health starts new youth THC awareness campaign
The Colorado School of Public Health and creative collaborator Initium Health started an awareness campaign about the risks of potent cannabis with youth and parents. The first-of-its-kind public awareness campaign, “The Tea on THC” looks to educate Coloradans on the “often-overlooked” health risks of high-concentration cannabis, according to a news release from ColoradoSPH. The campaign…
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Former Kansas cop now licenses Aurora’s marijuana businesses
Dusty Allen used to arrest people for illegal marijuana. Now, he issues licenses to people looking to sell it legally in Aurora. Allen is going into his seventh year working in marijuana licensing for the city of Aurora and knows the ins-and-outs of the industry — which is celebrating the 10th year of legalization on Jan.…
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Downtown Denver preps for almost 40,000 Mile High 420 Festival attendees
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denverites need to watch out for the cloud Thursday. No, not the brown cloud that the city’s pollution brings — but rather the “green” cloud that will be over Civic Center Park during Denver’s Mile High 420 Festival presented by Jars Cannabis. It goes from 1 to…
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Bill to mandate industry-paid recycling poised to surface in Colorado House
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A proposal that would require a shift in the financial responsibility for recycling from consumers to manufacturers is generating an uproar among a diverse coalition of industries, ranging from cannabis to newspapers, big box stores to small businesses. The bill, known as the Extended Producer…
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Denver pot stores cite safer roads, extra city revenue with more hours
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver’s marijuana dispensaries are seeking longer hours to have a level playing field with other city businesses and competitors in neighboring communities. City Council listened to mostly supportive arguments for extending the closing hours from 7 p.m. to midnight at a recent Special Issues Committee…
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Marijuana at midnight? Denver pot shops want longer hours
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver’s recreational marijuana dispensaries want to be able to stay open later than 7 p.m. and have asked the City Council to extend their hours to as late as midnight. Currently, recreational and medical marijuana businesses operate from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., shorter hours…