Tag: Marijuana
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Marijuana industry advocates, critics and regulators reflect on 10-year anniversary of legalization
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Advocates and critics of the marijuana industry offered contrasting assessments of the drug 10 years after its legalization, with the former calling its decade-long existence a successful model for the rest of America, while the latter insist it has harmed Coloradans. Voters legalized marijuana…
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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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Biden pardons thousands convicted of marijuana charges on federal lands and in Washington
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has pardoned thousands of people who were convicted of use and simple possession of marijuana on federal lands and in the District of Columbia. The White House says his action Friday is his latest round of executive clemencies meant…
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Aurora council postpones proposal on marijuana sales tax decrease
Two Aurora councilmembers Monday delayed a work study discussion scheduled for a proposed marijuana sales tax decrease. Sales tax rates on cannabis businesses have been a long-debated issue in Aurora. In a council study session last month, mayor pro-tem Curtis Gardner said “I told you so” to other city council members after hearing a presentation…
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Colorado fails to inspect dozens of marijuana businesses, audit finds
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At least 75 Colorado dispensaries haven’t been inspected by the state in the last four years. An audit released Monday uncovered wildly inconsistent inspections among Colorado marijuana businesses. Dozens of dispensaries haven’t received any targeted inspections or underage compliance checks since 2019, the audit found. In that same timeframe, one dispensary was inspected 19 times. From…
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Marijuana-related crime, sales decreased last year in Denver, according to study
The 2023 annual report from the Denver Department of Excise and Licenses showed marijuana sales decreasing in 2022 and criminal offenses related to marijuana remaining a small portion of the city’s overall crime. On Jan. 1, 2014, Denver became the first U.S. city allowing regulated retail marijuana sales. In years since, Denver has developed ordinances…
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Marijuana trafficking investigation targets five Fort Collins locations
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Northern Colorado Drug Task Force has taken down a marijuana trafficking operation with suspected involvement in nationwide distribution, the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday. The investigation took a year and the task force served search warrants in mid-April in five Fort Collins locations.…
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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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Marijuana exposure of kids 5 or younger skyrockets
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The number of children — especially very young ones — ingesting marijuana is rising in Colorado despite regulations meant to keep edibles out of kids’ hands, and state leaders said they have no plans to revisit those rules this year. The number of reports the…
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Colorado marijuana sales tank in 2022 after pandemic-induced high
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Following a pandemic “high,” Colorado cannabis sales have been plummeting for months. Sales skyrocketed for the cannabis industry in the beginning of 2022, a trend that began at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, cannabis industry officials are seeing the other side of the…