Business
Sweet Leaf cannabis business co-owners hit with $8.8M judgment
The co-owners of the embattled Sweet Leaf cannabis business have been ordered to pay $8.8 million for breach of contract over properties they were buying in Denver.
Cory Gardner will try to pass marijuana banking, other reforms in the Senate next week
Marijuana businesses in Colorado and across the country are anxiously awaiting a move by Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colorado, next week that could completely transform the way they do business. Gardner plans to introduce an amendment Monday that, if passed, would let cannabis businesses open bank accounts in states where they’re legal. It would exempt retailers […]
Legislators, hemp advocates say farm bill is a boon for Colorado’s growing industry
State legislators and advocates of Colorado’s hemp industry say a provision in the new farm bill that legalizes hemp will be a boon for the state’s already thriving hemp industry.
The Spot: Denver politics are about to take center stage and what’s coming in 2019 for marijuana
Let’s get something out of the way: I am not Nic Garcia. Your usual host is vacationing, and hopefully taking a break from Colorado’s news cycle. Instead, you’re stuck with Andrew Kenney. You can call me Andy. The Post hired me a few months ago to cover Denver — so, I’m going to tell you […]
Pot delivery? It’s one possibility as Colorado revisits marijuana laws
Few people in Colorado have frustrated the cannabis industry more than Gov. John Hickenlooper this year. When lawmakers decided to let people vaporize weed in dispensary “tasting rooms,” Hickenlooper vetoed it. The next day, he rejected a bill to allow more investment in cannabis companies, and another that would have opened medical marijuana to people […]
Canada’s pot industry so hot it’s importing workers
It was mid-summer, fewer than three months before Canada legalized recreational marijuana, and Vic Neufeld had a problem.
“Capitalistic” United States faces Canada fight for cannabis supremacy
A key question has emerged as investors pour billions of dollars into the marijuana industry: Will it be U.S. or Canadian companies that win the race for cannabis supremacy?
Marijuana is getting cheaper. For Colorado and some states, that’s a problem
Although falling marijuana prices imply that some entrepreneurs are going to go bankrupt, the bigger financial hit will be felt by states that tax marijuana based on its price.
Gov. John Hickenlooper issues health warning on marijuana cultivated by Colorado Wellness Centers
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper issued an executive order along with a health and safety advisory Wednesday warning people not to use marijuana cultivated by Colorado Wellness Centers because the company used unapproved pesticides. The company, which also does business as Lush, allegedly used off-label pesticides called pyriproxyfen while cultivating marijuana, according to the Wednesday afternoon […]
Hemp taking off as viable product, and Colorado entrepreneurs are at the forefront of industry
Like with marijuana, Colorado entrepreneurs have been at the forefront of building up hemp as a viable undertaking.