Colorado Politics
Backers declare victory after Denver’s social marijuana use measure shows wider lead in updated results
Denver’s social marijuana use ballot measure widened its margin of support to 6 percentage points Monday night, with roughly 30,000 ballots still outstanding.
Colorado governor calls marijuana gray market “a clear and present danger”
Reacting to recent busts, Hickenlooper said the state must “move swiftly and aggressively to make sure the illegal activity is stamped out.”
Federal Heights measure legalizing retail pot sales widens lead
Friday brought more good news to the supporters of a Federal Heights retail marijuana ballot issue as a few hundred as yet untallied votes were finally processed. Ballot Question 2B, which would legalize sales of recreational marijuana in the suburb of 12,000, held a 1,702 to 1,655 lead at the end of the day.
Federal Heights pot measure has slight edge, waits for final ballots
A Federal Heights retail marijuana ballot measure that appeared to be a lost cause a day after the election took on new life Thursday after additional unprocessed ballots in Adams County were tabulated.
Marijuana industry keeps a wary eye on how Trump will respond to pot legalization
With the news of Donald Trump’s presidency settling in across Colorado and the nation, some marijuana advocacy groups are feeling anxious about recreational and medical pot under the uncertainty of what a Trump administration — and Republican Congress — will mean for their industry’s regulation.