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Molson Coors calls legal marijuana a “risk factor” for its beer business

February 15, 2018 blogger beer, Boston, Canada, cannabis, Colorado News, craft beer, Latest News, marijuana, Marijuana Business, marijuana politics, Medicial Marijuana, Molson Coors, News, Securities and Exchange Commission, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, weed, withdrawal

Although the ultimate impact is currently unknown, the emergence of legal cannabis in certain U.S. states and Canada may result in a shift of discretionary income away from our products or a change in consumer preferences away from beer, the company wrote in its latest 10-K filing.

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18 bipartisan senators, led by Bennet and Gardner, want protections for marijuana laws added to funding legislation

February 14, 2018 blogger cannabis, Cory Gardner, Jared Polis, Jeff Sessions, Ken Buck, Latest News, marijuana, marijuana politics, Medicial Marijuana, Michael Bennet, Nation World News, National Politics, News, politics, Regulations, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, U.S. Department of Justice, weed, withdrawal

Precise language in the fiscal year 2018 appropriations can alleviate the turbulence U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions threw into the legal cannabis industry when he rescinded the so-called Cole Memo, 18 senators said in a letter sent to Appropriations Committee Chairman Thad Cochran.

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Marijuana’s 4/20 holiday tied to rise in fatal car crashes

February 13, 2018 blogger car crashes, Colorado News, Latest News, marijuana, marijuana politics, Medicial Marijuana, News, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, weed, withdrawal

Researchers analyzed U.S. government data on fatal traffic accidents from 1992 through 2016. They compared driver deaths on that date with deaths on a day the week before and the week after during the study period.

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Colorado pot sales hit a record $1.5 billion in 2017, and border towns saw a green rush from neighbors

February 10, 2018 blogger Business, cannabis, Colorado Department of Revenue, Colorado Marijuana Enforcement Division, Colorado News, Don't Miss, Latest News, marijuana, marijuana politics, marijuana sales, marijuana taxes, medical marijuana, Medicial Marijuana, News, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, taxes, weed, withdrawal

Rural Las Animas County led the state with more than $3,100 of recreational cannabis sold, on average, for every adult and child.

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Colorado wants to know why some marijuana users choose to drive while stoned

February 9, 2018 blogger CDOT, Colorado News, Crime & Courts, driving, felony DUI, Latest News, marijuana, Medicial Marijuana, News, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, weed, withdrawal

The Colorado Department of Transportation has created an online survey called The Cannabis Conversation to find out why some marijuana users decided to drive while high.

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Seattle clears marijuana convictions, following San Francisco lead

February 9, 2018 blogger Crime & Courts, drugs, hemp, Latest News, marijuana, marijuana crime, marijuana nation world, marijuana politics, Medicial Marijuana, Nation World News, National Politics, News, politics, San Francisco, Seattle, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, weed, withdrawal

Five years after Washington legalized marijuana, Seattle officials say they’re moving to automatically clear past misdemeanor cannabis convictions.

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Cory Gardner’s siege of the Justice Department over marijuana enters second month

February 7, 2018 blogger Colorado Legislature, Colorado News, Colorado Politics, Cory Gardner, Jeff Sessions, Latest News, Local Politics, marijuana, marijuana politics, Medicial Marijuana, Mitch McConnell, National Politics, News, politics, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, Washington DC, weed, withdrawal

It’s been a month since the pot-blockade began and U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner is standing firm in his vow to jam all appointments to the Department of Justice until Attorney General Jeff Sessions changes his approach to federal marijuana policy.

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Aurora Girl Scouts spur adoption of Colorado’s first vehicle smoking ban to protect minors

February 6, 2018 blogger Aurora City Council, Colorado News, Colorado Politics, Crime & Courts, driving, education, Health, Latest News, Local Politics, marijuana, Medicial Marijuana, News, politics, smoking, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, Transportation, Watercooler, weed, withdrawal

What started off last spring as an effort by an Aurora Girl Scout troop to take on a social service project turned into passage Monday of Colorado’s first ban on smoking in a vehicle while children under 18 are inside.

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