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Battling the racial roadblocks to joining the legalized marijuana trade

States generally do not track the race and ethnicity of license applicants, but industry analysts and researchers say that dispensaries and the more-profitable growing operations across the country are overwhelmingly dominated by white men.

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Colorado marijuana sales in April 2017 top $125 million

Colorado marijuana sales in April 2017 top $125 million.

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DEA: Gang that sold millions worth of Colorado-grown pot outside state not unusual

Law breakers are hiding in plain sight in Colorado, as they grow and ship high-quality pot to states where weed remains illegal. In 2015, the Colorado State Patrol made 394 seizures of Colorado pot that was destined for 36 different states.

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IRS trawling state-run pot database to block Colorado marijuana companies from claiming tax deductions

The industry says the IRS is conducting an unauthorized criminal investigation using seed-to-sale database and overreaching its authority.

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From chrysanthemums to cannabis: the “Green rush” in Salinas Valley

Fueled by the dream of marijuana riches, Salinas Valley, once the heart of the nation’s flower-growing business, has moved on to a new crop: cannabis.

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Companies need workers — but people keep getting high

“Some weeks this year, 90 percent of applicants would test positive for something,” ruling them out for the job, said Laura Stephens, a human resources manager for the company in Denver.

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Plan for Denver social marijuana use permits includes waivers for every customer

Detailed ventilation plans, signed waivers from every customer and strict alcohol bans are part of the pilot program’s rule set, which will accept applications beginning in July.

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Colorado marijuana sales top $131M, set record in March 2017

In March 2017, licensed Colorado marijuana shops hauled in more than $131 million in sales; it’s the tenth month in a row sales have topped $100 million.

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Marijuana tax money lets Manitou Springs fix potholes, bankroll bigger improvement projects

In advocating “pot for potholes,” recreational marijuana proponents promised a potent new revenue source for tackling a familiar urban headache. But in Manitou Springs, the only Pikes Peak region community so far to permit recreational pot shops, the cash infusion has meant more than road repairs.

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Colorado looks to marijuana tax as budget fix, stretching the limits of what voters approved

In last-minute negotiations between Colorado lawmakers on a major spending bill, a dubious budget-fixer has emerged: an increase in marijuana taxes. And it represents a little-noticed but significant shift in how Colorado spends marijuana tax dollars.

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