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Monument firefighters find burning food on stove and lots of pot

Monument firefighters responding to a report of smoke streaming from a home found food burning on the stove — and more than 100 marijuana plants.

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Illegal fireworks bust in Pueblo uncovers 10 pounds of marijuana, guns

An illegal fireworks bust in Pueblo also uncovered 10 pounds of marijuana and three illegal firearms, police said.

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Man who triggered explosion while brewing hash oil not protected by Colorado pot laws, state Supreme Court rules

A 21-year-old Colorado Springs man who blew up his home’s laundry room after brewing hash oil with a butane burner still needed a license to “manufacture” the oil after Colorado legalized recreational marijuana, the Colorado Supreme Court has ruled.

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Social marijuana use in Denver: Residents and business owners divided on rules and regulations at public hearing

No dual consumption of marijuana and alcohol, controlling cannabis odors and visibility, and protecting children from exposure were among main concerns voiced Tuesday night at a public hearing on Initiative 300, which will allow social marijuana use at approved Denver businesses.

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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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It took the Trump Administration just a month to turn Obama-era drug policy on its head

In the month of May alone, the Trump administration steadily ratcheted up its tough-on-crime rhetoric and put in place some policies that give that rhetoric some real-world bite.

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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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Thousands arrested for weed in California before legalization applying to have sentences, convictions reduced

It’s hard to say how many people have benefited, but more than 2,500 requests were filed to reduce convictions or sentences, according to partial state figures reported through March. The figures do not yet include data from more than half of counties from the first quarter of the year.

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Bipartisan legislation seeks to undermine Jeff Sessions’ sentencing memo

A bipartisan group of senators are introducing legislation to give federal judges more discretion to impose lower sentences, pushing back on Jeff Sessions’ order.

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Canada weighs risks and benefits of setting 18 as minimum age for weed use

The most controversial part of Canada’s national marijuana legalization may be setting the minimum age for use at 18 — three years lower than U.S. states that have legalized.

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