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Almost half of Colorado’s marijuana money can go wherever lawmakers wish

The Marijuana Tax Cash Fund is the largest pool of pot money in the state, and there are more than 60 different ways state lawmakers spend those dollars across Colorado.

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VIDEOS: Understanding where Colorado’s marijuana money goes

Since 2014, a lot of money has been spent on the green stuff, but where does all the marijuana tax money go? These videos explain the two state taxes on retail marijuana in Colorado: A 15 percent excise tax that wholesale marijuana buyers pay and a 15 percent sales tax that consumers pay on retail marijuana.

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A look at legal marijuana’s impact on 7 cities and towns across Colorado

From the smallest hamlets to Colorado’s capital, dozens of communities have allowed sales of recreational marijuana since legalization took effect.

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Pot took Parachute from bust to boom, but competition is coming

After voting down legal pot sales in 2013, Parachute’s town council revisited the issue two years later. In fairly short order half a dozen pot shops, including Colorado’s only drive-through weed store, sprung up.

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Six alleged illegal retail pot shops busted in Colorado Springs; $1.375M seized, police say

Business was booming at several Colorado Springs marijuana shops, despite local ordinances that prohibit the retail sales of marijuana and pot products.

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Pot delivery one possibility as Colorado prepares for a year of change in marijuana industry

Colorado legislators will consider legalizing marijuana delivery and making it easier to invest in cannabis businesses, among other initiatives in 2019.

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Denver will help expunge marijuana convictions for 10,000-plus people

Colorado may be the mecca of legal marijuana, but the state’s old drug laws still loom large. Now Denver Mayor Michael Hancock has ordered a “citywide effort” to vacate and expunge past municipal marijuana convictions.

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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.

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Colorado’s anticipated marijuana report details youth usage, driving and crime over the last 5 years

Five years after Colorado legalized marijuana, young people are not smoking any more pot than they used to, organized crime is on the rise and it’s a mixed bag as to whether legal weed has led to more dangerous driving conditions.

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Risk of stoned driver crashes grows as legal marijuana spreads across U.S., according to study

As the push to legalize marijuana gains momentum, so is evidence that more permissive policies on the drug are putting motorists at risk.

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