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May 2, 2018 blogger Business, cannabidiol, cannabis, CBD, Colorado News, Courts, Drug Enforcement Administration, Health, hemp, hemp extracts, Latest News, marijuana, Marijuana Business, marijuana politics, Medicial Marijuana, National Politics, News, politics, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, weed, withdrawal
A panel of judges for the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals shot down the hemp industry’s challenge of a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration rule that established coding for marijuana extracts.
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May 1, 2018 blogger cannabis, CBD, Colorado News, Health, hemp, Latest News, marijuana, marijuana politics, medical marijuana, Medicial Marijuana, National Cannabis Industry Association, National Politics, News, politics, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, Texas, THC, weed, withdrawal
A month after a Texas health agency proposed cracking down on CBD, the cannabis industry is actively trying to change the minds of health authorities about CBD to keep the products on shelves throughout the state.
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April 27, 2018 blogger Colorado News, Latest News, marijuana, marijuana politics, marijuana taxes, medical marijuana, Medicial Marijuana, News, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, technology, Washington, weed, withdrawal
To the beat of electronic dance music, men and women inside a slate-gray building harvested marijuana plants festooned with radio-frequency identification tags. In another room, an employee entered the tag numbers into a government database.
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April 26, 2018 blogger Barack Obama, Business, cannabis, Civic Center Park, Colorado Attorney General, Colorado General Assembly, Colorado GOP, Colorado House, Colorado Legislature, Colorado News, Colorado Politics, Colorado Public Radio, Colorado Supreme Court, Columbine High School, congress, Crime & Courts, DACA, Denver, Denver Politics, Doug Lamborn, Doug Robinson, drones, economy, education, election, Election 2018, Energy, Environment, FBI, gerrymandering, healthcare, immigration, jail, James Comey, Jeff Sessions, John Hickenlooper, journalism, Latest News, Local Politics, marijuana, marijuana politics, Medicial Marijuana, Michael Hancock, Mike Johnston, mining, Mitch McConnell, National Anthem, National Politics, net neutrality, News, Owen Hill, Police, politics, protests, Randy Baumgardner, Robert White, RTD, school, Scientific and Cultural Facilities District, Stephen Colbert, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, Tax, taxes, teacher, Terrance Carroll, The Denver Post, The New York Times, The Spot, Transportation, Trump Administration, U.S. House, U.S. Senate, University of Denver, Washington DC, weed, wildfires, withdrawal
Welcome back to The Spot, where The Denver Post’s politics team captures what’s happening this week — from the Colorado legislature to Denver city hall, with a stop through the halls of Congress in Washington, D.C.
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April 23, 2018 blogger Business, cannabis, Colorado News, Interstate 70, Latest News, licensing, mall, marijuana, Marijuana Business, marijuana in Colorado, marijuana politics, marijuana tourism, Medicial Marijuana, News, Retail, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, weed, withdrawal
Two established purveyors of cannabis — Euflora, based in the Denver area, and The Green Joint out of Glenwood Springs with spots along Interstate 70 stretching to Grand Junction — are seeking permission to open and operate stores in an Aspen mall.
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April 19, 2018 blogger 4/20 in Colorado, cannabis, Colorado Department of Revenue, Colorado News, employment, Federal Reserve, Latest News, licensing, marijuana, marijuana politics, marijuana sales, medical marijuana, Medicial Marijuana, News, state general fund, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, taxes, THC, weed, withdrawal
Colorado’s marijuana industry is booming and boisterous, but the burgeoning business sector is a mere blip on the state’s broader employment and revenue picture.
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April 18, 2018 blogger Colorado News, Facebook, fake news, Latest News, marijuana, marijuana politics, marijuana sales, Medicial Marijuana, News, restaurants, social media, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, weed, withdrawal
McDonald’s PlayPlaces aren’t becoming pot places, not even in Colorado, the first state with legal recreational marijuana sales.
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April 14, 2018 blogger CDC, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Colorado News, construction, health care, Latest News, marijuana, marijuana in Colorado, marijuana politics, Medicial Marijuana, News, oil and gas, restaurants, Retail, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, weed, withdrawal
The results are not surprising, if you’ve ever worked in these industries.
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April 13, 2018 blogger cannabis, Colorado News, Cory Gardner, Denver, Jeff Sessions, Latest News, marijuana, marijuana politics, Maryland, Medicial Marijuana, National Politics, News, politics, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, Trump Administration, Twitter, Washington, weed, withdrawal
Politicians and cannabis industry insiders, alike, were surprised Monday morning by Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner’s announcement that he has struck a deal with President Donald J. Trump that would protect states’ marijuana laws from federal interference.
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April 12, 2018 blogger cannabis, CBD, Colorado News, farming, hemp, hemp extracts, Latest News, Local Politics, marijuana, marijuana politics, Medicial Marijuana, Mitch McConnell, National Politics, News, politics, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, U.S. Senate, weed, withdrawal
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s Hemp Farming Act of 2018 aims to establish hemp as an agricultural commodity, protect state regimes, add crop insurance, and bolster research. And right off the bat, the bill quashes questions about whether those hemp-derived CBD-rich extracts are indeed legal:
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