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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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May 9, 2018 blogger Business, Colorado News, Colorado Politics, Latest News, marijuana, marijuana politics, marijuana sales, Medicial Marijuana, money, Nation World News, National Politics, News, politics, research, Retail, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, Tax, taxes, weed, withdrawal
A new report finds that legalizing and taxing marijuana boosts revenue for state and local governments, but not by much.
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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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May 3, 2018 blogger Business, Colorado News, Colorado Politics, Cory Gardner, drugs, employment, federal prosecutors, Jeff Sessions, Latest News, marijuana, Marijuana Business, medical marijuana, Medicial Marijuana, Nation World News, National Politics, News, politics, Retail, small business, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, Trump Administration, unemployment, weed, white house, withdrawal
A low unemployment rate and the spreading legalization of marijuana have led many businesses to rethink their drug testing policies for the first time in decades. A small but increasing number are simply no longer testing for pot.
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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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President Donald Trump’s personal attorney, whose business dealings are being investigated by the FBI, and the lawyer’s father-in-law have lent $26 million in recent years to a taxi mogul who is shifting into the legalized marijuana industry, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press.
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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 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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