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Colorado issues public health advisory after pesticide found on certain marijuana products

The advisory cited “potentially unsafe pesticide residue” on marijuana flower, trim, concentrates, and infused-products cultivated by Mile High Medical LLC dba MMJ America Uptown.

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CBD is getting buzz, but does it work? And is it legal?

With CBD showing up everywhere, U.S. regulators announced Tuesday they are exploring ways the marijuana extract could be used legally in foods, dietary supplements and cosmetics.

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Denver company avoids Colorado ban on publicly traded pot companies

As Colorado’s legislature considers whether to allow publicly traded cannabis companies to operate in the state, one such company in Denver has been doing so for months.

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Hemp entrepreneurs hear the benefits — and challenges — of booming industry at Colorado expo

The head of an international natural products association told a crowded room of hemp entrepreneurs in Denver Friday that their industry is forecast to generate as much as $45 billion by 2024 — but big questions and regulatory hurdles loom.

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Firms looking to invest big money in Colorado’s hemp industry

In its 2018 farm bill, Congress reclassified the hemp plant from a controlled substance to a crop like any other — leading to a large spike in investor opportunities.

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Marijuana banking bill headed to full U.S. House

Legislation that would provide federal protection for financial institutions that serve state-authorized marijuana and ancillary businesses passed a U.S. House committee on Thursday.

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Testing positive for marijuana won’t get you fired at more than half of Colorado companies, survey says

Only 48 percent of Colorado companies with “well defined” drug testing policies will fire a worker for a first-time positive test for pot, according to data collected by the Employers Council in November. That’s down from 53 percent in 2014.

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Marijuana industry would no longer be cash-only if this bill passes. And this time, it has a better chance.

U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter has again introduced legislation allowing marijuana businesses to use banks, removing a hindrance that has plagued Colorado businesses in the five years since legalization.

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Higher education: Colleges add cannabis to the curriculum

As a green gold rush in legal marijuana and its non-drug cousin hemp spreads across North America, a growing number of colleges are adding cannabis to the curriculum to prepare graduates for careers cultivating, researching, analyzing and marketing the herb.

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Boulder company conducting study on effects of CBD on brain injury

Boulder-based Real-Time Diagnostics Ventures Inc. is conducting a first-of-its kind study in the United States to assess the role of plant-derived hemp supplements containing CBD in recovery from traumatic brain injury.

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