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Can marijuana dispensaries stay open during Colorado’s coronavirus crisis? It depends.
In-person sales are limited to medical patients only; recreational customers must order in advance for curbside pickup.
Answering questions about Denver’s stay-at-home order and what it means for you
Answers to common questions about Denver’s new stay-at-home order, which is similar to “shelter-in-place”
A marijuana shop at your door: Home delivery in California surges amid outbreak
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD and HAVEN DALEY | The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — One company rushed to expand its delivery fleet. Another has seen sales triple. The global coronavirus pandemic has left millions of people locked out of bars, restaurants and theaters, but it’s been an unexpected boost for some U.S. pot shops. Marijuana […]
A pot shop at your door: Home delivery surges amid outbreak
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD and HAVEN DALEY SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — One company rushed to expand its delivery fleet. Another has seen sales triple. The global coronavirus pandemic has left millions of people locked out of bars, restaurants and theaters, but it’s been an unexpected boost for some U.S. pot shops. Marijuana users in the […]
Cannabis dispensaries are ‘essential’ businesses in San Jose during coronavirus lockdown, city says
SAN JOSE — Dispensaries and licensed cannabis companies can remain open through the shelter-in-place order issued by Santa Clara and six other counties, the city said Tuesday. So long as they practice social distancing measures, dispensaries are considered “essential” businesses, confirmed city spokesperson Rosario Neaves. “In our case in the city, we’re considering medical cannabis […]
Denver’s annual 4/20 cannabis festival canceled due to coronavirus
Denver’s signature festival that celebrates the stoner holiday of 420 has been canceled.
These 10 Colorado-made marijuana vape products might contain harmful additive MCT oil
The harmful additive was one of several that Colorado banned in 2019 following the outbreak of vaping-related illnesses in the U.S.
Colorado’s first licensed cannabis R&D firm to study marijuana’s effect on Alzheimer’s disease
A Denver-based company hopes to be the state’s first to study the effects of marijuana on Alzheimer’s disease, thanks to a newly available research and development license in the city.
More than 80% of Denver teens say they don’t use marijuana
The majority of teenagers living in Denver are not using marijuana, according to new survey data compiled by the city. Of the teens who do, the number of daily users has increased slightly. City officials surveyed 537 teens in Denver in 2019 to assess the effectiveness of the High Costs youth marijuana prevention program and […]
Marijuana use is rising sharply among seniors over 65, study says, and there are serious risks
By Sandee LaMotte | CNN The sweet scent of baking cookies wafting from grandma’s house may be mixed with a more pungent aroma these days. The smell of marijuana. The numbers of American seniors over age 65 who now smoke marijuana or use edibles increased two-fold between 2015 and 2018, according to research published Monday […]