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March 9, 2019 blogger Business, cannabis, Colorado Legislature, Colorado News, Colorado Politics, congress, democrat, Denver, drug, Ed Perlmutter, Latest News, Local Politics, marijuana, marijuana sales, Medicial Marijuana, Mick Mulvaney, National Politics, News, politics, Republican, Senate, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, Travis Mason, Wall Street, weed, white house, withdrawal
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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January 8, 2019 blogger Business, Colorado Legislature, Colorado News, Colorado Politics, Denver Politics, Latest News, Local Politics, marijuana, Medicial Marijuana, News, politics, State of Marijuana, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, weed, withdrawal
Denver Post reporters David Migoya and Jon Murray discuss their reporting in the three-part series “State of Marijuana” and how pot money has affected communities across Colorado.
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December 29, 2018 blogger Colorado News, Colorado Politics, Denver, Denver Politics, Latest News, Local Politics, marijuana, marijuana in Colorado, marijuana sales, Medicial Marijuana, money, News, politics, sales tax, State of Marijuana, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, weed, withdrawal
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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December 29, 2018 blogger Business, Colorado Legislature, Colorado News, Colorado Politics, Latest News, Local Politics, marijuana, marijuana in Colorado, Medicial Marijuana, News, politics, State of Marijuana, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, weed, withdrawal
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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December 28, 2018 blogger Business, Colorado Legislature, Colorado News, Colorado Politics, infrastructure, Latest News, Local Politics, marijuana, marijuana politics, marijuana sales, marijuana taxes, Medicial Marijuana, News, politics, sales tax, State of Marijuana, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, weed, withdrawal
Since its creation as a railway headquarters for the Rio Grande Southern Railroad in 1890, the town of Ridgway has often found itself dependent on the traffic that heads through on the way to nearby Telluride and Ouray.
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December 28, 2018 blogger Business, cannabis, Colorado Legislature, Colorado News, Colorado Politics, development, Latest News, Local Politics, marijuana, marijuana in Colorado, marijuana politics, marijuana sales, Medicial Marijuana, News, politics, sales tax, State of Marijuana, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, weed, withdrawal
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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December 28, 2018 blogger Adam Paul, Arizona, Business, cannabis, Colorado Legislature, Colorado Municipal League, Colorado News, Colorado Politics, Denver Politics, housing affordability, Latest News, Local Politics, marijuana, Marijuana Business, marijuana sales, marijuana taxes, medical marijuana, Medicial Marijuana, National Politics, New Mexico, News, politics, sales tax, State of Marijuana, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, TABOR, taxes, Taxpayer's Bill of Rights, weed, withdrawal
The roll-out of recreational marijuana sales five years ago has raised tens of millions of dollars annually to tackle a litany of local concerns — from paying for main street makeovers in cash-strapped small towns to expanding programs to address Denver’s opioid crisis and housing affordability crunch.
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December 28, 2018 blogger Business, cannabis, Colorado Legislature, Colorado News, Colorado Politics, Latest News, Local Politics, marijuana, marijuana politics, marijuana sales, marijuana taxes, Medicial Marijuana, News, politics, State of Marijuana, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, weed, withdrawal
If Colorado had a “pot desert,” it was the southeast corner of the state, a wide swath of fields and farms where U.S. 50 cuts through small communities such as La Junta, Las Animas and Lamar.
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December 4, 2018 blogger Colorado News, Crime & Courts, Denver Politics, Latest News, Local Politics, marijuana, marijuana crime, marijuana in Colorado, marijuana politics, Mayor Michael Hancock, Medicial Marijuana, News, politics, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, weed, withdrawal
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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November 17, 2018 blogger Business, cannabis, Colorado News, construction, Denver, Edgewater Police Department, infrastructure, Latest News, library, Local Politics, marijuana, Marijuana Business, Medicial Marijuana, More Business News, News, politics, sales tax, Sloan's Lake, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, weed, withdrawal
This weekend, thanks to its bustling marijuana trade, this tiny city on the western shore of Sloan’s Lake will forge a new civic identity with the opening of a $13 million municipal complex complete with library, police station, fitness center and city offices.
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