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August 9, 2021 blogger Business, crime, drug possession, drugs, marijuana crime, marijuana grows, marijuana politics, Medicial Marijuana, Oklahoma, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, weed, withdrawal
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostCrews head back to work after a lunch break in the fields at Tribe Collective in Okemah, Oklahoma, on July 27, 2021. OKEMAH, Okla. — Chip Baker surveyed a vast field on the outskirts of an old hay farm an hour east of Oklahoma City, his ponytail waving in the thick, […]
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June 20, 2021 blogger Alaska, Colorado Legislature, Colorado Politics, Democrats, donald trump, Gary Johnson, hillary clinton, marijuana politics, Medicial Marijuana, politics, republicans, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, weed, withdrawal, wyoming
The United States’ third-largest political party — what its main founder considered “the last, best hope for freedom in America” — took root a half-century ago in a living room in Westminster. The TV flickered on, David Nolan would later recall, as the then-28-year-old advertising executive and his wife gathered in their duplex with three friends […]
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May 27, 2021 blogger Business, Colorado Legislature, drugs, marijuana politics, Medicial Marijuana, politics, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, THC, weed, withdrawal
The Colorado House of Representatives passed the state’s most substantial marijuana regulation policy since legalization on Thursday, intending to crack down on youth access to high-potency THC products and tighten rules for the medical marijuana market. HB21-1317 passed overwhelmingly, 56-8, and moves on to the state Senate, where it is also expected to pass. The […]
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April 20, 2021 blogger cannabis, Colorado News, Ed Perlmutter, Latest News, marijuana, Marijuana Business, marijuana politics, Medicial Marijuana, News, politics, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, U.S. House, U.S. Senate, weed, withdrawal
The SAFE Banking Act has been introduced every Congress since 2013 by Rep. Ed Perlmutter. On Monday, the House passed the bill that would allow credit unions and banks to work with cannabis companies, but the Senate will be the true test.
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December 29, 2020 blogger Business, cannabis, Colorado News, coronavirus, election, employment, Latest News, Lifestyle, marijuana, Marijuana Business, marijuana culture, marijuana in Colorado, Marijuana News, marijuana politics, marijuana sales, Medicial Marijuana, National Cannabis Industry Association, News, online shopping, politics, Regulations, Retail, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, technology, Things To Do, vaping, weed, withdrawal
Colorado’s marijuana industry experienced a banner year in 2020 — not in spite of the COVID-19 pandemic, but because of it.
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December 4, 2020 blogger cannabis, Latest News, marijuana, marijuana nation world, Marijuana News, marijuana politics, Medicial Marijuana, National News, News, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, weed, withdrawal
The Democratic-controlled House on Friday approved a bill to decriminalize and tax marijuana at the federal level, reversing what supporters called a failed policy of criminalization of pot use and taking steps to address racial disparities in enforcement of federal drug laws.
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May 12, 2020 blogger cannabis, Colorado News, congress, coronavirus, economic impact of coronavirus, Ed Perlmutter, Health, Jared Polis, Latest News, manufacturing, marijuana, Marijuana News, marijuana politics, Medicial Marijuana, Nancy Pelosi, National Cannabis Industry Association, National Politics, News, politics, pot banking, Senate, small business, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, weed, withdrawal
Cannabis industry advocates applauded House Democrats on Tuesday after a new $3 trillion federal stimulus bill included provisions to allow marijuana businesses access to banking.
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February 20, 2020 blogger cannabis, Colorado Politics, employment, jobs, Latest News, marijuana, Marijuana News, marijuana politics, medical marijuana, Medicial Marijuana, News, politics, state legislature, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, weed, withdrawal
Colorado legislators decided Wednesday not to advance a bill that aimed to protect employees from being fired for using marijuana in their personal time.
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February 17, 2020 blogger Business, cannabis, Cory Gardner, credit unions, Doug Lamborn, Ed Perlmutter, investment, Ken Buck, Latest News, marijuana, Marijuana Business, marijuana in Colorado, marijuana politics, Medicial Marijuana, money, News, politics, pot banking, Republican, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, weed, withdrawal
Twelve members of the U.S. House of Representatives, including two from Colorado, are publicly pushing back against a federal bill that would give legal cannabis businesses access to banking services.
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January 30, 2020 blogger Business, cannabis, Colorado Marijuana Enforcement Division, Culture, diversity, infrastructure, Latest News, licensing, marijuana, Marijuana Business, marijuana politics, Marijuana social use, Medicial Marijuana, News, race, social consumption, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, unemployment, weed, withdrawal
Regulators at the state level and in Denver are tackling new initiatives to improve social equity in Colorado’s cannabis industry — even if they’re still figuring out exactly what that looks like.
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