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Glut of marijuana in Oregon is cautionary tale, experts say

When Oregon lawmakers created the state’s legal marijuana program, they had one goal in mind above all else: to convince illicit pot growers to leave the black market.

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Hemp products now regulated like food ingredients in Colorado

Gov. John Hickenlooper on Wednesday signed House Bill 1295, which formalizes an 11-month-old state policy that applies existing food manufacturing guidelines to products such as hemp oil-infused coffees and hemp-derived extracts rich in the non-psychoactive compound cannabidiol.

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No ganja yoga yet: Denver denies license for marijuana spa, citing proximity to child-care center

A Denver licensing official says a business that hoped to open the nation’s first legal marijuana spa is too close to a child-care center — by about 20 feet.

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Greeley man arrested for pot trafficking had 412 plants in his basement, cops say

A Greeley man arrested for his role in an alleged drug trafficking ring had 412 pot plants growing in the basement. 50 of them were gifts, he said, out of the kindness of another person’s heart

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Man sentenced up to 12 years in prison for two armed robberies of same Denver pot shop

One of four men charged with marijuana store robberies in Denver pleaded guilty Thursday and was sentenced up to 12 years in prions.

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500 tons of marijuana was produced for sale in Colorado last year

Colorado’s marijuana shops sold 11.1 million edibles, 411,000 pounds of flower and a sharply increasing amount of marijuana concentrate last year, according to the Colorado Marijuana Enforcement Division’s 2017 annual report that was released Friday.

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New monthly high for Nevada pot sales; top projections again

Nevada marijuana sales continue to outpace projections, reaching the highest monthly total in March since recreational sales became legal last July.

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Women look to make mark on male-dominated marijuana industry

When Danielle Schumacher attended her first convention of marijuana activists about 15 years ago, she could count on one hand all the women in a room of older men.

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Los Angeles for tourists: Hollywood, beaches — and pot?

Recreational marijuana sales became legal in California this year, and the industry is targeting tourists as well as locals, with tours, shops, lodging and ads. “Just seconds from LAX,” says an ad for the MedMen chain .

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“Meg the Budtender” takes lead on new Colorado marijuana education campaign

Colorado’s health department unveiled “Responsibility Grows Here,” the latest public education effort that will include four targeted campaigns addressing consumers, youth, trusted adults, and pregnant and breastfeeding women.

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