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What the world can learn from the first country to legalize marijuana

March 28, 2018 blogger marijuana, marijuana nation world, Medicial Marijuana, News, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, Uruguay, weed, withdrawal

“It’s always hard to go first, but it’s not as hard to go second and third,” said the Brookings Institution’s John Hudak.

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In the murky world of D.C. marijuana law, “pop-up” markets thrive

March 27, 2018 blogger cannabis, Courts, crime, drug possession, Latest News, licensing, marijuana, Marijuana Business, marijuana politics, marijuana sales, Medicial Marijuana, Nation World News, negotiating, News, social media, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, U.S. Attorney's Office, Washington, weed, withdrawal

Some vendors believe they have found a workaround to the law, saying that they are only selling trinkets and that the cannabis is included. Police call it illegal drug dealing.

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As Colorado auto deaths involving marijuana rise, CDOT is asking thousands how they feel about driving under pot’s influence

March 25, 2018 blogger car crashes, Colorado News, Colorado Politics, Courts, Crashes and Disasters, Crime & Courts, drugs, drunken driving, Investigations, Latest News, marijuana, marijuana health, Marijuana social use, Medicial Marijuana, News, politics, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, Transportation, weed, withdrawal

Amid a rise in Colorado auto fatalities involving marijuana, state transportation officials are surveying thousands of residents this year to better understand public attitudes toward driving under the influence of pot, with the hopes of blunting the increasingly deadly trend.

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Colorado’s New Belgium Brewery launches its own hemp beer line

March 23, 2018 blogger beer, hemp, marijuana, Medicial Marijuana, New Belgium Brewing, News, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, weed, withdrawal

New Belgium Brewery debuts The Hemperor HPA on April 2. The hemp pale ale blends hemp and hops for an earthy take on the traditional IPA and smells like, “a loud bag of weed.”

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Hemp operation opens in historic Lafayette Florist greenhouse

March 23, 2018 blogger Colorado News, hemp, marijuana, Medicial Marijuana, News, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, weed, withdrawal

An agricultural biotechnology company has launched a hemp grow operation in a newly renovated greenhouse space on the grounds of the historic Lafayette Florist.

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Five things Colorado should know about Congress’ $1.3 trillion spending package

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Congress this week passed a massive $1.3 trillion plan to fund the federal government through Sept. 30 and tucked into that 2,232-page measure — which President Donald Trump must sign to avoid a shutdown– are several provisions that will have an impact on Colorado.

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Colorado lawmakers fall short in effort to shield recreational marijuana from federal enforcement

March 22, 2018 blogger Business, Colorado Legislature, Colorado News, Colorado Politics, Cory Gardner, economy, Ed Perlmutter, government shutdown, healthcare, Jared Polis, Jeff Sessions, Latest News, Local Politics, marijuana, marijuana politics, Medicial Marijuana, Michael Bennet, National Politics, News, politics, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, Trump Administration, U.S. Department of Justice, weed, withdrawal

A $1.3 trillion plan to fund the federal government through the end of September won’t include protections for the recreational marijuana industry — a blow to Colorado lawmakers who tried to add that language to the must-pass bill.

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