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Op-ed from Colo. Springs: “Goodbye and good riddance to the annual 4/20 pot party in downtown Denver”
City and county officials have shut Denver’s 4/20 organizers down, “showing authorities throughout the country they need not tolerate mass displays of mayhem wrapped in the First Amendment.”
“He lied to me”: Trump’s budget lets down families hit by drug addiction crisis
Trump’s budget proposal cuts insurance coverage for addiction treatment and funding for research and prevention, moves some are taking as a betrayal of campaign promises.
These 6 groups help vets get access to medical marijuana
There—s increasing demand among U.S. military veterans for safe access to legal marijuana for the treatment of their physical and mental ailments.
More disputed tax revenue used to fund scholarships for low-income Adams County students
Adams County continues to use disputed tax revenue from recreational marijuana sales to fund scholarships, recently announcing that 64 high school students in the county had been awarded more than $1 million in total.
IRS trawling state-run pot database to block Colorado marijuana companies from claiming tax deductions
The industry says the IRS is conducting an unauthorized criminal investigation using seed-to-sale database and overreaching its authority.
Largest, most rigorous test to date confirms CBD oil helps some kids with epilepsy
A new, rigorous medical study found that cannabidiol or CBD oil, a form of medical marijuana, cut seizures in kids with a severe form of epilepsy.
From chrysanthemums to cannabis: the “Green rush” in Salinas Valley
Fueled by the dream of marijuana riches, Salinas Valley, once the heart of the nation’s flower-growing business, has moved on to a new crop: cannabis.
Outbuilding burns in Foxfield; marijuana grow reported
Firefighters put out a residential fire, which was visible from Arapahoe Road, in Foxfield Tuesday night.
Thousands arrested for weed in California before legalization applying to have sentences, convictions reduced
It’s hard to say how many people have benefited, but more than 2,500 requests were filed to reduce convictions or sentences, according to partial state figures reported through March. The figures do not yet include data from more than half of counties from the first quarter of the year.
Denver 4/20 rally organizers receive 3-year ban after event left Civic Center Park trashed
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock’s administration banned the organizer of this year’s 4/20 rally from hosting the event for three years citing a series of violations at the marijuana celebration.