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Colorado marijuana sales top $106 million in November
Colorado reached just over $106 million in marijuana sales for November 2016, putting yearly sales totals near $1.2 billion with December stats still to come.
Man who flew through the air in Eagle County hash oil explosion pleads guilty to arson, DA says
A 26-year-old man who was tossed into the air by a 2015 hash oil explosion he caused pleaded guilty this week to fourth-degree arson — a felony charge — and faces up to six years in prison, prosecutors say.
Texas man suspected of stabbing marijuana store security guard, throwing rocks at cars in Pueblo County
A 28-year-old Texas man was arrested Tuesday night in Pueblo County on suspicion of throwing rocks at several passing vehicles before stabbing a marijuana store security guard who tried to stop him.
Adams County to take its fight over pot tax to Colorado Supreme Court
Adams County is not backing down in its fight to collect a tax on recreational marijuana sales, announcing Wednesday morning that it will bring its case to the Colorado Supreme Court.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren seeks to pull pot shops out of banking limbo
As marijuana shops sprout in states that have legalized the drug, they face a critical stumbling block — lack of access to the kind of routine banking services other businesses take for granted.
Vandalized Hollywood sign briefly reads ‘HOLLYWeeD’
LOS ANGELES (AP) — No, Los Angeles residents, it wasn’t your hangovers playing tricks on you. The Hollywood sign really did read “HOLLYWeeD” for a few hours on New Year’s Day.
Editor-in-chief Ricardo Baca says farewell to The Cannabist
Ricardo Baca, who became the first marijuana editor for a mainstream news organization three years ago, announced he is resigning from The Cannabist.
No change in Colorado teens’ marijuana use before and after legalization, study finds
Recreational marijuana legalization had no impact on how many Colorado teens use pot or on whether they think it is dangerous, but that could be because years of medical marijuana sales had already brought about changes in those measures, according to a new study.
Drug-related child welfare cases have increased in Colorado, but connection to legalized marijuana is unclear
Colorado child protection cases related to drug use have increased since the state opened recreational marijuana shops three years ago, yet it’s unclear how much the uptick relates to pot.