politics
Marijuana education or illegal drug-selling? Instagram’s not sure
By the time they opened this spring, the founders of the Peake ReLeaf medical cannabis shop in Rockville, Md., had already created a social media following. They knew that promoting cannabis on Instagram — often the platform of choice in the marijuana industry — can help build a customer base. But it also can be […]
Does cannabis cost, or pay? CCU study claims marijuana costs $4.50 for every $1 it generates
Coloradans spend $4.57 to mitigate marijuana’s effects for every tax dollar it generates, claims a recently released study. Colorado Christian University’s Centennial Institute scoured 2017 data to try to understand the economic and social costs of legal marijuana, said Jeff Hunt, CCU’s vice president of public policy and director of the Centennial Institute. “No matter where you […]
Pot delivery one possibility as Colorado prepares for a year of change in marijuana industry
Colorado legislators will consider legalizing marijuana delivery and making it easier to invest in cannabis businesses, among other initiatives in 2019.
Denver will help expunge marijuana convictions for 10,000-plus people
Colorado may be the mecca of legal marijuana, but the state’s old drug laws still loom large. Now Denver Mayor Michael Hancock has ordered a “citywide effort” to vacate and expunge past municipal marijuana convictions.
Marijuana movement energized with Sessions out as attorney general
He described marijuana as a “very real danger” and has said its effects are “only slightly less awful” than those of heroin. Once, during a drug hearing when he was a senator, he said he wanted to send a clear message: “Good people don’t smoke marijuana.” So when Attorney General Jeff Sessions resigned recently, proponents […]
First recreational marijuana dispensary opens in Longmont city limits
Legal recreational pot sales within Longmont city limits began Monday morning with Black Hawk resident Tyler Worley’s purchase of 28 pre-rolled joints from Boulder-based Terrapin Care Station at its new store at 650 20th Ave. “That’s pretty cool,” Worley said about being the first person to legally purchase recreational cannabis from a retailer within the […]
Edgewater’s $13 million civic center, partly funded by cannabis cash, opens Sunday
This weekend, thanks to its bustling marijuana trade, this tiny city on the western shore of Sloan’s Lake will forge a new civic identity with the opening of a $13 million municipal complex complete with library, police station, fitness center and city offices.
Democratic state gains may mean tighter gun, looser pot laws
From New York to New Mexico, residents in a number of states can expect a leftward push for expanded health care coverage, gun control, education funding and legalized recreational marijuana as Democrats who gained new or stronger powers in the midterm elections seek to put their stamp on public policy.
Marijuana is emerging among California’s vineyards, offering promise and concern
SANTA YNEZ VALLEY, Calif. — It is the fall harvest here in this fertile stretch of oaks and hills that produces some of the country’s best wine. This season, though, workers also are plucking the sticky, fragrant flowers of a new crop. Marijuana is emerging among the vineyards, not as a rival to the valley’s […]
New attorney general must protect states’ rights on marijuana, Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner says
The next U.S. attorney general is going to have to respect the decision of Colorado and other states to legalize recreational and medical marijuana — at least if Republican Sen. Cory Gardner has his way.