politics
Second statewide psychedelics measure “very unlikely” to make November ballot
Coloradans will likely only see one psilocybin-related measure on the November ballot, after a battle between opposing, citizen-led campaigns to either legalize or decriminalize psychedelics appears to be nearing a close.
Why some of Colorado’s foremost shrooms advocates won’t be voting to legalize psilocybin
To legalize or decriminalize? That would be the question facing Colorado voters if two competing psilocybin measures make the November ballot.
Colorado voters will be asked to legalize magic mushrooms in November
Colorado voters will be asked in November to decide whether or not to legalize psychedelic mushrooms and healing centers where they can be administered to the public.
Colorado regulators won’t sanction job-seekers with out-of-state marijuana convictions, Polis orders
Gov. Jared Polis on Thursday vowed by executive order that Colorado will not hold out-of-state convictions for most marijuana-related offenses against people applying for professional licenses here.
Massachusetts lawmakers looking to strike unconstitutional Controlled Substances Act
Related Articles Lawmakers are about to weed out a law that’s overgrown its usefulness. A seldom used and apparently unconstitutional part of the General Laws may soon be stricken, if an outside section of the state Senate’s fiscal 2023 budgets makes it past muster during Tuesday’s debate. “This court concluded that the assessment of the […]
Four towns just said no to marijuana sales, but how strong is rural Colorado’s distaste for weed?
Related Articles HOOPER — Charlie Williams doesn’t believe there should be stores selling pot in his tiny town deep in the San Luis Valley. The 67-year-old pastor isn’t alone. Two dozen of his fellow residents joined him last month in successfully turning down — 25 to 18 — a measure that would have allowed recreational […]
Colorado marijuana industry regulators under fire as underage sales checks nosedive
Related Articles On about 600 occasions in 2019, state marijuana industry regulators sent hired operatives, aged 18 to 20, into Colorado dispensaries to check that the law barring sales to people under 21 was being followed. Then the COVID-19 pandemic hit, and in 2020 state regulators reported only 118 of those checks. Last year, the […]
House lawmakers give weed the green light at the federal level
Related Articles Lawmakers in Washington late last week passed a bill through the House that would see marijuana declassified at the federal level. “The criminalization of marijuana is inherently racist in its enforcement, unscientific in its foundation, and out of step with public opinion and the law in 18 states,” U.S. Rep. Katherine Clark said […]
Massachusetts Senate passes sweeping pot reform bill
Related Articles The state Senate passed a sweeping cannabis bill that aims to clarify some terms of a ballot initiative first passed by voters in 2016, while promoting equity in the industry. “Unfortunately, many barriers continue to prevent those historically harmed by marijuana prohibition from entering the industry,” said Senate President Karen Spilka, D-Ashland, adding […]
Medical marijuana laws in Colorado will be more strict starting Jan. 1. Here’s how.
Colorado will impose stricter rules for the purchase of medical marijuana starting Jan. 1 following several months of deliberation over how to execute a new state law meant largely to limit young people’s access to and abuse of high-potency THC products.