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‘There’s a real attack on the industry’: Medical marijuana sales continue to drop in Colorado

September 5, 2022
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Colorado’s Department of Revenue says medical marijuana sales are continuing to drop. Experts are worried about people with health conditions having access to the treatment they need. They say patients are paying more in taxes for similar products at recreational…

Colorado marijuana sales decline to $146M in June

Marijuana sales in Colorado continued to decline in June and totaled just $146 million, according to the Colorado Department of Revenue. The total represents a less than 1 percent decline from May and a nearly 22 percent decline from June 2021. So far…

Inside Denver’s struggles to diversify its $700M marijuana market

Ari Cohen was set up for success in Denver’s trailblazing weed market. The New Jersey native had a successful career in the food and hospitality industry in New York City. He parlayed that experience into running operations for a multi-state…

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Proof of Lawful Residence No Longer Required to Own Denver Marijuana Business

Denver no longer requires marijuana business applicants to prove they're lawful residents of the United States, and state regulators aren't far behind. According to a July 5 announcement from the Denver Department of Excise and Licenses, the proof-of-residency requirement instituted in…

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Denver officials want to save struggling cannabis delivery businesses

Excise and Licenses Department proposes a bill that would permanently require stores to use licensed transporters owned by social-equity applicants Weed delivery has yet to catch on in Denver, but government officials are pushing dispensaries to drop their resistance to…

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. The Boulder Democrat wrote in his order, “There is a workforce shortage in Colorado. Employers…

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Survey Shows Marijuana Use Dropping Among Colorado Teens

Marijuana consumption among Colorado high school students dropped significantly from 2019 to 2021, according to a survey conducted by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. The CDPHE's Healthy Kids Colorado Survey is conducted every other year to monitor teen drug and alcohol…

Colorado marijuana sales dip to $153M in April

Marijuana sales in Colorado dipped to $153 million in April, according to the latest market data from the Colorado Department of Revenue (CDOR). Overall, more than $131 million in recreational marijuana was sold in the state compared to $21.3 million in medicinal…

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Governor Signs Law Calling for Intoxicating Hemp Research, Future Rules

Colorado's hemp and marijuana industries will soon have to hammer out rules for intoxicating hemp products and modified cannabinoids, two relatively new gray areas surrounding cannabis. On May 31, Governor Jared Polis signed Senate Bill 205, which calls for establishing…

Colorado’s March marijuana revenue highest of 2022, but still down from last year

Colorado saw an increase in its marijuana sales from February to March, but the figure is still lower than March 2021, causing concern for some in the industry. The marijuana industry brought in $162.5 million in revenue in March, $17.2…

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Marijuana and Hemp Industries Strike Tentative Deal Over Delta-8 THC, Modified Cannabinoids

This state's hemp and marijuana businesses want Colorado to create a task force to smooth a rift between the two industries. Although both are cannabis plants, hemp and marijuana differ in one key way: THC. If a hemp plant's flowers…

Four towns just said no to marijuana sales, but how strong is rural Colorado’s distaste for weed?

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 —…

Retail marijuana sales declining in Colorado

Colorado’s marijuana industry says it is seeing a “troubling trend” as retail sales decline for the second month in a row and medical cannabis sales dip to their lowest level on record. The Colorado Department of Revenue keeps a monthly…

As a Decade of Legalization Approaches, a Look Back at Colorado’s Marijuana Connection

Has it been almost ten years? The sky hasn't fallen, and Taco Bell hasn't yet won the fast-food wars. November 2022 will mark a decade since Colorado voters officially legalized recreational pot sales, yet our state's relationship with cannabis has…

Colorado Senate Rejects Attempt to Tighten Marijuana Industry Supervision

A Colorado Senate committee has rejected a bill that would have increased supervision of commercial marijuana businesses. Senate Bill 149 would have created new reporting requirements for such marijuana business violations as sales to underage minors, contaminated product recalls and black…