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Gov. Polis, Mayor Hancock celebrate first licensed marijuana hospitality establishment in Denver

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis and Denver Mayor Michael Hancock on Wednesday helped owner DeWayne Benjamin celebrate the city’s first approved social equity marijuana hospitality operator, Tetra Lounge. The lounge was approved for a hospitality license, meaning it will be a…

Colorado Lawmakers Want More Marijuana Industry Oversight

A group of Colorado lawmakers wants to increase oversight of the state's marijuana businesses, but the cannabis industry is ready to fight the proposal. Senate Bill 149, a nonpartisan bill introduced on March 7, proposes new reporting requirements for such marijuana…

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Colorado sets record with $2.22 billion in marijuana sales last year

February 11, 2022
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Colorado’s marijuana industry can celebrate 2021 as a record-breaking year with over $2.22 billion in sales. The new milestone follows a trend that’s grown since marijuana sales started in January 2014. Each calendar year has welcomed higher numbers, with the…

Colorado employers would no longer be able to fire their workers for using cannabis if a new bill passes

February 9, 2022
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Colorado employers would be prohibited from denying employment to or firing workers because of their off-the-clock cannabis use – either medical or recreational – under a measure introduced last week at the statehouse. House Bill 1152 would also require employers to…

Colorado offers cannabis entrepreneurs free business education through a new program

February 1, 2022
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Colorado’s cannabis entrepreneurs can look forward to a new technical assistance program aimed at providing education on business development within the industry. The Cannabis Business Office, which announced the program Monday, plans to partner on the initiative with Make Green Go!,…

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Colorado’s cannabis industry makes modest gains in minority ownership

January 25, 2022
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Almost 17% of regulated marijuana business owners in Colorado identify as minorities, according to new data by the Colorado Marijuana Enforcement Division, but one Black entrepreneur contests that there’s much more work to be done. “Cannabis ownership in Colorado is…

Wholesale Marijuana Prices Fall Hard Amid Sales Decline In Colorado

December 21, 2021
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Colorado marijuana sales and prices are both dropping, in what may be more than a seasonal trend. The Colorado Marijuana Enforcement Division's latest average market rate (AMR), a set of median prices for different categories of wholesale marijuana, fell across the…

Colorado Marijuana Tax Revenue Breaks Annual Record

December 14, 2021
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Colorado's annual marijuana tax revenue haul has already reached a new high for the seventh straight year, according to the latest data from the state Department of Revenue. The DOR's latest monthly report on marijuana tax revenue shows that November's $32.5…

Colorado to Require Four-Page Warning With Marijuana Concentrate Sales

November 24, 2021
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A four-page warning about potential health effects and criminal penalties will accompany marijuana concentrate sales in Colorado by the beginning of 2023, according to the state Marijuana Enforcement Division, but it's unclear how often those warnings will be handed out. The…

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Medical marijuana laws in Colorado will be more strict starting Jan. 1. Here’s how.

November 15, 2021
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New rules for buyers and sellers were announced this week 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…

Medical marijuana laws in Colorado will be more strict starting Jan. 1. Here’s how.

November 12, 2021
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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…

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Colorado voters reject marijuana tax hike, two other statewide ballot measures

Other measures would have reduced property tax assessment rates, required all state spending to go through legislature Colorado voters defeated Proposition 119, a proposed increase to the state’s retail marijuana sales tax that would have helped fund out-of-school learning efforts,…

How Does Legal Cannabis Impact Crime?

How Does Legal Cannabis Impact Crime?

November 3, 2021
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Cannabis legalization is spreading through the United States rapidly, with states initiating medical marijuana programs or expanding to allow adult-use cannabis. This year alone, New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut all voted to legalize recreational cannabis. Now, most states have…

Marijuana sales drop in Colorado after huge surge in July

October 14, 2021
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Medical and retail marijuana sales fell in August for the second consecutive year, while the state's tax and fee revenue also declined, according to the Colorado Department of Revenue's September report. Prior to last year, marijuana sales throughout the month of…

Proposition 119: Voters to decide whether to raise marijuana taxes to pay for out-of-school learning

Colorado voters will decide next month whether to raise taxes on recreational marijuana to help fund a new state program aimed at providing Colorado students with out-of-school learning opportunities. The program, called Learning Enrichment and Academic Progress, or LEAP, would…