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Countless Coloradans left out of Polis’ marijuana conviction pardoning

December 2, 2020
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Colorado
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Michael Diaz-Rivera was 19 years old when he was arrested in 2006 for felony marijuana possession in Colorado Springs. He had less than an ounce, but took a plea deal for 8 ounces or more to avoid a charge for…

Marijuana Licenses for Low-Income Entrepreneurs Closer to Reality

Colorado marijuana regulators are closer to creating new business licenses for eligible entrepreneurs who lack funding, with the micro-license applications expected to become available early next year. Securing a marijuana license has proven to be a costly, lengthy venture for a…

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis says pardons for marijuana convictions can start in 90 days

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill into law Monday that allows him to mass-pardon Coloradans with minor marijuana possession convictions, although he has not said exactly how the process will work. Lawmakers passed House Bill 1424 on June 15, the last…

Colorado Launches Array of Marijuana Banking Efforts

February 4, 2020
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Colorado
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After over six years of limited movement at the state level and with Congress currently stalled, Colorado lawmakers and other officials have launched several campaigns to provide more guidance and protection for financial intuitions that provide services to the state's…

Jared Polis taps marijuana industry veteran to lead Colorado pot policy. It’s a notable change.

Ean Seeb previously was a founding partner at a cannabis business consulting firm For the first time since Colorado voters approved legalized marijuana five years ago, an industry person will be in charge of policy in the statehouse. Gov. Jared…

A new era dawns for marijuana in Colorado. But some believe relaxed rules go too far.

The 2019 legislative session may one day be remembered as a turning point for the marijuana industry in Colorado — the moment it came to be viewed not as a challenge to be controlled, but as an opportunity to be…

Gov. Polis signs bill authorizing medical marijuana use for autism

A bill allowing Coloradans with autism to use medical marijuana was signed into law Tuesday by Gov. Jared Polis. The new law — HB19-1028 — adds autism to the list of disabling medical conditions that allow a person to legally…

Hemp Is Next: Colorado Wants More Than Marijuana Prominence

Already known as one of the country's marijuana capitals, Denver is a heavyweight in the hemp industry, too, and that status is on full display at the NoCo Hemp Expo this weekend. After five years in Loveland, the NoCo Hemp Expo moved…

Marijuana Bills Introduced in Colorado Legislature in 2019

We're over two months into Colorado's 2019 legislative session, and pot proposals have been creating plenty of buzz at the State Capitol. While bills to provide medical marijuana patients with firearms rights and altered-state DUI laws regarding marijuana use are as…

Meet America’s first pot governor, Colorado’s Jared Polis

The governor-elect takes office at a significant moment in Colorado for the cannabis industry. Jared Polis takes office Tuesday as Colorado’s new chief executive — and America’s first pot governor. The Democrat’s long-standing support for legal marijuana, his embrace of…

Pro-Pot Lawmakers Launch a Congressional Cannabis Caucus

Four members of the U.S. congress are banding together to protect the growing marijuana industry. A bipartisan group of federal lawmakers launched the Congressional Cannabis Caucus in a press conference at the U.S. Capitol on Thursday afternoon. Republican congressmen Dana…

Last Word: Research Is Yet Another Hostage to the Feds’ Short-Sighted Drug Policy

May 23, 2016
John Hollon
Opinions, Policy & Legal, Science and Technology
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Getting marijuana off the Drug Enforcement Administration's list of Schedule I drugs is the Holy Grail for the Cannabis Industry. You know why that is: As long as the Feds stigmatize marijuana and have it in the same category as heroin,…