Cannabis Tax Revenue Used to Build Schools in Colorado
In Colorado cannabis users are helping to fund construction on public schools, buying new roofs, boilers and security upgrades. How? By smoking weed of course.
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Lawsuit Officially Filed Against Colorado for Legal Cannabis
Among those who filed the lawsuit are six Colorado sheriffs, four Nebraska sheriffs as well as two county attorneys from Nebraska and Kansas.
Oklahoma and Nebraska: Time to Get on the Right Side of History
Last week, neighboring states Oklahoma and Nebraska officially filed suit against the state of Colorado and their laws allowing the cultivation and sale of marijuana for anyone over the age of 21.
Coloradans Still Support Legal Marijuana Sales, Poll Finds
Since Colorado voters approved Amendment 64 in 2012, and after the historic first sales of recreational marijuana began in January 2014, a majority of state residents still support legal marijuana sales.
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Hickenlooper: Marijuana Regulators Have Done 'A Very Good Job'
Two years later, eight months into Colorado's recreational marijuana legalization experiment, Governor Hickenlooper says he’s pleased with the way his state has handled voters’ wishes. "I think...
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Driving High in the Mile High: Colorado's Drugged Driving Law
Prior to Amendment 64, Colorado had a decriminalized outlook on marijuana while driving, meaning that getting caught with pot was the equivalent of running a stop sign. Now, getting caught with pot behind the wheel...
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Colorado Selling Over 10 Tons of Pot Every Month
The estimated annual market demand for marijuana in Colorado is roughly 130 metric tons, according to the first post-legalization study of the market.
Colorado Retail Marijuana Application Rules Changed to Open Market
It’s been exactly six months since legal retail marijuana sales began in Colorado, and today is the first day that retail marijuana business licenses are open to all applicants — not just those who previously held medical marijuana licenses.
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Pot Shops in Denver's Suburbs Fewer and Farther Between Than in City
Denver's 650,000 residents are serviced by 75 recreational marijuana dispensaries (1 shop for every ~8.7k residents). Whereas the 2 million living in the suburbs have just 21 recreational shops...
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Marijuana Is Going Great, Says Colorado Government
CO Gov. Hickenlooper opposed Amendment 64 but now he has no qualms with how things are. "If people didn't smoke before, generally they're not smoking now."
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Feds May Cut Off Water for Legal Marijuana Crops
Cannabis growers may soon find themselves with a lot less water if the U.S. government blocks the use of federal water for state-legal marijuana cultivation
Past Marijuana Convictions Could Be Sealed if SB 218 Becomes Law in Colorado
If Senate Bill 218 is passed, Coloradans could petition to have their previous marijuana-related convictions sealed if they would have not been crimes under current Colorado law.
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Marijuana Has Come a Long Way Since Last 4/20
What a difference a year makes. From 4/20, 2013, to 4/20, 2014, marijuana came out of the shadows of the black market and into the light of the mainstream
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Concentrated Marijuana Under Review in Colorado
Colorado currently allows adults over 21 to possess an ounce of marijuana for recreational use, but makes no distinction between concentrated marijuana and
Coloradans Split On Whether Pot Hurts State's Image: Poll
According to a recent Quinnipiac University Poll, 51% of overall voting Coloradans said that legal marijuana was bad for the state's wholesome image.
Yes on 64 to Host First Legal Marijuana Sale in Colorado
Leaders of Yes On 64 will gather January 1 at 3-D (Denver’s Discreet Dispensary) to recognize the first-ever legal marijuana sales to adults.
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CO 2013: Thousands Not Arrested, Millions of Dollars Saved
In it's first year of cannabis legalization, Colorado saved millions of dollars in law enforcement and court resources.
City of Denver Launches Official Marijuana Policy Guide Website
The city of Denver launched a new section on the state of Colorado website, specifically answering the FAQs for its approacing new retail marijuana market.