Marriage Equality & Legal Cannabis: Will the U.S. Make It Work?
The old saying goes “everything changes, nothing changes,” and in some ways the last few years in the United States have proved that human nature is strange but ultimately predictable.
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Colorado Supreme Court Rules Employers May Fire MMJ Patients for Private Use
The disconnect between the classification of state-sanctioned cannabis and the federal prohibition of cannabis has created another impossible situation for the law to resolve. The Colorado Supreme Court ruled on June 15th that companies can legally fire employees who use cannabis.
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Companies Can Fire Workers for Marijuana Use, Colorado Court Rules
Even in one of the country’s most marijuana-friendly states, smoking pot off the job and away from work can still get an employee fired. That was the unanimous conclusion of the Colorado Supreme Court on Monday, in a closely watched workplace lawsuit involving ...
Cannabis Carnival II Benefit Concert: A Night of Incredible Music
The June 30th benefit concert will feature headliners Medeski, Martin & Wood, as well as Everyone Orchestra, Quixotic and Rob Garza from Thievery Corporation.
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Marijuana Legalization: Bill Clinton And Tom Vilsack Note High Value of Weed As Cash Crop
If the legal marijuana industry is looking for accidental boosters, it may have just found two: U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and former President Bill Clinton. In remarks to the Clinton Global Initiative in Denver, Vilsack noted that cannabis has become one of the most valuable commodities in American agriculture.
Survey Data Shows That WA and CO Did Right With Cannabis Legalization
In Washington, the number of people who either like or don't mind the legalization of weed has reached 77 percent of the population. That's over 3/4 of the citizens, certainly a strong majority.
Colorado Teen With Disability Suspended For Medical Cannabis
A few days ago in Colorado, a teenage boy named Jaxon who has Dravet's syndrome, a little known condition that causes frequent and long-lasting seizures and strikes early in childhood, was suspended from school when his mother accidentally mixed up her son's school yogurt and home yogurt, which contained his cannabis capsules.
My Favorite Strains: Hell's Angel
Recently I had been hearing quite a few rumors around town about a wonderful and supremely dank strain of cannabis called Hell's Angel.
High Times Cannabis Cup 2015 Review: A Restrained Celebration
Just two weeks before the big weekend, MED issued a letter to all dispensaries that giving out cannabis samples is, in fact, a violation of state law.
Bud and Breakfast: The 'Airbnb' of Cannabis is Here
Thanks to Bud and Breakfast, weedists looking to get away from it all can enjoy a vacation where their weed consuming ways are not only accepted, but catered to.
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Colorado Lawmakers Scramble to Keep Millions in Marijuana Taxes
A year after Colorado became the first state to allow recreational marijuana sales, millions of tax dollars are rolling in, dedicated to funding school construction, marijuana education campaigns and armies of marijuana inspectors and regulators. But a legal snarl may force the state to hand that money back ...
Racism Persists Even With Changing Attitudes About Cannabis
A shocking example of this comes in form of the arrest and subsequent abuse of business woman Kam Brock — a black woman who was pulled over while driving her BMW through Harlem.
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Lawmakers: Edible Pot Must Look Different Than Regular Food
Edible marijuana sold in Colorado must look different from regular foods, lawmakers from both parties said Wednesday in rejecting a bill to loosen requirements. The rejection means that marijuana-infused cookies, candies and drinks must have a distinct look by 2016 - and that's for the item itself, not just the packaging.
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.
Interview: Ed Hass of Denver Hash and Beer Pairing Class
This Saturday, March 21st, Green Labs will be hosting a Beer and Cannabis Pairing class, combining one booming Colorado industry with another.
Weedist Destinations: Denver Green Labs Sushi/Joint-Rolling Class
The most recent event I had the chance to attend was a sushi/joint rolling class at Green Labs in Denver.
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.
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7 Stunning Figures That Sum Up Colorado's Marijuana Market
A new report from the Colorado Marijuana Enforcement Division helps to shed some light on the success and failures of the marijuana market in Colorado following its first full year of sales. Here are seven stunning figures that help sum up what recreational and medical marijuana legalization look like in Colorado.