Expected to take effect in 2018, a new Colorado program will handle state-approved research and development licenses for medical marijuana. But even though the bill passed months ago, its statutory language is still getting tweaked, and there may be revisions next legislative session.
Starting October 1, The Marijuana Enforcement Division will prohibit the production or sale of edibles in the shape of a human, animal or fruit for medical and retail marijuana infused product manufacturers and dispensaries.
In May, as we’ve reported, Michael McCarron was arrested on a methamphetamine charge, even though he’s never knowingly possessed the substance, because a small amount of marijuana in his possession registered positive for meth according to two field test kits known as NIKs. Now, an examination at a lab shows that the cannabis wasn’t laced with meth after all.
Cannabis consumers in Nevada thought they were handed a small victory earlier this week after the state’s Legislative Counsel Bureau released an opinion stating no state law prohibits local governments from permitting pot consumption in businesses. However, that optimism was quickly diluted by Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval
On top of plant counts, Pueblo residents must deal with restrictions on the size of their growing operations.
Andrew Freedman lost his job in January, but it wasn’t due to poor performance. In fact, the Colorado Director of Marijuana Coordination was let go for just the opposite reason: He’d been hired to implement the state’s framework of rules and industry regulations for recreational marijuana, and he’d done such a good job that the state was eliminating the job entirely.
Chocolope’s bright color and old-school characteristics have made it a favorite for occasional users and anyone who smoked pot thirty years ago. DNA Genetics, a cannabis breeder based in the Netherlands, created the strain in the 1980s, when high-quality genetics were just starting to hit the mainstream consumer.
Left Hand Hemp wants to make hempcrete more mainstream by teaching you how to build with it.
A reader has become paranoid ever since she started smoking pot, worrying that her coworkers think she’s high because of red eyes from staring at the computer screen.
Changes to Colorado’s cannabis industry are on the horizon. The Marijuana Enforcement Division has been holding meetings for industry stakeholders and government officials in order to iron out the details of recently passed laws and new regulations, and the public is encouraged to attend those meetings and provide input.
Check out some of these beautiful pictures of outdoor plants from Colorado’s sun-bathed cannabis grows.
Late on September 6, the U.S. House of Representatives’ rules committee blocked floor consideration of an amendment that would have prevented the Department of Justice and Attorney General Jeff Sessions from interfering with state-legal medical marijuana. Many in the House opposed the move, as do many readers.
At the end of April, Jeff Hunt, director of the Centennial Institute, launched a campaign to end Denver’s 4/20 rally. In response, rally attorney and activist Rob Corry challenged Hunt to a debate. The two will finally meet up to discuss marijuana on October 6.
Incredibles, known for its cannabis-infused candy bars and concentrates, has announced plans to expand into multiple states across the country with medical and recreational marijuana programs.
Last night, September 6, the U.S. House of Representatives’ rules committee blocked floor consideration of an amendment that would have prevented the Department of Justice, headed by pot-hating Attorney General Jeff Sessions, from interfering with state-legal medical marijuana. When something similar happened this past June, the Marijuana Majority’s Tom Angell, a major national voice for progressive cannabis policies, branded the development a “gigantic nothingburger” despite claims to the contrary by Smart Approaches to Marijuana, an anti-legalization group headed by recent Westword profile subject Kevin Sabet. But to Angell, the latest development is reason for much more concern.
A reader hasn’t experienced any pain relief from cannabis-infused tinctures and transdermal patches and wants to know why.
With so many dispensaries already in the Mile High area, it can be tough to know who’s new.
Lamb’s Bread is a classic strain doesn’t need any exotic flavors or frills to demand your respect.
Instead of creating its own edibles, tinctures, topicals and vaporizer cartridges, Bronnor creates them for other companies that don’t have manufacturing facilities in Colorado.
Is there any weed out there that won’t kill your memory?
Are you enjoying a real Rocky Mountain high this Labor Day weekend? Dispensaries report that Labor Day weekend is their biggest weekend of the year, as tourists and Coloradans alike get ready to enjoy cannabis when enjoying the great outdoors. But some readers don’t appreciate encountering marijuana fans on the…
Colorado’s cannabis industry got plenty of national attention in August, largely because of an op-ed in USA Today headlined “Marijuana Devastated Colorado, Don’t Legalize It Nationally.” But our readers disagree.
