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Former Prison May Be Converted Into A Marijuana Shop

August 4, 2014 at 7:15 pm / Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Marijuana Legalization

In a fitting encapsulation of how the tables have turned on U.S. marijuana policy, a former correctional facility in rural Colorado may one day be the site of a marijuana dispensary. Earlier this year, Nicholas Erker, an agricultural businessman from the region, purchased the High Plains Correctional Facility in Brush, Colorado, on the rural plains about 100 miles northeast of Denver. Erker has already put in a formal request to the Brush City Council to lift the moratorium on the [...]

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The Great Colorado Weed Experiment

August 3, 2014 at 7:28 pm / Cannabis News, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization

In January, Colorado defied the federal government and stepped with both feet into the world of legal recreational marijuana, where no state had gone before. For seven months Coloradans have been lawfully smoking joints and inhaling cannabis vapors, chewing marijuana-laced candies and chocolates, drinking, cooking and lotioning with products infused with cannabis oil. They are growing their own weed, making their own hash oil and stocking up at dispensaries marked with green crosses and words like “health,” “wellness” and “natural [...]

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A Toast? How About a Toke? Marijuana Is a Welcome Wedding Guest in Colorado and Washington State

July 28, 2014 at 7:43 pm / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Marijuana Legalization

Earlier this month, when Ellen Epstein arrived at the Devil’s Thumb Ranch in Tabernash, Colo., for the wedding of her friends Lauren Meisels and Bradley Melshenker, she, like the other guests, found a gift bag waiting for her in her hotel room. But rather than a guide to activities in the area or a jar of locally made honey, the canvas bag contained a rolled joint, a lighter and lip balm infused with mango butter and cannabis, along with this [...]

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Colorado Law Sets up Marijuana Banks

June 8, 2014 at 5:46 am / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Hemp, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

Seeking to move marijuana businesses away from cash-only operations, Gov. John Hickenlooper signed legislation Friday that tries to establish the world’s first financial system for the newly legal industry in Colorado. The legislation seeks to form a network of uninsured cooperatives designed to give pot businesses a way to access basic banking services like checking. But approval from the Federal Reserve remains a hurdle. Out of fear of violating federal law, banks don’t work with marijuana businesses. That has led [...]

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Texas Family Finds Haven in Colorado to Treat Ex-football Player’s Dementia

June 3, 2014 at 7:17 pm / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Hemp, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

Diagnosed with “mixed dementia” and frontal brain lobe damage, former Texas Longhorns defensive tackle Greg Ploetz had been deteriorating since 2005. In January, he looked at his wife and said: “Deb, please help me. I don’t want to be like this.” By then, he generally didn’t recognize anyone other than his wife. In February, Deb placed him in a memory care facility, where he continued on five “conventional” prescribed medications. The caregivers told Deb that Greg wouldn’t let anyone else [...]

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Colorado Passes New Regs for Edibles and Concentrates

May 29, 2014 at 8:32 pm / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Hemp, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

Last week, Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper signed a pair of bills intended to establish tighter regulations for cannabis edibles and concentrates throughout the state. The edible legislation creates a task force to design packaging and labeling to ensure pot-edible products are clearly distinguishable from regular food products, especially critical for cannabis-laced items like cookies and candy that can potentially appeal to children. Since Colorado voters legalized recreational marijuana in November 2012, nine kids have been treated by Colorado Children’s Hospital for accidental ingestion of [...]

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Colorado Symphony Wants You to BYOP: Bring Your Own Pot

May 27, 2014 at 7:50 am / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Hemp, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

In the one state where it’s legal to buy marijuana for recreational use, the Colorado Symphony decided this new era could usher in new supporters. At their fundraiser Friday, CBS News correspondent Barry Petersen reports people were free to BYOP: bring your own pot. “We saw this and it just seemed like the perfect opportunity to support the symphony, to also show that we support it in light of the recent legalization,” attendee Katie Shives said. “So, I’m going to tell [...]

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Homicide in Colorado Drops More than 66% after Marijuana Legalized

May 22, 2014 at 7:25 am / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Hemp, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana, Music

After dire predictions about what would happen if marijuana were legalized, new data collected from the Colorado Department of Public Safety suggests that certain crime rates have fallen by large amounts. As RT reports: Less than six months into the experiment that Colorado took up by legalizing marijuana, state officials have released new data indicating that crime has fallen across a number of demographics since January 1. The Colorado Department of Public Safety released data through the end of February indicating that not only [...]

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Colorado Recreational Pot Purchases Add $2 Million to State Revenue

March 13, 2014 at 8:49 am / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Hemp, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

The state of Colorado’s collected $2 million in taxes on the approximately $14 million in recreational marijuana sales since the drug was legalized and regulated. Officials will use the windfall to build new schools and possibly for advertisements against driving while high Colorado has collected a lot of green from the state’s foray into recreational pot sales. In January, the state collected about $2 million in taxes from the sale of approximately $14 million worth of marijuana, the State Department of Revenue [...]

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