How high is too high? 5 years after legalization, Colorado struggles to test marijuana impairment for drivers
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — In 2014, when recreational marijuana became legal in Colorado, Matt Karzen, an assistant district attorney in Routt County at the time, noticed a lot of criminal cases coming to his office involving drivers...
Colorado’s marijuana tax revenue exceeds $1 billion; where does the money go?
Marijuana sales tax collection since recreational sales began in 2014 in May surpassed $1 billion, Colorado officials said Wednesday. That’s a major milestone for a burgeoning industry, which has sold more than $6.5 billion in...
New Colorado marijuana law addresses future of drug-sniffing dogs
Colorado’s Supreme Court on Monday ruled 4-3 that a sniff of a car by police dogs trained to smell for marijuana in addition to other drugs constitutes a search — which is a big deal that doesn’t...
Marijuana and community health the topic of Summit Daily’s next What’s Brewing
The Summit Daily News invites you to attend a panel discussion on the public health impacts of marijuana at 10 a.m. on Friday, May 24 at the Summit County Community and Senior Center in Frisco....
Marijuana tax money targeted for Colorado’s full-day kindergarten rollout
Colorado lawmakers have hit on a funding source to help struggling school districts cover up to $25 million in startup costs as they expand full-day kindergarten this fall: marijuana taxes. The money is expected to...
Proposed marijuana banking bill aims to move industry away from cash-only business
DENVER — Legislation that would provide federal protection for financial institutions that serve state-authorized marijuana and ancillary businesses passed a U.S. House committee Thursday. The House Financial Services Committee voted, 45-15, to advance the proposed...
Higher than ever: New study links strong weed to psychosis
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — If someone could time-travel back to a 1970s Woodstock festival and pass around a joint stuffed with top-shelf, Colorado-grown marijuana, the effects could shatter people’s reality. That’s because today’s marijuana strains, following...
Testing positive for marijuana won’t get you fired at more than half of Colorado companies, survey says
A recent survey has found more Colorado employers are relaxing their marijuana testing policies and fewer of them are firing workers who test positive for weed compared to a few years ago. Only 48 percent...
Cannabis advocates wary as Colorado considers e-cig limits
DENVER — Cannabis advocates are watching closely as Colorado lawmakers consider limits on where e-cigarettes can be used in an effort to combat rising teen use of nicotine-containing vaping devices. A bipartisan bill getting its first hearing...
Cannabis potency: Today’s products pack a serious punch
The THC levels in legal recreational cannabis are significant when compared with the black market weed from decades past By Lauren GlendenningBrought to you by Organix In Colorado’s legal marijuana industry, the selection of strains...
Dept. of revenue: Colorado pot sales crack $6 billion since 2014 legalization
Colorado marijuana businesses have sold more than $6 billion worth of weed and related products since a voter-approved measure allowing adults over the age of 21 to consume recreational pot took effect in the state on...
Colorado releases new report on health effects of marijuana
Coloradans are consuming more marijuana than ever, and as research into potential health effects continues to take shape, concerns are being raised. The Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (CDPHE) recently released a new...
Growth of Summit County, state marijuana sales levels off in 2018
In Colorado, marijuana has become a billion-dollar business annually, but the latest sales reports from the Colorado Department of Revenue show the sharp surges seen over the last four years are now leveling off. Across...
“Where’s all that marijuana money?” Colorado’s pot dollars help schools, but maybe not as much as you think
A big part of the 2012 pitch to convince Colorado voters they should legalize recreational marijuana was that the tax money would fix their local schools. Five years after the first sale occurred on Jan....
Colorado marijuana industry brings growth to ancillary businesses
Colorado’s green gold rush has its version of pickaxes and denim: businesses that support and service the cannabis industry but don’t get their fingers sticky touching actual marijuana. Colorado has become a hub for companies...
Hemp taking off as viable product, and Colorado entrepreneurs are at the forefront of industry
Rianna Meyer doesn’t like talking about herself. When prompted, she ticks off a list of milestones: joining the Air Force, becoming a firefighting captain, finding her way to the Antarctic by way of Thailand. Her...
First cannabis-based medicine approved by FDA arrives in the U.S.
For the first time, a marijuana-based medicine approved by federal regulators is available for prescription in the United States. The medicine, called Epidiolex, is used to treat seizures related to Lennox-Gastaut and Dravet syndromes, two...
Americans think cannabis has lots of benefits that science does not support
EAGLE COUNTY — People tend to think marijuana will do all sorts of things that science does not support. Dr. Salomeh Keyhani led a survey of 16,280 American adults, asking what they thought marijuana could...
Colorado marijuana sales since January 2014 reach $5 billion
Colorado marijuana sales since legalization in 2014 have reached a whopping $5 billion. According to figures from the Colorado Department of Revenue, dispensaries registered $122.8 million worth of medical and recreational marijuana transactions in May,...
Senate could soon vote on Gardner’s marijuana banking legislation, making it a states’ rights issue
The marijuana industry’s financial regulations should be a state issue, not federal, says Sen. Cory Gardner. Gardner, R-Colorado, and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, introduced legislation that would keep the feds from interfering in state marijuana...
