The Colorado cannabis industry has quickly gone from bud to full flower, as indicated by a new in-depth data analysis by the Marijuana Policy Group. Using a new “Marijuana Impact Model” they say is the first to “accurately characterize how this industry impacts the overall state economy,” the researchers confirmed the astounding positive impact that […]
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So Far, So Good: What We Know About Marijuana Legalization in Colorado, Washington, Alaska, Oregon and Washington, D.C.
October 13, 2016 PDF View the report. No In 2012, Colorado and Washington became the first two U.S. states – and the first two jurisdictions in the world – to approve ending marijuana prohibition and legally regulating marijuana production, distribution and sales. In the 2014 election, Alaska and Oregon followed suit, while Washington D.C. passed […]
So Far, So Good: What We Know About Marijuana Legalization in Colorado, Washington, Alaska, Oregon, and Washington D.C.
New Report Finds Massive Drop in Marijuana Arrests, No Increase in Youth Marijuana Use, No Increase in Traffic Fatalities, and Major Fiscal Benefits in States With Legalized Marijuana Tens of Thousands of People Spared from Harmful Marijuana Arrests and Collateral Consequences; $ 552 Million in Tax Revenue Raised in Colorado, Washington and Oregon As Arizona, […]
Colorado Hits Another Cannabis First With Certified Hemp Seed
Fruita, Colo. – Colorado is expected to reach another national first on cannabis Wednesday when state agriculture officials show off the first domestic certified hemp seeds. The Colorado Department of Agriculture has been working for years to produce hemp seeds that consistently produce plants low enough in the chemical THC to qualify as hemp and […]
New Coalition Fights to Keep the Weed Strong in Colorado
While a band of anti-pot crusaders work to cripple the Colorado cannabis industry with a proposed ballot measure that would render most of the state’s recreational products illegal, a well-funded super group, of sorts, has emerged from out of nowhere to unleash a vi… Read article here: High Times
Colorado Bans Weed Gummy Bears
Colorado governor John Hickenlooper bans THC gummy bears. Read article here: High Times
Grow Q&A: Stop Telling People To Move To Colorado To Grow Pot!
Have questions about growing cannabis? Our own cultivation expert, DannyDanko, is here to help with all of your marijuana grow concerns. Today's question is about moving to Colorado to grow pot. Read article here: High Times
Pot Matters: More Facts on Driving and Drugs in Colorado
A June 2016 study inthe Journal of Safety Researchconcludes that“polydruguse, rather than marijuana, is the most common cause of drugged driving in Colorado.” Read article here: High Times
Colorado Prosecutor Says Legal Marijuana Causes Majority of State’s Murders
While many Colorado officials have come forward over the past few months to declare that legal weed is working better than they ever imagined, some prosecutors across the state believe the legal cannabis industry is responsible for the majority of the state’s murder… Read article here: High Times
Colorado Cops Beg State Lawmakers to Stop Changing Marijuana Laws
In a recent letter unearthed byThe Denver Post, Colorado’s leading prosecutors and police officials are demanding that state lawmakers put a temporary hold on any additional legislative revisions to the state’s marijuana laws because they simply “c… Read article here: High Times