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July 24, 2018/in Economy, Health, Medicinal, People, Tax, Uncategorized /by Admin

Hickenlooper on cannabis and autism

Gov. John Hickenlooper talks to Slate about why he vetoed a bill allowing medical cannabis for autism. Hint: He repeats the claim that “certain people (with autism) that have an inclination to bipolar . . . can take this high THC marijuana and it will trigger a permanent response. In other words, make them almost schizophrenic.”

Cannabis builds new rec center for Aurora

A new $40 million recreation center is being funded entirely by Aurora’s marijuana tax revenue.

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Legal cannabis credited for rising home values

New research by Economic Inquiry finds that legalizing retail sales of marijuana in Colorado increased housing values by about 6 percent.

Marijuana use on the rise, but not with kids

New state report shows cannabis consumption increasing in Colorado, but only among adults.

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LEADership

July 24, 2018/in Education, Health, Uncategorized /by Admin

One of the reasons Colorado has managed to avoid a rise in teen marijuana use post-legalization has to do with aggressive, realistic and age-appropriate education campaigns launched on both the state and local levels. Colorado Public Radio takes a look at one of the efforts, the “Healthy Lifestyles 101” class being offered during summer programs in Denver public schools.

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June 6, 2018/in Banking, Education, Health, Uncategorized /by Admin

Cannabis industry slowly wooing banks

While most banks are still weary, some are finding ways to jump into the cannabis space.

State expands cannabis education campaign

The new “Responsibility Grows Here” campaign targets youth, tourists and pregnant and breastfeeding women.

‘Cannabis girl’ fights to operate cannabis gym

City of Wheat Ridge and Fit Cannabis Girl at odds over whether business is a gym or marijuana club.

Members in the News

June 6, 2018/in Events, Health, Medicinal, Uncategorized /by Admin

Colorado’s Wana Brands, a top seller of cannabis edibles, has entered a year-long partnership with ultrarunner Flavie Dokken to break the stigma that marijuana users are lazy and to promote it as an effective training tool and pain relief alternative.

Races on Dokken’s horizon include the Quad Rock 50 Miles, Bryce Canyon 50K, and Mad Moose Crested Butte 105K. SNEWS talked to her about her alliance with Wana Brands and why she opts for cannabis capsules over other painkillers.

Pain relief without the high

May 9, 2018/in Health, Medicinal, People /by Admin

New study underscores need for more research on CBD and pain.

In case you’ve missed it, CNN and Dr. Sanjay Gupta, its Chief Medical Correspondent, have been running a series on medical marijuana. After a recent episode on the benefits of using marijuana over opioids, Dr. Gupta published an open letter to U.S. Attorney Jeff Sessions.

“Before I started this worldwide, in-depth investigation, I was not particularly impressed by the results of medical marijuana research,” Gupta wrote. “But a few years later, as I started to dedicate time with patients and scientists in various countries, I came to a different conclusion. Not only can cannabis work for a variety of conditions such as epilepsy, multiple sclerosis and pain, sometimes, it is the only thing that works.”

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Food for thought?

April 25, 2018/in Health, People, Uncategorized /by Admin

I’ll take some cannabis with that run

Some runners say cannabis and cannabis products make their long runs more enjoyable.

Under the Domes

April 11, 2018/in Health, Legislation, People, Politics, Uncategorized /by Admin

Cannabis-related bills are keeping Colorado lawmakers busy this session. Still in the mix are bills that would authorize marijuana as a treatment for autistic children, another that would let pharmacies sell CBD oil and one to let nurses administer medical marijuana to students.

In Washington, Congress rejected attempts by Colorado’s senators lawmakers to include protections for the recreational marijuana industry in the recently passed $1.3 trillion plan to fund the federal government through the end of September.

But anything is far from final.

CBD could be in the fast lane to Colorado pharmacies »

Colorado could allow people — including kids — with autism to use medical marijuana »

Diversity is coming to Colorado’s marijuana industry, business leaders and social justice crusaders say »

Colorado lawmakers fail in bid to shield recreational marijuana from feds »

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April 11, 2018/in Businesses, Health, News, Science, Tax, Uncategorized /by Admin

Science backing cannabis benefits continues to grow

The latest comes from the esteemed Journal of the American Medical Association, Internal Medicine, which published a pair of new studies showing legal cannabis access reduces opioid abuse.