Mixed Signals
From the White House
The conflicts between state and federal law over adult cannabis use are confusing at best. Add in an unpredictable presidential administration, and it can be difficult to know who or what to believe. This summer, Buzzfeed reported that the White House had created a special marijuana committee, which had asked agencies to submit “data demonstrating the most significant negative trends” about marijuana and its national “threats.” Add in the recent comments by Colorado U.S. Attorney Bob Troyer about Colorado’s cannabis industry needing more scrutiny and it’s easy to see why some businesses might be getting nervous. The good news is that while the administration has confirmed a special marijuana policy panel has indeed been created, Colorado Sen. Michael Bennett says the White House drug office has assured him it will be objective and dispassionate.
Colorado Leads member Native Roots is holding four industry fundraisers for 
Colorado Public Radio talks about the culture shift that has put marijuana up with immigration and the economy as a top issue in the midterms.
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock, a legal cannabis opponent turned supporter, has signed into a law a proposal to increase marijuana taxes from 3.5 percent to 5.5 percent to help fund more affordable housing.
In Pueblo, the city is using cannabis tax revenue to fund scholarships.
Meet Nancy Whiteman, a Colorado-based former insurance executive who created the state’s most successful edible marijuana business.
Listen to Jon Taffer talk to co-founder and CEO of retail cannabis chain Medicine Man Andy Williams. Find out how this cannabis pioneer took $150,000 and turned it into multi-million-dollar cannabis empire.