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Bob DeGabrielle, CEO of Los Sueños Farms, talked to Westword about the problems cannabis growers face when hit with severe and unpredictable weather. Growers aren’t allowed under Colorado law to move plants off the property during a weather emergency.
“From a bud product prospective, we felt like we lost about $7 million last year,” he said.
There is a bill in the state House of Representatives that would require the MED to create regulations allowing outdoor marijuana growers to make contingency plans when extreme weather threatens their plants.
Amen
Cannabis entrepreneurs are flocking to the Bible Belt because of its low taxes.
More taxes?
Newly elected Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman supports a cannabis tax increase to fund city programs.
Another first for Colorado
The state’s first licensed cannabis R&D firm is set to study marijuana’s effect on Alzheimer’s disease. MedPharm Holdings is the only company in the state that holds a marijuana research and development license.
Move to overturn the will of the voters
Initiative 282 would repeal Amendment 64 and remove language permitting recreational use of cannabis in the state constitution. Title Board hears the case today.
