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Colorado Leads’ members . . . leading

July 29, 2019/in People /by Admin

Last week, the Denver Business Journal held its second Business of Cannabis event. Two Colorado Leads’ members were part of the panel: Native Roots represented by Director of Public Affairs Shannon Fender and Vicente Sederberg represented by Vice President of Government Affairs Jordan Wellington.

The focus was on “what Colorado cannabis companies and the ancillary businesses that serve them should expect in the wake of new legislation that was recently signed by Gov. Jared Polis.”

Qualified and use cannabis? You’re hired.

July 29, 2019/in Businesses, Employment /by Admin

More and more employers are dropping cannabis from pre-employment testing. And not just because it’s legal in many states. As The New York Times reports:

“Some employers have already changed their policies on pre-employment drug screening, and not just to address the dissonance in punishing someone for using a legal substance. With unemployment so low, companies are finding that testing for marijuana adds an unnecessary barrier in hiring top talent.”

NYT Article »

New administration, new rules

July 29, 2019/in Legislation /by Admin

Because of laws passed during Colorado’s recent legislative session, the Colorado Board of Health is “preparing to usher in one of the most expansive sets of MMJ rules that Colorado has seen in over a decade.”

Westword Article »

Another myth bites the dust

July 29, 2019/in Crime, Uncategorized /by Admin

Researchers at the United States Department of Agriculture’s Forest Services found that illegal marijuana grow operations on federally protected lands fell after states began legalizing it for adult use.

“Outright, national recreational cannabis legalization would be one means by which illegal growing on national forests could be made to disappear,” they found.

The Florence Nightingales of cannabis

July 29, 2019/in Education, Health, Medicinal, Uncategorized /by Admin

Colorado nurses have launched a hotline, Leaf411, to answer questions about cannabis. They said they expect many of their callers to be senior citizens, a growing user demographic that’s more likely to need health care and use the phone.

Westword Article »

Local News

July 29, 2019/in Businesses, Education, Tax /by Admin

The Louisville City Council approved two ordinances to send two November ballot questions to voters: one, to allow marijuana cultivation facilities in the city and two, authorization to impose an excise tax on those facilities.

Denver-area schools will split more than $14 million raised through marijuana taxes and lottery revenue for projects ranging from replacing roofs to expanding their buildings.

Denver Post Article »

Jobs, Jobs, Jobs

July 3, 2019/in Economy, Employment /by Admin

… but trying to come up with specific numbers is difficult because those jobs don’t show up in government employment data. This leaves American workers in the dark about high wages and job opportunities in the marijuana industry, experts say.

That makes 11.

July 3, 2019/in Legislation /by Admin

With the recent action by Illinois, more than 20% of the country now allows legal recreational marijuana. “Illinois’ new governor, J.B. Pritzker, delivered on a top campaign promise Tuesday by signing legislation that makes his state the 11th to legalize small amounts of marijuana for recreational use and the second to approve it through the Legislature rather than the ballot box. The bill, HB 1438, goes into effect Jan. 1, 2020.”

Check out the full story at CBS News »

Nearly 800,000 marijuana convictions will be expunged from people’s records in Illinois. »

Reefer Madness or Pot Paradise?

July 3, 2019/in News, Uncategorized /by Admin

So asks The New York Times as it looks at Colorado’s legacy as the first state in the nation to legalize adult-use cannabis.

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Medicine will never be the same thanks to cannabis

July 3, 2019/in Health, Legislation, Medicinal /by Admin

Cannabidiol can help stem the tide of antibiotic resistance.

“Antibiotic, or antimicrobial, resistance is where bugs such as bacteria can survive drugs created to kill them, making infections difficult, or impossible, to treat. Scientists in Australia found cannabidiol — the non-psychoactive ingredient marijuana — killed all the strainns of bacteria they tested in a lab, including some which are highly resistant to existing antibiotics.

Read the entire article here »

And maybe food, too…

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has exerted some pressure on the head of the FDA to develop regulations on hemp-derived CBD.

“While the 2018 Farm Bill included my provision to remove hemp, and its derivatives like CBD, from the list of controlled substances, CBD food and dietary supplement products remain in a gray area without clarification from the FDA,” he said in a press release.

Where do we go from here?