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Power-less in Denver

July 29, 2019/in Energy /by Admin

Electricity use by Denver’s marijuana industry dropped 8 percent last year. The change marks the first time that the industry reduced power demand since Denver began tracking it in 2013. In 2018, marijuana businesses represented 3.9 percent of the city’s power use.

As one CEO said: “More efficient operators are still around and continuing to make improvements and running more efficiently.”

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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.”

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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.”

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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.

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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.

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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.”