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As cannabis prices fall, states may have to go back to the drawing board

Policy analysts says states like Colorado may have to rethink their taxing schemes.

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10th Circuit to rule on cannabis workers protections

The appeals court will decide whether workers in Colorado’s legal marijuana industry are entitled to wage and hour protections under the Fair Labor Standards Act.

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Longmont gets first adult-use dispensary

Elected officials, city leaders and other celebrate the opening of Terrapin’s sixth store, the first in Longmont.

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State awards $2.7 million for studies on therapeutic uses of cannabis

One will research marijuana as an alternative to opiods for chronic spine pain; the other  will look at CBD and autism.

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“Every one of those dollars has to be proven to be a valid, legitimate dollar, and that is very labor-intensive. It is not that banks and credit unions don’t want to get in and serve this industry — they do — but the roadblocks are real.”

Cannabis banker Sundie Seefried

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Eagle County leads statewide mental health funding trend

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When Eagle County voters approved a 2017 ballot measure instituting sales and excise taxes on marijuana products with the proceeds dedicated to mental health services, they may have started a movement in Colorado

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With Sessions out, industry exhales collective sigh of relief

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The departure of Attorney General Jeff Sessions has sent cannabis stocks rising and calmed states an industry on edge from his tough anti-marijuana rhetoric. While acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker hasn’t taken a stand on the issue, marijuana advocates are hopeful they have  escaped the toughest scrutiny.

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Legal marijuana is helping to solve hallway and classroom conflicts in Colorado’s public schools. That’s according to Allison Horton, a teacher at Denver’s Skinner Middle School, which is among 71 schools across the state that got money last years from the Colorado Department of Education’s Bullying Prevention Grant program. The program was created in 2016 after voters approved spending marijuana tax dollars on school construction and other efforts aimed at improving school health and safety.

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ICYMI: How legal marijuana has benefited Colorado over the last five years

From affordable housing to better mental health care, legal cannabis has made Colorado a better place to live. 

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Jared Polis not only expressed support for the marijuana industry in his successful bid for Colorado governor, he made it part of his strategy to win.

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Legal marijuana wins big in other states….

The growing public support for legal marijuana was evident at the polls this month as Michigan became the 10th state to legalize adult use and sales. Voters in Missouri and Utah approved the legal use of medical cannabis. And more than a  than a half dozen states elected governors who support legal cannabis.

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That’s good news for Colorado companies like Colorado Leads member Wana Brands, which expects to be in six additional states next year.

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And then there were none….Sessions that is.

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Both U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions and  Republican Pete Sessions of Texas, the chairman of the House Rules Committee who’s been blocking votes on cannabis amendments are both out

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“Since Colorado became the first state to legally regulate marijuana, the national conversation has shifted from whether we’ll legalize to how we should do it.”

Art Way
Colorado State Director for the Drug Policy Alliance.

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