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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News
Headlines
/in Crime, Health, Legislation, Medicinal, People, Uncategorized /by AdminWipe low-level marijuana convictions clean?
That’s what The Denver Post editorial board proposes, noting that laws have “adapted to meet the realization dawning over America that marijuana is a relatively safe drug.”
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Cause for concern?
What President Trump’s pick for AG could mean for the marijuana industry.
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Cannabis and Alzheimer’s
Harvard’s McLean Psychiatric Hospital is partnering with Spier Family Foundation to research the potential benefits.
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Following the money
As legalization spreads, the Associated Press looks at which U.S. companies are getting into on the marijuana industry.
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Looking ahead
Will new legislature be more cannabis friendly?
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LEADership
/in Science /by AdminUsing nearly a million dollars from a state grant, the University of Colorado is studying how cannabis use affects drivers.
“Right now law enforcement doesn’t have a lot of objective tools looking at objective measures or biological measures that they can use at roadside,” researcher Ashley Brooks-Russell told 9news. “What’s commonly used or kind of the first line of defense is the standard field sobriety test. That’s not really well-suited for cannabis, so we’re looking to see if these tools might provide some better tools for law enforcement to use roadside.”
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Legal cannabis means early retirement for some officers of the K-9 kind
/in Enforcement, Legislation, Uncategorized /by AdminThe legalization of marijuana is forcing some drug-sniffing dogs into early retirement and prompting trainers and law enforcement departments to rethink whether to include cannabis in the list of substances dogs are trained to detect. The move comes on the heels of a Colorado court case that says that a dog’s reaction to what might be legal marijuana jeopardizes a law enforcement officer’s ability to initiate a probable cause search for any illegal substances.
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Headlines
/in Medicinal, News, Tax, Uncategorized /by AdminPolicy analysts says states like Colorado may have to rethink their taxing schemes.
Washtigton Post Article »
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.
Read More »
Elected officials, city leaders and other celebrate the opening of Terrapin’s sixth store, the first in Longmont.
Times Call Article »
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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Quotable
/in Banking, People /by Admin“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
/in Health, Tax /by AdminWhen 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
Vail Daily News Story »
With Sessions out, industry exhales collective sigh of relief
/in Businesses, People, Politics, Uncategorized /by AdminThe 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.
LA Times Article »
LEADership
/in Education, Tax, Uncategorized /by AdminLegal 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.
Denver Post Article »
In Case You Missed It…
/in Economy /by AdminFrom affordable housing to better mental health care, legal cannabis has made Colorado a better place to live.
Westword Article »
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