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Support for legal cannabis at an all-time high

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Nearly two-thirds of American voters now back legalized marijuana, the highest level of support ever recorded by a Quinnipiac poll. Support for medical marijuana is even higher, at 93 percent, with only about 5 percent of respondents opposed.

The poll also found that 74 percent of Americans support Congress passing a bill similar to the one being proposed by Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., to protect states with legalized marijuana from federal interference.

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The evolution of Corey Gardner

Westword takes a look at the transformation of Gardner from marijuana opponent to states-rights cannabis advocate.

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Under the dome

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Another Colorado first?

Lawmakers have sent Gov. John Hickenlooper a first-of-its-kind bill to allow cannabis tasting rooms.

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But forget about marijuana delivery and social clubs

Like the floundering attempts to create marijuana social clubs, efforts to test drive cannabis delivery in Colorado stalled out in the Colorado Legislature.

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Pain relief without the high

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New study underscores need for more research on CBD and pain.

In case you’ve missed it, CNN and Dr. Sanjay Gupta, its Chief Medical Correspondent, have been running a series on medical marijuana.  After a recent episode on the benefits of using marijuana over opioids, Dr. Gupta published an open letter to U.S. Attorney Jeff Sessions.

“Before I started this worldwide, in-depth investigation, I was not particularly impressed by the results of medical marijuana research,” Gupta wrote.  “But a few years later, as I started to dedicate time with patients and scientists in various countries, I came to a different conclusion. Not only can cannabis work for a variety of conditions such as epilepsy, multiple sclerosis and pain, sometimes, it is the only thing that works.”

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The Denver Post guts Cannabist.com

Founding editor Ricardo Baca attempts to buy back groundbreaking site »

Bill would protect cannabis research

A bipartisan measure filed in Congress would protect grants to academic and medical institutions that conduct cannabis research »

Quotable

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“It’s because unemployment is virtually non-existent” in Colorado, said Curtis Graves, a lawyer at the council. “People cannot afford to take a hard line against off-duty marijuana usage if they want to hire.”

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Hickenlooper comments renew debate over role of marijuana in crime 

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Gov. John Hickenlooper, intentionally or not, stepped into the contentious debate over whether legal marijuana is behind rising crime rates when he said he would consider recriminalizing recreational marijuana if it were indeed proven to be a driving factor. Beyond the sensational headlines, however, the governor said the connection seems unlikely. And Denver Police Commander James Henning says he doubts that the rise in crime stems from cannabis reform, noting the data is inconclusive.

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“If a marijuana dispensary is burglarized, is that because it was a marijuana dispensary or … if it were a liquor store or a stereo store would it have been burglarized as well?” he said. “The data is so tough to nail down and say this crime happened because of marijuana. It’s just almost impossible to do that.”

Denver Police Commander James Henning

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Under the Dome

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Bills to allow cannabis delivery and dosing of medical marijuana at schools advance

Measure to allow dispensaries to deliver marijuana has passed House and awaits Senate approval

House endorses bill to let school nurses give students medical marijuana.

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Denver considers pot tax hike for affordable housing

The city’s 3.5 percent special tax on adult marijuana sales would increase to 5.5 percent, still far below the 15 percent threshold approved by voters several years ago.

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Dispensary competition heats up in Aspen

Two established Colorado cannabis retailers seek to compete in Aspen’s Durant Mall. The move would bring to seven the number of marijuana shops in the ski town.

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