Why Colorado needs to legalize cannabis delivery
A veteran who works with many disabled and terminally ill vets explains why he supports efforts to make marijuana delivery legal. And no, it’s not about being able to get pot with your pizza.
Read the Story »
Colorado Gazette backpedals on black market report
Earlier this year, the newspaper reported the black market for marijuana had dramatically expanded in Colorado since adult-use was legalized. Its newest report admits that isn’t really true because there isn’t a central, comprehensive data collection mechanism in place to track the black market. As the Department of Public Safety spokeswoman Patricia Billinger said:
“We did not have a definitive measurement of the black market prior to legalization and do not have a definitive measurement today, so at best we can say with certainty that the percent of black market activity in Colorado has gone down.”
Read the Story »
Cannabis Tax Money Funding Local Projects
The Denver Parks and Recreation department is receiving four million dollars in funding to get “projects done that would not have been done before,” said Scott Gilmore, Denver’s Executive Director of Parks and Planning.
Read the Story »
Education
Responsibility Grows Here,” the new public education effort launched by the state health department this week, will include four targeted campaigns addressing consumers, youth, trusted adults, and pregnant and breastfeeding women.
Read the Story »
Jefferson University seeking 100,000 medical marijuana patients.
The Philadelphia-based Thomas Jefferson University is working to build the world’s largest database of medical cannabis users to provide evidence-based resources for patients and caregivers.
Read the Story »
For the record
The Motley Fool compiles “7 Jaw-Dropping Marijuana Statistics You Have to See to Believe.”
Read the Story »
News
Headlines
/in Crime, Education, News, Tax, Uncategorized /by AdminA veteran who works with many disabled and terminally ill vets explains why he supports efforts to make marijuana delivery legal. And no, it’s not about being able to get pot with your pizza.
Read the Story »
Earlier this year, the newspaper reported the black market for marijuana had dramatically expanded in Colorado since adult-use was legalized. Its newest report admits that isn’t really true because there isn’t a central, comprehensive data collection mechanism in place to track the black market. As the Department of Public Safety spokeswoman Patricia Billinger said:
“We did not have a definitive measurement of the black market prior to legalization and do not have a definitive measurement today, so at best we can say with certainty that the percent of black market activity in Colorado has gone down.”
Read the Story »
The Denver Parks and Recreation department is receiving four million dollars in funding to get “projects done that would not have been done before,” said Scott Gilmore, Denver’s Executive Director of Parks and Planning.
Read the Story »
Education
Responsibility Grows Here,” the new public education effort launched by the state health department this week, will include four targeted campaigns addressing consumers, youth, trusted adults, and pregnant and breastfeeding women.
Read the Story »
The Philadelphia-based Thomas Jefferson University is working to build the world’s largest database of medical cannabis users to provide evidence-based resources for patients and caregivers.
Read the Story »
The Motley Fool compiles “7 Jaw-Dropping Marijuana Statistics You Have to See to Believe.”
Read the Story »
Quotable
/in Uncategorized /by Admin“Our philosophy is that cannabis is a tool, one of many healing tools. It should be part and parcel of an overall treatment plan,”
~ Donna Shields, co-founder of the Holistic Cannabis Academy in Boulder, Colorado.
Read More »
LEADership
/in Businesses /by AdminCannabis Cares helps former athletes prosper personally and professionally
The non-profit has two missions, one to offer services such as business training, legal and emotional assistance and accelerator classes to former athletes. The other is dedicated to research and education about sports-related injuries and opioid alternatives like cannabis.
Read the Story »
Support for legal cannabis at an all-time high
/in Legislation, News, Uncategorized /by AdminNearly 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.
Read More »
Westword takes a look at the transformation of Gardner from marijuana opponent to states-rights cannabis advocate.
Read the story »
Under the dome
/in Legislation, Politics /by AdminLawmakers have sent Gov. John Hickenlooper a first-of-its-kind bill to allow cannabis tasting rooms.
Read the story »
Like the floundering attempts to create marijuana social clubs, efforts to test drive cannabis delivery in Colorado stalled out in the Colorado Legislature.
Read the story »
Pain relief without the high
/in Health, Medicinal, People /by AdminIn 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.
Read his letter here »
Related Article »
Headlines
/in Businesses, News, Science /by AdminFounding editor Ricardo Baca attempts to buy back groundbreaking site »
A bipartisan measure filed in Congress would protect grants to academic and medical institutions that conduct cannabis research »
Quotable
/in Businesses /by Admin“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.”
Read More »
Upcoming Events
/in Events, Uncategorized /by AdminMay 19
CBD Seminar for Healthcare Professionals
May 20
Responsible Vendor Training
May 26
Hemp and Cannabis career fair
Hickenlooper comments renew debate over role of marijuana in crime
/in Legislation, People, Politics /by AdminGov. 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.
WTVR Story »
More »