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New year will bring new rules for Colorado’s marijuana industry

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New labeling requirements and pesticide testing are among the regulatory changes recently finalized by the state Marijuana Enforcement Division. The rules, which also open the door for public-private research projects, are in response to statutory mandates passed in the 2016 legislative session.

“We tried to clean up some of the white noise that is out there,” Mike Hartman, executive director of the Colorado Department of Revenue, said of the labeling changes that are intended to help consumers with information related to public health and safety.

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Credit union resumes fight to service cannabis industry

The Fourth Corner Credit Union is back with a scaled-down strategy for serving the legal marijuana industry.

In Steamboat, it’s easy being green

With only three dispensaries in town, Steamboat Springs is set to surpass $10 million in marijuana sales this year.

What’s in a name?

What’s in a name? A lot of potential litigation as many popular bud names are tied to Star Wars and other protected works.

Medicine Man opens in Thornton

Four years after  the first legal sales of recreational cannabis in Colorado, Thornton gets a dispensary.

 

LEADership

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Source: https://www.facebook.com/CoVillageCo/

The Colorado Village Collaborative has opened Denver’s first “tiny home village” for the homeless,  thanks in part to funding from LivWell Cares, the philanthropic and community engagement arm of the national cannabis company, which provided the final donation needed to help close out funding for the project and ensure it was completed debt-free.

“We are extremely grateful to LivWell Cares for stepping up to give us the finances to complete this much-needed project,” said Cole Chandler, organizer for Colorado Village Collaborative. “We need a solution to homelessness beyond shelters, emergency rooms, and jails, and thanks to LivWell Cares, our Beloved Community Village residents can now take back their lives and their dignity.” 

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“There’s less crime, there’s less people in jail, and there’s money now earmarked for education,”

Television travel guide Rick Steves told Illinois lawmakers about the difference in states with legal cannabis industries.

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Upcoming Events – 12/6

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December 7  Cannabis Business Awards 2017
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December 7  Blunt Talk
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December 11 Aspen High Summit 
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December 17  December 17 Cannabis Consulting & Training Responsible Vendor Training Class
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Upcoming Events

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November 19 Cannabis Consulting & Training Responsible Vendor Training Class. Info
November 29 Cannabis Industry Associates Happy Hour – Wewatta Point. Info
December 1 Advanced Cannabis Extraction & Isolation Strategies. Info
Sundays The Mile High Marijuana Showcase. Info

 

Colorado Leads Members in the News….

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Amendment 64 Co-Author Brian Vicente on Colorado Legal Pot’s Fifth Birthday

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Chuck Smith, chief operating officer of Dixie Brands, talks about cannabis-infused drinks.

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Progress Big and Small

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Voters in Rocky Ford, known primarily for its cantaloupes, approved the retail sale of marijuana last week.  

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Things that Make You Go Hmm…

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Molson Coors Brewing Company is looking into possible expansion into the marijuana industry.

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Marijuana and Opioids

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Marijuana legalization in Colorado led to a “reversal” of opiate overdose deaths in that state, according to new research published in the American Journal of Public Health, writes The Washington Post.  While the results are preliminary, it is one of the first studies to look at the impact of recreational marijuana laws on opioid deaths.

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Larisa Bolivar, the executive director of the Cannabis Consumers Coalition, weighs in on the opioid epidemic with a guest commentary in The Denver Post.

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