Colorado nurses have launched a hotline, Leaf411, to answer questions about cannabis. They said they expect many of their callers to be senior citizens, a growing user demographic that’s more likely to need health care and use the phone.
Pain ReliefChronic pain is the most common reason people give when they enroll in state-approved medical marijuana programs. That’s followed by stiffness from multiple sclerosis and chemotherapy-related nausea, according to an analysis of 15 states published Monday in the journal Health Affairs.
Members in the NewsColorado Leads member LivWells buys a Fort Collins Infinite Wellness Center
Willie’s RemedyWillie Nelson officially launched his brand Willie’s Remedy and its first product: coffee infused with “certified organic, full-spectrum hemp oil grown in Colorado.”
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.
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.
Longmont gets first adult-use dispensary
Elected officials, city leaders and other celebrate the opening of Terrapin’s sixth store, the first in Longmont.
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.
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
As the number of states and countries legalizing marijuana grows, so too does the research into the potential effects on society. The common theme: legal cannabis isn’t contributing to society’s ills. It may even be helping.
One of the biggest concerns – and misconceptions – has been about the dangers of driving under the influence and what opponents contended was a rise in DUIs because of legal adult cannabis use. But a first-ever study from the Colorado Division of Criminal Justice shows the majority of Coloradans suspected of driving under the influence in 2016 had been drinking, but only a small fraction had used marijuana.
Another study set to be published in October found that workplace deaths dropped in states that had legalized cannabis. The researchers analyzed federal Department of Labor statistics, finding that the numbers backed the theory that if people use marijuana as an alternative to alcohol or painkillers, the risk of impairment on the job could be lower.
Seniors are the fastest growing demographic of marijuana users. But many in Colorado say they want more information about its benefits.
One of the reasons Colorado has managed to avoid a rise in teen marijuana use post-legalization has to do with aggressive, realistic and age-appropriate education campaigns launched on both the state and local levels. Colorado Public Radio takes a look at one of the efforts, the “Healthy Lifestyles 101” class being offered during summer programs in Denver public schools.
Cannabis industry slowly wooing banks
While most banks are still weary, some are finding ways to jump into the cannabis space.
State expands cannabis education campaign
The new “Responsibility Grows Here” campaign targets youth, tourists and pregnant and breastfeeding women.
‘Cannabis girl’ fights to operate cannabis gym
City of Wheat Ridge and Fit Cannabis Girl at odds over whether business is a gym or marijuana club.
Colorado’s Wana Brands, a top seller of cannabis edibles, has entered a year-long partnership with ultrarunner Flavie Dokken to break the stigma that marijuana users are lazy and to promote it as an effective training tool and pain relief alternative.
Races on Dokken’s horizon include the Quad Rock 50 Miles, Bryce Canyon 50K, and Mad Moose Crested Butte 105K. SNEWS talked to her about her alliance with Wana Brands and why she opts for cannabis capsules over other painkillers.
Cannabis 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.