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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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Under the Domes

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Cannabis-related bills are keeping Colorado lawmakers busy this session. Still in the mix are bills that would authorize marijuana as a treatment for autistic children, another that would let pharmacies sell CBD oil and one to let nurses administer medical marijuana to students.

In Washington, Congress rejected attempts by Colorado’s senators lawmakers to include protections for the recreational marijuana industry in the recently passed $1.3 trillion plan to fund the federal government through the end of September.

But anything is far from final.

CBD could be in the fast lane to Colorado pharmacies »

Colorado could allow people — including kids — with autism to use medical marijuana »

Diversity is coming to Colorado’s marijuana industry, business leaders and social justice crusaders say »

Colorado lawmakers fail in bid to shield recreational marijuana from feds »

Headlines

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Science backing cannabis benefits continues to grow

The latest comes from the esteemed Journal of the American Medical Association, Internal Medicine, which published a pair of new studies showing legal cannabis access reduces opioid abuse.

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Pot over pop?

The cannabis industry is already four times bigger than tobacco, closing in on wheat and expected to soon surpass soda sales.

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Filling the pot holes

With road construction season on the horizon, Denver says cannabis revenue will enable the city to repave an extra 50 blocks.

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Two new towns legalize recreational cannabis

Voters in Naturita and Berthoud have approved the sale of recreational marijuana.

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Craft brewer adds a cannabis twist

The brew master behind Blue Moon craft beer substitutes THC for alcohol in new brew.

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Quotable

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“Medical marijuana has changed my son’s life for the better. He’s able to live like a ‘normal’ kid again. He’s happy, he’s sleeping better, he smiles, he’s made friends, he doesn’t feel like an outcast, he doesn’t feel sick, his motor tics and seizures have improved, and he’s able to show the world who Q really is now. If Quintin’s Amendment can make even one more kid feel this way, it’s all worth it. That’s why we are doing this.”

– Hannah Lovato, mother of the third-grader behind efforts to allow schools to provide prescribed marijuana.

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Headlines

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Under the Dome

Tasting rooms, other cannabis bills advancing in Colorado legislature.

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CBD, the growing wonder drug?

New study indicates the oil used for pain, anxiety and seizures may also prevent relapses in alcoholics and cocaine and other drug addicts.

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Another study indicates cannabis-based products could help eczema and other skin ailments.

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Another Colorado first

Colorado lawmakers form nation’s first “Cannabis Caucus.”

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LEADership

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In it’s ongoing efforts to protect public health and safety, reduce consumer confusion and improve industry compliance with the state’s marijuana laws, the Colorado Department of Revenue has adopted a universal symbol to clearly identify all cannabis-based products that can get you high.

“Whether it’s used on retail or medical marijuana products, the universal symbol helps both consumers and non-consumers easily identify that a product contains THC and avoid unintentional ingestion,” said Karin McGowan, executive director of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. “We’re confident that the integration of a single symbol will help streamline our public health message, which focuses on the importance of educating yourself, young people, and out-of-town guests about what the symbol means.”

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The real science behind marijuana’s health effects

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Much of the success of marijuana legalization efforts across the country has been driven by science that shows its health benefits. But figuring out what research is real and what is “fake news” from advocacy groups can be difficult. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine cuts through the clutter with an extensive review of the scientific conclusions on the health benefits and risks of marijuana.

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University of Colorado pharmacist Laura Borgelt discusses the findings.

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Cannabis and pain relief

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Study shows that legal medical marijuana’s impact on reducing opioid overdoses decreases with regulations.

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Orthopedic group to team up with Colorado grower to study cannabis as an alternative to opioids.

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New study finds pot has little impact on brain

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Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder found alcohol is much more damaging to the brain than marijuana.

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In The News

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Just Say Yes

The New York Times magazine highlights the small Colorado financial institutions that are trying to solve the legal marijuana industry’s banking problems.

Cannabis and women’s health

A new study shows women with children still living at home are the most likely demographic to use marijuana for health and wellness.

2017 marijuana sales break 2016 record

Colorado officials report marijuana sales for the first 11 months surpassed the $1.31 billion recorded during the entirety of 2016. But the once astronomical sales growth rates are beginning to hit a more realistic pace.

Colorado Speaker of the House Crisanta Duran and Colorado Leads members met this month to talk about ways the cannabis industry can expand on its partnerships with state and local leaders to educate the public about Colorado’s responsible marijuana regulations. Colorado’s rules and regulations have become a model for the nation.