Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet in a letter to the White House
Colorado cannabis industry needs more investment dollars
Lewis Koski, the former director of Colorado’s Marijuana Enforcement Division, writes about why Colorado needs to loosen its investment regulations.
“The Colorado cannabis market has been viewed by many as a model for legalization. That model is at a critical turning point as other states and countries close in on the accomplishments achieved in Colorado. Large markets like California, Massachusetts, and Canada are well down to the road to implementing legalization and doing so with an open mindset that seems to be slipping in the Centennial State.”
Oakland-based Hound Labs CEO Mike Lynn
About the breath test his company has developed to detect THC.
~ Tim Gorman
Director of the federally funded anti-marijuana police organization
Rocky Mountain High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area.
Chuck Smith, CEO of Dixie Brands, Inc., and president of Colorado Leads.
“I’m actually kind of thrilled to see there are a lot of lobbyists at the table right now. We are representing businesses that are trying to run a business. Marijuana is the single most heavily regulated industry in the world. More than alcohol. More than oil and gas. Far more than any other substance in commerce today.”– Lobbyist Cindy Sovine
The Republican former Speaker of the House has joined the advisory board of Acreage Holdings, a company that cultivates, processes and dispenses cannabis in 11 U.S. states. Boehner’s endorsement, after saying nine years ago he was “unalterably opposed” to legalization, could be considered a watershed event: Marijuana has gone mainstream.
“Over the last 10 or 15 years, the American people’s attitudes have changed dramatically,” he said in an interview. “I find myself in that same position.”