The Louisville City Council approved two ordinances to send two November ballot questions to voters: one, to allow marijuana cultivation facilities in the city and two, authorization to impose an excise tax on those facilities.
Denver-area schools will split more than $14 million raised through marijuana taxes and lottery revenue for projects ranging from replacing roofs to expanding their buildings.
The Colorado State Board of Education agreed Thursday to allocate $401 million to 43 school construction projects – including some in Colorado Springs – under the program that is partially funded by marijuana state excise taxes.
It only took four decades, but Aurora has opened a new recreation center paid for by cannabis revenues for a long-awaited rec center in Aurora. More »
Marijuana tax revenues help Boulder County Schools expand the number of school nurses by one-third and add about a dozen nurses to the district’s high schools. More »
Denver has created an interactive map that people can use to track tax revenue from legal marijuana sales for city education programs. The purpose of the map is to “improve transparency and to help the public better understand how Denver’s marijuana funds are distributed.”
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
Legal marijuana is helping to solve hallway and classroom conflicts in Colorado’s public schools. That’s according to Allison Horton, a teacher at Denver’s Skinner Middle School, which is among 71 schools across the state that got money last years from the Colorado Department of Education’s Bullying Prevention Grant program. The program was created in 2016 after voters approved spending marijuana tax dollars on school construction and other efforts aimed at improving school health and safety.
Colorado cannabis sales exceed $5 billion
May sales figures pushed the overall sales of recreational and medical marijuana to more than $5.1 billion since adult use was legalized in January 2014.
Bill would protect federal workers in states with legal cannabis
Congressional proposal would bar feds from firing employers for marijuana use in states where cannabis is legal.
Keeping it green
Cannabis industry looks to minimize its environmental footprint with more sustainable packaging.
Industry taxes fund program for at-risk youth
New marijuana tax-funded program helps first-time teen offenders find alternatives to substance abuse.
Hickenlooper on cannabis and autism
Gov. John Hickenlooper talks to Slate about why he vetoed a bill allowing medical cannabis for autism. Hint: He repeats the claim that “certain people (with autism) that have an inclination to bipolar . . . can take this high THC marijuana and it will trigger a permanent response. In other words, make them almost schizophrenic.”
Cannabis builds new rec center for Aurora
A new $40 million recreation center is being funded entirely by Aurora’s marijuana tax revenue.
Legal cannabis credited for rising home values
New research by Economic Inquiry finds that legalizing retail sales of marijuana in Colorado increased housing values by about 6 percent.
Marijuana use on the rise, but not with kids
New state report shows cannabis consumption increasing in Colorado, but only among adults.
Colorado rules
A new report ranks Colorado as the best state in the country to start a marijuana business.
Looking ahead
Cannabis pioneers predict where the industry is headed.
Parents upset over veto of cannabis for autism bill
One of the three bills Gov. John Hickenlooper vetoed at the end of the session would have allowed individuals with autism spectrum disorder to access medical cannabis. Parents of these children said they were devastated by his decision.
Marijuana proceeds help fund record school construction program
State officials have approved the largest ever school building program, one that is funded in part by proceeds from legal marijuana sales.
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.
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.”
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.
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.
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.
For the record
The Motley Fool compiles “7 Jaw-Dropping Marijuana Statistics You Have to See to Believe.”