Author: Byron Pelton
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Colorado is turning its back on agriculture | PODIUM
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Colorado’s farmers and ranchers already face significant challenges, including volatile commodity prices, rising input costs, labor shortages and unpredictable weather. They should not also have to contend with a state legislature that increasingly seeks to regulate how they protect crops and livestock. Yet that is precisely what Senate Bills 26-062 and 26-065 represent: a top-down…
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Bill enhances consumer info, youth protections for marijuana, mushrooms | OPINION
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Judy Amabile Byron Pelton Kyle Brown (function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:11095963150525286,size:[0, 0],id:”ld-2426-4417″});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=”//cdn2.lockerdomecdn.com/_js/ajs.js”;j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,”script”,”ld-ajs”); Anthony Hartsook In 2012, Colorado voters passed Amendment 64 legalizing marijuana use by those 21 and older. One justification for this policy change was the “health and public safety of our citizens” and promise regulations would “ensure that consumers are informed and protected.” But legal, by…
