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Marijuana sales in Colorado fall 19% in January

Mar 10, 2022

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DAVID MULLEN The Gazette

Colorado recorded $151.1 million in recreational and medical marijuana sales in January, down 19% from January 2021, according to the state Department of Revenue. Despite the drop, January exceeded the total for every January since recreational marijuana became legal in 2014 except 2021, according to a report released Wednesday. In January, sales decreased 10% from December. Of the…
COLUMN | Beware The Gap: The drive to Denver has never been more enraging, risky or tedious | David Ramsey

Nov 21, 2019

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David Ramsey, The Gazette

You know the feeling. You search for courage, wisdom and patience as the immense task approaches. Your heart races. Your mouth goes dry. Are you worthy to face the challenge? Yes, you are preparing to face the perils of “The Gap” and the drive from Colorado Springs to Denver. The ride to Denver never has…
Colorado’s labyrinth of sales-tax rules confounds the state’s businesses

Nov 26, 2018

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Dave Davia

Dave Davia For months, news reports, candidates and politicos touted the countdown to election day. With the votes cast and results behind us, we can turn our collective attention to another milestone on the calendar that will have a huge impact on our economy – the holiday shopping season. While retailers across the state have…
Colorado marijuana sales hit a record $1.5 billion in 2017

Feb 12, 2018

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Associated Press

DENVER (AP) – The Colorado Department of Revenue says marijuana shops in the state made a record $1.51 billion in sales of medical and recreational cannabis, edibles and concentrate products in 2017. Data released Friday say adult-use sales topped $1.09 billion during the year, with the remaining $416.52 million coming from medical marijuana. The state…
New Colorado marijuana rules may give industry a bit of a breather

Nov 22, 2017

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Marianne Goodl

Less than six months after the latest rollout of new rules for the packaging and design of marijuana products, the Colorado Department of Revenue announced Tuesday that additional rules that will go into effect Jan. 1. An announcement of new rules tends to lead to a lot of head-shaking in the industry. Joe Hodas, chief…
Gov. John Hickenlooper names Michael Hartman to head Colorado Department of Revenue

Jul 12, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Gov. John Hickenlooper on Tuesday announced that Michael S. Hartman will be taking over as executive director of the Colorado Department of Revenue at the end of the month. He’s replacing Barbara Brohl, who said last month she would be stepping down after six years in the position. Hartman is senior vice president at Mutual…
State tax chief Barbara Brohl stepping down, awaits ‘what the universe will involve me in next!’

May 26, 2017

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JOEY BUNCH

Colorado’s top tax collector is moving on, but it’s not clear where. The governor’s office announced this week that Barbara Brohl is stepping down in August as executive director for the Colorado Department of Revenue. Six years on the job, Brohl oversaw the Department of Revenue’s taxation division, the Division of Motor Vehicles, the state…
Barbara Brohl to step down as Department of Revenue chief this summer

May 22, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Gov. John Hickenlooper on Monday announced that Colorado Department of Revenue Executive Director Barbara Brohl is stepping down from the position she has held for nearly six years. During her tenure, Brohl helped put in place the world’s first regulatory system for the recreational marijuana industry created by Colorado voters with a 2012 constitutional amendment.…
YESTERYEAR: Colorado looks to solve the ‘brown cloud’ and prison reform problems

Mar 9, 2017

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Rachael Wright, Special to Colorado Politics

Thirty Years Ago This Week in the Colorado Statesman … According to Don Barbarick, state meteorologist with the Colorado Department of Health’s air pollution division, the Town of Parker was a relative “fail-safe area” for Denver’s “brown cloud,” the notorious billow of smog that settled across Denver’s skyline. Parker was deemed safe because of its elevation,…
Stephens: Colorado should rethink its tattletale tax reporting law

Feb 22, 2017

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Amy Stephens

There is a lot of talk in the state Legislature these days about taxes – from tax hikes on marijuana and new taxes for improved transportation to reduced taxes on business personal property and even eliminating taxes on some personal hygiene products. However, lawmakers may want to add one more tax-related issue to this robust debate…