colorado marijuana
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Colorado marijuana regulators pledge crackdown on intoxicating hemp
Citing potential tax avoidance, ‘serious risk to public safety,’ Marijuana Enforcement Division warns companies about swapping illegal chemically converted hemp for marijuana This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with The Denver Gazette. Colorado regulators announced on Monday that they plan to crack down on companies that illegally substitute cheaper and…
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Colorado marijuana retailers brace for new labeling rules Jan. 1
Colorado rules going into effect Jan. 1 are intended to ensure that marijuana packaging doesn’t appeal to minors and that the packages cannot easily be opened. The new rules on labeling should also make it easier for consumers to know what they’re consuming, Mike Hartman, executive director of the Colorado Department of Revenue, told Colorado…
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Rain and cold take the high out of Denver’s 4/20 turnout
Marijuana activist and lawyer Rob Corry took to the stage at the 4/20 rally in Civic Center and declared that Denver is home to the “biggest 4/20 rally in the world.” That may have been the case at the height of the cannabis legalization movement, but it’s hard to imagine that was true Thursday. Rain…
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As states rush to legalize weed, Colorado still at it five years later
It’s two and half weeks into the Colorado legislative session and lawmakers have introduced at least six bills concerning the state’s legal weed, which was legalized in the state five years ago. It’s a sign of how fast legalization tends to happen and how long it takes to work out the commercial and regulatory details…