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‘Lies, lies and damn lies’: Boebert’s GOP challenger swings back at ads alleging hemp scheme
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The gloves came off quickly in the Republican primary for the Colorado congressional seat held by U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert. Boebert’s campaign announced on Thursday that it was launching a barrage of attack ads aimed at state Sen. Don Coram, the Montrose Republican who made it official last week that he’s challenging the incumbent. The…
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Hemp producer cannot sue for confiscation of plants at DIA, federal judge rules
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Congress has not given a Texas hemp producer the ability to sue the Denver Police Department for confiscating 32 of his plants at Denver International Airport earlier this year, a federal judge determined in dismissing the lawsuit. Francisco Serna, a resident of Austin, said the seized plants cost him under $200, but would have been…
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Colorado’s hemp industry sees a green future under farm bill
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The future is hemp, Tim Gordon says. And the future is now. Gordon is president of the board of the Colorado Hemp Industries Association. Some have called the passage last month of the U.S. farm bill, which takes hemp from a Schedule 1 controlled substance to an agricultural commodity, as a game-changer. But Gordon calls…
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OUT WEST ROUNDUP | Polygamous group lets go of sprawling Arizona worship center
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ARIZONA Polygamous group lets go of sprawling worship center A polygamous group based on the Utah-Arizona border is letting go of the sprawling building where its members worshipped, in the latest sign that the sect run by imprisoned leader Warren Jeffs is crumbling and losing control of the community it ruled for a century. The…
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FDA approves prescription-grade CBD oil for rare epilepsy disorders
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The Food and Drug Administration Monday gave its first-ever approval of a plant-based cannabidiol product – Epidiolex – for treating two rare seizure disorders that begin in childhood. It’s not quite medical marijuana. The strawberry-flavored syrup is a purified form of a chemical ingredient found in the cannabis plant – but not the one that…
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Out West Roundup: After tax cuts many saw as a failure, Kansas may cut again
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Kansas After tax cuts many saw as a failure, Kansas may cut again TOPEKA, Kansas – Kansas has some financial breathing room less than a year after legislators reversed past income tax cuts to deal with persistent budget woes that followed what many voters saw as a failed fiscal experiment. Now some Republicans want to…
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Now you’ve heard everything: ride along and sing along to the ‘Cannabis Car’
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In the week the pot pastor entered politics in Weld County, why not hop in the “Cannabis Car” for sing-along and a ride-along? An Atlanta-based band people way cooler than me listen to, Aviva and the Flying Penguins, has a song Colorado should hear. It’s one of the most popular tracks on the band’s CD…
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Colorado state Sen. Coram backs state’s first crowdfunding campaign — for hemp
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Colorado state Sen. Don Coram on Friday announced a crowdfunding campaign that will draw ordinary investors into the hemp market – the first of its kind in Colorado. The company, Paradox Pride, completed its first harvest of 10 acres of hemp just a few hours before the press conference. The plants will be processed into…
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A former fair chief turned hemp fan runs for commission in pot-friendly Pueblo County
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Former Colorado State Fair manager Chris Wiseman is jumping into Pueblo politics. The 12-year fair veteran isn’t new to the Colorado politics limelight. Being at the helm of the state fair has meant years of enduring pointed questions and political pandering over the event’s fate in calling Pueblo home. Before the fair, Wiseman, a Democrat,…