marijuana regulation
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Colorado can handle marijuana regulation without federal meddling
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As a father of four young children, I have concerns about the prevalence of marijuana in our community. The subject has become a regular topic of conversation in our family several times a week and every one of our children knows the pungent stench of marijuana. In my five years as a state senator I…
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Pot advertising bill clears committee
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A bill creating a new misdemeanor offense for the illegal sale of marijuana through advertising in print or online passed its first legislative test Wednesday, Jan. 18. The state Senate Judiciary Committee approved Senate Bill 17-015, sponsored by Sen. Irene Aguilar, D-Denver, for consideration by the full Senate. The House sponsor is Rep. Dan Pabon,…
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Marijuana at midnight? Denver pot shops want longer hours
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Denver’s recreational marijuana dispensaries want to be able to stay open later than 7 p.m. and have asked the City Council to extend their hours to as late as midnight. Currently, recreational and medical marijuana businesses operate from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., shorter hours than all the city’s surrounding communities, Kristi Kelly, director of…
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Pot industry, state gear up to take on marijuana black and gray markets
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Cracking down on the black and “gray” marijuana markets in Colorado is needed and supported by both the state’s legal marijuana industry and state regulators, a Denver City Council committee was recently told. Kristi Kelly, interim executive director of the Marijuana Industry Group, told the Special Issues Committee that regulation of medical and recreational marijuana…
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CML’s 7 legislative areas of interest for upcoming session
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The Colorado Municipal League has listed seven key issues it plans to focus its lobbying efforts on in the upcoming 71st General Assembly, which begins Jan. 11, 2017. In a Dec. 21 blog, Deputy Director Kevin Bommer noted that while the league does initiate some legislation to address issues on behalf of its 269 member…
