medical marijuana
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Committee kills bill to expand access to medical marijuana in Colorado
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An effort to expand access to medical marijuana in Colorado met a swift end on Thursday, when lawmakers shut it down in its first committee hearing. Senate Bill 81 sought to increase the amount of medical marijuana concentrate a patient can buy per day and allow doctors to recommend medical marijuana via virtual telehealth appointments…
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Southern Colorado towns weigh retail marijuana sales amid industry downturn
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After nearly a decade of legal recreational marijuana possession in Colorado, voters in Colorado Springs, Palmer Lake and Cripple Creek will decide if it’s time to allow sales in each locale. Proponents promise a bump in tax revenues, while opponents argue the social costs are too high. Palmer Lake and Cripple Creek officials say the…
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Colorado’s March marijuana revenue highest of 2022, but still down from last year
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Colorado saw an increase in its marijuana sales from February to March, but the figure is still lower than March 2021, causing concern for some in the industry. The marijuana industry brought in $162.5 million in revenue in March, $17.2 million, or about 12%, more than February. But this total is $44.6 million less than…
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Colorado’s marijuana sales down in February compared to 2021, still higher than previous years
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Colorado saw $145.3 million in marijuana sales in February, down just under 4% from January, according to the state Department of Revenue. This is a smaller dip compared to the 10% decrease in sales from December to January, but it’s also down 13% from the $167 million in marijuana sales Colorado saw in February 2021.…
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Colorado bill seeks to prohibit employment firing, refusal to hire based on marijuana use
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Colorado legislators introduced a bill that, if passed, would prohibit employers from firing or refusing to hire an employee based on the use of medical or recreational marijuana. House Bill 1152 seeks to allow people to use marijuana outside of work without negative professional consequences, preventing employers from firing, refusing to hire, demoting, refusing to…
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Colorado shatters previous marijuana tax revenue record
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Colorado collected more money through marijuana tax and revenue than ever before in 2021, shattering the previous record by nearly 10%, according to the Colorado Department of Revenue. 2020 was biggest year yet for marijuana sales in Colorado During the year, the state collected over $423 million through medical and retail marijuana sales. This is…
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Polis signs bill allowing marijuana for child autism treatment
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April 2 is National Autism Day. It’s also the day Gov. Jared Polis signed into law House Bill 1028, which would allow children on the autism spectrum to use medical marijuana to treat symptoms. The bill is the second-year effort of Reps. Edie Hooton, Democrat of Boulder, and Kim Ransom, Republican of Lone Tree, who…
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Colorado House unanimously passes bill allowing pot for autism
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The Colorado House Thursday gave unanimous consent to a bill that will add autism to the list of conditions for which medical marijuana can be prescribed. The 63-0 vote on House Bill 1038, sponsored by Democratic Rep. Edie Hooton of Boulder and Republican Rep. Kim Ransom of Lone Tree, followed two debates on the House…
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Colorado House panel OKs bill to treat autism with medical marijuana
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A bill that would allow autism to be treated with medical marijuana, similar to the one vetoed last year by then-Gov. John Hickenlooper, is one step closer to the desk of Gov. Jared Polis, who has promised to sign it. House Bill 19-1028, sponsored by Democratic Rep. Edie Hooton of Boulder and Republican Rep. Kim…
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OUT WEST ROUNDUP | Plan seeks to designate Route 66 as National Historic Trail
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NEW MEXICO Plan seeks to designate Route 66 as National Historic Trail ALBUQUERQUE – A new proposal moving through Congress seeks to designate Route 66, the highway that connected Chicago to Los Angeles and was once an economic driver for small towns across a post-World War II nation, as a National Historic Trail. U.S. Sens.…
