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BEST OF COPO 2018 | Pot goes to school: With marijuana legal in Colorado, student encounters are rising
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BruceStanfield (iStock/Getty Images) Colorado Politics is taking a look back at some of our most significant and compelling stories of 2018. This story originally was published May 8. Colorado’s cultural acceptance of marijuana by adults is seeping into public school classrooms. The result is more marijuana-related suspensions of students, more police visits to schools for…
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Social pot in Denver: Why have so few businesses applied for licenses? (9News video)
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Why have only two Denver businesses sought licensing through the city’s Cannabis Consumption Establishments (CCE) program to become a “marijuana-friendly” shop allowing bring-your-own personal consumption? A new city task force, which met for the first time last week, will probe that question, according to Westword. As Denver announced its CCE application process, it became apparent…
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COVER STORY: Pot goes to school: With marijuana legal in Colorado, student encounters are rising
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COVER STORY: Pot goes to school: With marijuana legal in Colorado, student encounters are rising Colorado’s cultural acceptance of marijuana by adults is seeping into public school classrooms. The result is more marijuana-related suspensions of students, more police visits to schools for marijuana incidents, and a greater acceptance of the drug by students who live…
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Report: Legal marijuana boosts government revenue — a little
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A new report finds that legalizing and taxing marijuana boosts revenue for state and local governments, but not by much. The credit rating agency Moody’s Investor Service says in a study released Tuesday that legalizing recreational use of marijuana brings governments more money than it costs to regulate it. Despite high taxes on the legal…
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Series: Is Colorado better off 5 years after legalizing marijuana?
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A billboard went up recently above the 16th Street Mall in Denver asking: “Are you better off than you were five years ago?” Five years ago, voters approved Colorado’s first-in-the-nation experiment to legalize marijuana. Twenty-nine states and the District of Columbia have legalized medical and/or recreational marijuana. But Colorado is still the canary in the…
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Pot, Handmaids and Magpul: Colorado Politics’ hottest stories of 2017
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Our most popular stories aren’t always the ones Colorado Politics journalists consider most newsworthy. Case in point: this list of our most viral-prone stories of 2017, which contains nary a mention of school choice, Neil Gorsuch, DACA, the #MeToo movement, transportation or special sessions, threatened or real. Without further ado, here are the headlines…
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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,…
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Noonan: ‘Let’s Coloradify California’ is the Golden State’s new motto
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Not so long ago, the motto of the state was “Don’t Californicate Colorado!” Today, on the West Coast, the motto is “Let’s Coloradify California!” California’s 2017 General Assembly has introduced 43 marijuana related bills among its 2,000 plus bill list. The state is set to implement the selling of marijuana in January 2018, according to…
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Open late: Denver OKs expanded hours for retail marijuana shops
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Denver officials gave retail marijuana dispensaries the OK to operate for an extra three hours in the evening — a measure that would bring hours for city retail cannabis shop hours in line with neighboring communities. The City Council approved the bill 11-2 during a regular meeting April 24, which allows medical and/or recreational marijuana dispensaries to…
