retail marijuana
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Another twist: Judge orders new version of marijuana repeal question be placed on Colorado Springs ballot
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The city of Colorado Springs can go ahead with a question to repeal the recent recreational marijuana ballot measure, an El Paso County District Court judge ruled Wednesday afternoon. However, the city must change the wording of what’s on the ballot to avoid confusing voters. District Court Judge Hilary Gurney granted an emergency stay request…
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Colorado fails to inspect dozens of marijuana businesses, audit finds
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At least 75 Colorado dispensaries haven’t been inspected by the state in the last four years. An audit released Monday uncovered wildly inconsistent inspections among Colorado marijuana businesses. Dozens of dispensaries haven’t received any targeted inspections or underage compliance checks since 2019, the audit found. In that same timeframe, one dispensary was inspected 19 times. From…
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Colorado voters set to decide school board and city council races, contentious ballot measures
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Voters across Colorado finish casting ballots at 7 p.m. tonight, deciding city council and school board races as well as local ballot issues ranging from funding for affordable housing and limits on oil and gas drilling to road improvements and municipal high-speed internet. For the first time in eight years, though, there isn’t a statewide…
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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…
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Burack: Colorado marijuana edibles now require universal symbol
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When a majority of Colorado voters cast their ballots in favor of Amendment 64 in 2012, they chose to establish a legal, regulated marketplace for retail marijuana. By approving Amendment 64, they also prioritized protecting the public health and safety of marijuana consumers and non-consumers alike and, without question, keeping marijuana out of the hands of children.…
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Colorado gives marijuana candy a new look to avoid confusion
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Wondering if that brownie contains pot? Colorado has you covered. A requirement that edible marijuana products come with a diamond-shaped stamp and the letters T-H-C – not just on the packaging but on the brownies, candies and other edibles themselves – takes effect Saturday. The rule referencing marijuana’s psychoactive ingredient was added after complaints that…
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Denver City Council starts 2017 budget review
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Denver City Council members started a more than two-month-long city budget review process Monday with explanations from Mayor Michael Hancock’s administration about how they developed the proposed $1.9 billion spending plan for the coming year. In a council work session, chief financial officer Brendan Hanlon said the budget assumes Denver’s economy will continue to grow,…
