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Social sales in Colorado reach record breaking $100 million in July

Social sales in Colorado reach record breaking $100 million in July

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen September 13, 2017

Colorado broke another record in the social cannabis industry as monthly sales surpassed $100 million in July for the first time since legalization. The state broke records for hitting $100 million...

Adolescent cannabis consumption rate lowest in 20 years

Adolescent cannabis consumption rate lowest in 20 years

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen September 7, 2017

According to a federal data survey released this week, rates of cannabis consumption among American teenagers 12 to 17 dropped to their lowest rate in two decades. Last year, 5.6 percent of adolescents...

Application process opens for Denver businesses to allow social cannabis consumption

Application process opens for Denver businesses to allow social cannabis consumption

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen August 28, 2017

The social cannabis consumption program which would allow for cannabis consumption in some businesses is ready to enter the application process. Officials from the Denver Department of Excise and Licenses...

Pictured: Alaska Gov. Bill Walker

Two more governors respond to AG Sessions’ cannabis claims

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen August 18, 2017

The governors of Alaska and Washington responded to the letters sent by Attorney General Jeff Sessions which questioned the competence of their social cannabis programs. The governors of Alaska, Colorado,...

Cannabis sales hit $750 million at 2017 midpoint in Colorado

Cannabis sales hit $750 million at 2017 midpoint in Colorado

August 11, 2017

Colorado cannabis retailers have already amassed more than $750 million in sales halfway through 2017, according to tax data released by the state. The Colorado Department of Revenue published the...

Gov. Jay Inslee of Washington

State leaders rebuke AG Sessions’ criticism of legal cannabis

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen August 8, 2017

Attorney General Jeff Sessions sent letters with “serious questions” to the governors of Washington, Colorado, and Oregon on existing cannabis legislation last week, and now state officials have rebuked...

Sessions questions Colorados cannabis regulation in letter to gov

Sessions questions Colorado’s cannabis regulation in letter to gov

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen August 4, 2017

Attorney General Jeff Sessions questioned the legitimacy of cannabis regulatory structures in a letter sent to Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper two weeks ago. In the letter, Sessions cited data from...

Study determines legal cannabis not a factor for traffic fatalities

Study determines legal cannabis not a factor for traffic fatalities

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen August 3, 2017

A study published in the American Journal of Public Health determined traffic fatality data did not significantly increase in states where cannabis is socially legal. Researchers analyzed data from...

Home cultivators leave behind properties with mold, other damage

Home cultivators leave behind properties with mold, other damage

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen July 31, 2017

As the legal cannabis industry booms in Colorado, residential cultivators around the state are leaving behind large amounts of mold and extensive property damage. Denver detective Brian Matos estimates...

Feds visit Colorado to discuss cannabis regulations and black market

Feds visit Colorado to discuss cannabis regulations and black market

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen July 25, 2017

Five government representatives met with two-dozen state officials to discuss Colorado’s legal cannabis industry last Tuesday.  State officials described the meeting as necessary for documenting...

Tax revenue from cannabis hits half billion milestone in Colorado

Tax revenue from cannabis hits half billion milestone in Colorado

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen July 22, 2017

Colorado’s cannabis programs hit a milestone when VS Strategies reported a total of $506 million in state coffers since 2014. TAX BREAKDOWN $117.9 million was used for fund school construction. ...

Maine looks to Colorado cannabis czar for advice on regulation

Maine looks to Colorado cannabis czar for advice on regulation

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen July 19, 2017

A legalization implementation committee in Maine met with former cannabis advocate Andrew Freedman, on how to craft Maine’s social cannabis policies. Freedman was appointed as Colorado's first Director...

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