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Coffee shop receives nation's first cannabis social club license

Coffee shop receives nation’s first cannabis social club license

February 27, 2018

A coffee shop in Denver received city approval Monday for the country's first business license to allow cannabis use by patrons. The Coffee Joint will allow customers to vape or consume edibles they bring...

Does the cannabis industry use too much energy?

Does the cannabis industry use too much energy?

February 23, 2018

Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor There’s been a lot of talk about how much electricity the cannabis industry uses in recent years. According to a report from Denver’s Department of Public...

Second judge rules Denver can’t ban cannabis users from parks without hearing

Second judge rules Denver can’t ban cannabis users from parks without hearing

Sara Tiradossi October 30, 2017

District Court Judge William D. Robbins ruled this week that the Denver Park and Recreation’s temporary ban removing people suspected of illegal drug activity from city parks without a hearing, or conviction,...

Dispensaries result in rise of value in nearby residential properties

Dispensaries result in rise of value in nearby residential properties

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen September 27, 2017

A study from the Wisconsin School of Business at the University of Wisconsin-Madison found residences in Denver located near dispensaries gained property value since social cannabis legalization. The...

What you need to know about Nevada’s social cannabis club debate

What you need to know about Nevada’s social cannabis club debate

September 22, 2017

Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor With a little luck, Nevada could be the first state to feature social cannabis clubs and lounges soon. That’s because the state’s Legislative Counsel...

Las Vegas officials to wait for Denver before opening cannabis clubs

Las Vegas officials to wait for Denver before opening cannabis clubs

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen September 20, 2017

Las Vegas officials decided on Tuesday to wait until Denver authorizes the nation’s first cannabis clubs before establishing their own lounges in Nevada. The discussion began among commissioners after...

Special session called by Colorado Gov. to fix cannabis tax error

Special session called by Colorado Gov. to fix cannabis tax error

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen September 17, 2017

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper called lawmakers back to the state Capitol to fix a tax error which cost cannabis businesses in Denver hundreds of thousands of dollars a month in cannabis revenue. The...

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...

States begin crackdown on black market cannabis

States begin crackdown on black market cannabis

August 14, 2017

Officials from states where cannabis is legal suspect unlawful trafficking places the industry at risk. Social cannabis states are trying to clamp down on those smuggling the plant across state borders,...

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