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INSIGHTS | Clouds over vaping grow thick in Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save New battles are brewing over vaping, with nearly 40 deaths, more than 2,000 illnesses and a media debate that is swirling into a tornado of good intentions. Colorado has been spared, so far, and it hasn’t been entirely good luck. The state has been and…
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Rapidly expanding hemp industry faces regulatory hurdles
Hemp production is growing in Colorado, but regulations on the level of THC mean that some crops will never make it to market, The Colorado Sun reports. By federal regulation, hemp can only contain 0.3% of THC, the main psychoactive ingredient of cannabis. The lower percentage differentiates hemp from marijuana. “Plant varieties or cultivars having…
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Gardner talks up visit with Colorado farmers on the Senate floor
Democrats trying to tail him around will differ, but U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner is talking up his public appearances in Colorado, as he spoke at length about visiting farmers on the Eastern Plains during a floor address this week, his office says. Democrats, of course, made a major issue about Gardner failing to hold well-publicized…
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US House passes bill giving pot businesses access to banking
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday that would grant legal marijuana businesses access to banking, a measure that would clear up a longstanding headache for the industry. The bill heads next to the U.S. Senate, where both of Colorado’s senators hailed its…
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US House passes bill giving pot businesses access to banking
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday that would grant legal marijuana businesses access to banking, a measure that would clear up a longstanding headache for the industry. The bill heads next to the U.S. Senate, where both of Colorado’s senators hailed its passage in the House. The bill, called the SAFE Banking…
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Colorado tops $1 billion tax milestone for marijuana
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The state of Colorado has now been the beneficiary of $1.02 billion in taxes from sales and fees from marijuana, according to the Colorado Department of Revenue. That tax revenue figure is based on cannabis sales of $6.56 billion between 2014 and April of 2019…
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Colorado tops $1 billion tax milestone for marijuana
The state of Colorado has now been the beneficiary of $1.02 billion in taxes from sales and fees from marijuana, according to the Colorado Department of Revenue. That tax revenue figure is based on cannabis sales of $6.56 billion between 2014 and April of 2019 — $4.46 billion in recreational-pot sales and another $2.1 billion…