Published: Mar 24, 2016, 7:22 pm Cannabist Staff Joining Denver Post marijuana editor Ricardo Baca on The Cannabist Show is University of Denver professor Andrew Matranga. Matranga teaches DU journalism, communications and cultural classes, and his cannabis-focused journalism class is composed of a mixture of journalism students, those who want to work in the cannabis…
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Published: Apr 3, 2016, 7:47 pm By Sohum Shah, The Cannabist Staff I am lucky to be able to travel for work to places that have varying degrees of legal marijuana. One of my favorite cannabis industry events is the intimate Cannabis Grand Cru. This particular trip brought me back to Washington state, in the…
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Published: Apr 14, 2016, 8:01 am By Jesse Paul, The Denver Post Updated April 15, 2016 at 8:06 a.m. Federal drug enforcement agents worked with state and local authorities Thursday to serve search warrants across the Front Range targeting a suspected marijuana trafficking organization. A source with knowledge of the investigation said the operations spanned…
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Published: Apr 14, 2016, 7:43 pm By Russell Haythorn, 7News This Saturday, tens of thousands will gather in the Mile High City for the annual 4/20 celebration and one company is hoping to capitalize on that crowd. Pizza roll maker, Totino’s, has rolled out a series of ads on billboards, at bus stops and on…
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Published: Apr 15, 2016, 10:41 am By The Denver Post Editorial Board On the issue of pot permits, the Denver City Council is divided over whether to treat applicants for marijuana business licenses as the city would applicants for other licenses when regulatory rules are about to change. One faction wants to let applicants who’ve…
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Published: Apr 15, 2016, 10:55 am By Christopher Ingraham, The Washington Post A group of more than 50 physicians, including a former surgeon general and faculty members at some of the nation’s leading medical schools, has formed the first national organization of doctors to call on states and the federal government to legalize and regulate the use of…
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Published: Apr 15, 2016, 1:27 pm By Ricardo Baca, The Cannabist Staff While some of Gillian Breuer’s high school classmates openly and illegally use cannabis, Breuer has spent much of the last year forming the school’s Youth Marijuana Advisory Council and creating a sensible educational event timed to the weed holiday 4/20. Breuer isn’t judging…
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Published: Apr 15, 2016, 4:01 pm By Jesse Paul, The Denver Post Authorities say organized crime elements with out-of-state ties increasingly are using Colorado homes to grow large amounts of marijuana illegally for transport and sale across the nation. The uptick in these so-called “pirate grows” has become a priority for federal, state and local…
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Published: Apr 16, 2016, 1:41 am By Nikki Work, The Greeley Tribune GREELEY — Two years ago, Rick Trojan and his team at Colorado Cultivars found a wild hemp plant growing on the side of the road. It looked kind of like a Christmas tree, he said. They brought it into their greenhouse and began…
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Published: Apr 18, 2016, 12:16 am By Jon Murray, The Denver Post The sponsor of a failed Denver City Council proposal to set marijuana industry caps has refiled the bill with a concession aimed at attracting more support. Councilwoman Robin Kniech’s proposal is aimed at prohibiting new locations for pot shops and grow houses. Its…
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Published: Apr 18, 2016, 10:16 am By John Ingold and Ricardo Baca, The Denver Post Updated April 18, 2016 at 5:26 p.m. Colorado’s treatment centers have seen a trend toward heavier marijuana use among patients in the years after the state legalized the drug, according to a new report from the state Department of Public…
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Published: Apr 18, 2016, 11:36 am By Tom McGhee, The Denver Post The weekend’s snow shut down Denver’s annual 420 marijuana rally, but organizers are now hoping to pull together an extravaganza at one of the city’s premier entertainment venues. “I’m not ruling out Sports Authority, I think it is a possibility,” said Rob Corry,…
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