Published: Apr 18, 2016, 2:10 pm By Sarah Kuta, Daily Camera For the first time in years, it will be business as usual on the University of Colorado’s Boulder campus on April 20. No police tape. No fishy smelling fertilizer. No concerts. And definitely no massive crowd of people toking up at 4:20 p.m. on…
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Published: Apr 18, 2016, 3:42 pm By Ricardo Baca, The Cannabist Staff While supporters of presidential candidate Bernie Sanders have lost track of how many times they’ve heard his oft-touted figure of $27 — the average donation to Sanders’ campaign — the marijuana-minded vote is looking to alter that average, if only for one day.…
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Published: Apr 18, 2016, 4:26 pm HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania has become the 24th state to legalize a comprehensive medical marijuana program. Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf signed the bill into law Sunday afternoon surrounded by a jubilant crowd of supporters at the Capitol building in Harrisburg. “Marijuana is medicine and it’s coming to Pennsylvania,” said…
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Published: Apr 18, 2016, 4:54 pm By Angela Hill, San Jose Mercury News OAKLAND, Calif. — This has to be the first time Wayne, Garth, Cheech, Chong, Craig and Smokey have shared a museum wall. Yes, the Oakland Museum of California has gone to pot, devoting its entire Great Hall gallery to an exhaustive, high-profile…
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Published: Apr 18, 2016, 9:16 pm By Jon Murray, The Denver Post The latest proposal aimed at setting marijuana industry caps in Denver won a test vote Monday in the City Council’s second attempt at finding common ground on an issue that has pitted entrepreneurs against vocal neighborhood advocates. The council voted 8-3 to give…
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Published: Apr 19, 2016, 12:17 pm By Ricardo Baca, The Cannabist Staff Jimmy Kimmel is really making the most out of this weed issue. A few weeks ago Kimmel and his team introduced us to Mom Weed, “For moms who toke up on the go. Because let’s face it: Taking a fat rip off some…
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Published: Apr 19, 2016, 5:31 pm By John Ingold, The Denver Post Colorado lawmakers on Tuesday gave initial approval to a bill that would ban the sale of marijuana edibles made in the shapes of animals or fruits. The goal of House Bill 1436 is to discourage young children from eating THC-infused products they mistake…
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Published: Apr 20, 2016, 11:31 am By David Migoya and Ricardo Baca, The Denver Post A Denver marijuana business has been issued its second recall in four months over concerns its products are tainted with pesticides not approved for use on cannabis. The latest recall of 32 lots of retail products and 17 lots of…
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Published: Apr 20, 2016, 12:12 pm By Ricardo Baca, The Cannabist Staff How does a Cannabis Cup-winning ganjapreneur celebrate the morning after winning two first-place trophies? By drinking his coffee and eating his Cheerios directly from the shiny, new Cannabis Cups, of course. Green Man Cannabis owner Christian Hageseth eats his Cheerios and drinks his…
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Published: Apr 20, 2016, 1:54 pm By Ricardo Baca, The Cannabist Staff If you liked the Seth Rogen-Zac Efron stoner comedy “Neighbors” — I’m more of a “This is the End” man, myself — then you surely know that “Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising” hits theaters on May 20. For those living under a rock, that’s…
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Published: Apr 20, 2016, 6:14 pm By Vincent Chandler, The Cannabist Staff Most major U.S. retailers can count on business picking up in November and December as the winter holidays approach. In the marijuana industry, April is the busiest time of the year. It seems like a no-brainer: Cannabis aficionados and amateurs alike have long…
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The states of Nebraska and Oklahoma are trying again to overturn marijuana legalization in Colorado, this time by asking to intervene in an ongoing court case. Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed a proposed lawsuit brought against Colorado by the two states, leaving the states without a court to hear their complaints. Earlier this…
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