California’s fledgling recreational marijuana industry may soon be able to fully exhale after President Donald Trump indicated this week that he is willing to support federal legislation protecting legal cannabis businesses. Colorado U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner said in a statement today that he received a “commitment from the President that the Department of Justice’s rescission […]
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Gubernatorial Advice
Fresh off a report that legal recreational marijuana sales reached $1.3 billion in his state last year, Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper dropped by Sacramento to advise California lawmakers on the state’s rollout of recreational regulation. Speaking before a Senate Governance and Finance Committee hearing chaired by North Coast state Sen. Mike McGuire, Hickenlooper said he […]
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Mile High
Pot is legal. At least, in Colorado it is. By now you’ve heard about the lines outside of dispensaries, the eager pot vacationers, the concerns from Colorado’s premier ski resorts about doped-up snowboarders, the PTSD-suffering Iraq vet’s highly publicized purchase; it’s been a big week for national weed news. Reports say that dispensary owners in […]