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April 9, 2013
04/09/2013
Aurora, CO: Marijuana Sales Could Enrich City

Aurora, CO: Marijuana Sales Could Enrich City

According to the budget and finance office of Aurora (a Denver suburb), the city could see millions in revenue from legal marijuana sales. The actual revenue increase...
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April 8, 2013
04/08/2013
Edibles Review: Healthy Creation Edibles Herbal Tea

Edibles Review: Healthy Creation Edibles Herbal Tea

I love tea. So I decided to try another edible: Healthy Creation Edibles’ Vanilla Chai Cannabis Infused Hybrid Tea. With 100 mg of active cannabinoids, it was priced at...
By: Lateralus
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April 8, 2013
04/08/2013
Marijuana Taxes in Colorado Could Exceed 30 Percent

Marijuana Taxes in Colorado Could Exceed 30 Percent

A legislative panel decided Friday to propose to tax the newly legal drug at 30 percent; a 15% excise tax and 15% sales tax. If the full...
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April 4, 2013
04/04/2013
The Rocky Mountain Road to Legal Marijuana Commerce

The Rocky Mountain Road to Legal Marijuana Commerce

When Colorado voters last November gave the thumbs up to marijuana legalization, the celebrations came quickly, with overjoyed pot smokers triumphantly lighting up, even though the pot...
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April 3, 2013
04/03/2013
Colorado Marijuana Tourism Company Launches After Pot Legalization

Colorado Marijuana Tourism Company Launches After Pot Legalization

Two Denver entrepreneurs launched the nation’s first marijuana tourism company in Colorado after pot legalization took effect.  The company’s first package is built around cannabis enthusiasts’ well-known 4/20 holiday,...
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April 3, 2013
04/03/2013
CO City Council Split on Banning Recreational Marijuana

CO City Council Split on Banning Recreational Marijuana

Englewood, Colorado, a suburb of Denver and my own home sweet home, had a split city council vote on whether or not to ban recreational marijuana stores...
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April 2, 2013
04/02/2013
Changing a Dispensary Caregiver: My Experience

Changing a Dispensary Caregiver: My Experience

Since I recently renewed my red card, I decided to change my dispensary caregiver. I was no longer satisfied with the service they provided, and I simply did not...
By: Lateralus
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April 2, 2013
04/02/2013
Rocky Mountain High: Marijuana Law May Lift State Economy

Rocky Mountain High: Marijuana Law May Lift State Economy

Colorado’s tax receipts over the last fiscal year totaled $186 million from the more than 500 state medical marijuana businesses. State officials expect that next year, with recreational...
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April 2, 2013
04/02/2013
CO Marijuana DUI Bill Sadly Moves Closer to Becoming Law

CO Marijuana DUI Bill Sadly Moves Closer to Becoming Law

After a delay of about a month, Colorado’s marijuana DUI bill has been approved by a House Committee and awaits a vote by the full House. The...
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April 1, 2013
04/01/2013
Edibles Review: Julie and Kate Infused Granola

Edibles Review: Julie and Kate Infused Granola

Medical marijuana granola bars made in Colorado are an absolute no-brainer. Everything about Julie and Kate’s line of awesome medicated edibles just makes sense.  One of the biggest...
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March 28, 2013
03/28/2013
Canadian Biotech Firm Eyes Boulder for Marijuana-infused Tea Factory

Canadian Biotech Firm Eyes Boulder for Marijuana-infused Tea Factory

Canadian biotech firm Abattis Bioceuticals plans to open a Boulder, Colorado plant to produce kombucha tea containing marijuana-based cannabidiol, or CBD, a substance with purported medical properties. They...
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March 28, 2013
03/28/2013
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.03.27)

Medical Marijuana Update (2013.03.27)

There is plenty of action in state legislatures, the battle over rescheduling continues, a Maine dispensary gets called out for using pesticides, and much more. Let’s get...
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March 22, 2013
03/22/2013
Aurora, Colorado Calculates Money from Marijuana Tax

Aurora, Colorado Calculates Money from Marijuana Tax

Aurora could regulate marijuana retailers like liquor stores, which are required to be about 2,000 feet apart from any rival. That would give Aurora room for about...
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March 19, 2013
03/19/2013
Amendment 64 Task Force Full Report Released

Amendment 64 Task Force Full Report Released

I recently wrote about the biggest recommendations made by Colorado’s Amendment 64 Task Force. The task force’s full report has since been made public,...
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March 18, 2013
03/18/2013
Edibles Review: At Home Baked Stixx

Edibles Review: At Home Baked Stixx

Regular readers of Weedist probably already know about AJ the Hashman, owner of At Home Baked and head honcho of the Colorado MMJ Meet and Greets. AJ...
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March 13, 2013
03/13/2013
Colorado Joint Committee Sets First Meetings

Colorado Joint Committee Sets First Meetings

Colorado’s “Joint Select Committee on the Implementation of the Amendment 64 Task Force Recommendations” has set meetings for March 15 and March 22. The committee will be...
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March 13, 2013
03/13/2013
Copenhagen, Denmark Wants to Import Cannabis from Washington and Colorado

Copenhagen, Denmark Wants to Import Cannabis from Washington and Colorado

Seattlepi received a news tip Monday night from The Copenhagen Post’s news editor, Justin Cremer, who explains that city officials in the capital of Denmark are anxious to legalize...
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March 12, 2013
03/12/2013
CU Boulder to Shut Down 4/20 Smoke-Out Again

CU Boulder to Shut Down 4/20 Smoke-Out Again

The University of Colorado – Boulder, once famed for its 4/20 smoke-out (and great student-grown buds), has announced that it will once again be closing the campus...
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March 11, 2013
03/11/2013
Cannabis Energy Drink Available in Denver 7-Eleven

Cannabis Energy Drink Available in Denver 7-Eleven

I was walking into the 7-11 on the corner of Denver’s Santa Fe and 3rd on may way to work down the street, when a new product caught my...
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March 8, 2013
03/08/2013
CO and WA State Law Might Be in Violation of International Treaties

CO and WA State Law Might Be in Violation of International Treaties

As reported on Denver’s Westword earlier this week, Colorado and Washington state law that makes small quantities of marijuana possession legal might just be in violation of...
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