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October 3, 2013
10/03/2013
Colorado Accepting Applications for Retail Cannabis Outlets

Colorado Accepting Applications for Retail Cannabis Outlets

The state of Colorado’s Marijuana Enforcement Division yesterday began accepting formal applications from those seeking to open the first-in-the-nation retail cannabis outlets. The agency had accepted 23...
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September 27, 2013
09/27/2013
Colorado Marijuana Industry Gets $1 Million From Investors

Colorado Marijuana Industry Gets $1 Million From Investors

Investors from The ArcView Group invested over $1 million into 22 companies in Colorado’s upcoming recreational marijuana industry, despite the fact that 90% of them could not...
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September 25, 2013
09/25/2013
Marijuana Users Face Plenty Of Unknowns

Marijuana Users Face Plenty Of Unknowns

In a great article on The Spokesman-Review, Adrian Rogers describes the warning labels that will appear on Washington recreational marijuana. He notes the lack of studies about...
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September 19, 2013
09/19/2013
Fort Collins, CO Delays Recreational Marijuana Shops

Fort Collins, CO Delays Recreational Marijuana Shops

The city council of Fort Collins, Colorado approved a temporary ban on recreational marijuana shops on Tuesday. The ban will be revisited in November and February, and...
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September 18, 2013
09/18/2013
Interim Zoning Rules: A Smarter Alternative to Moratoriums

Interim Zoning Rules: A Smarter Alternative to Moratoriums

Bainbridge, Washington is considering interim zoning rules for retail marijuana shops, primarily because they know a moratorium sends the wrong message to voters that approved legalization. The...
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September 18, 2013
09/18/2013
Denver City Council Passes Regulations for Retail Cannabis

Denver City Council Passes Regulations for Retail Cannabis

Monday night Denver’s city council passed its regulations for retail cannabis dispensaries in the city. The regulations determine where dispensaries can be located and set the application...
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September 16, 2013
09/16/2013
Aspen, CO Outlines Regulations For Marijuana Businesses

Aspen, CO Outlines Regulations For Marijuana Businesses

Aspen, Colorado has prepared recommendations for the city council for regulating marijuana businesses. The recommendations are to limit the initial number of shops, prohibit private cannabis clubs...
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September 12, 2013
09/12/2013
Legal Marijuana States Move Forward With Rules

Legal Marijuana States Move Forward With Rules

Colorado this week became the first legal marijuana state to set its final rules for pot commerce, but Washington state isn’t far behind. Voters in the two...
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September 11, 2013
09/11/2013
Colorado Marijuana Regulations Finalized, Ready To License

Colorado Marijuana Regulations Finalized, Ready To License

Monday, Colorado became the first state in the nation to finalize marijuana regulations for the recreational industry. The regulations have set all the rules for the industry except...
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September 5, 2013
09/05/2013
My Favorite Strains: Chem Dawg #4

My Favorite Strains: Chem Dawg #4

It’s Thursday night and you’re having some friends over to cook some dinner (Phad Thai, 3 stars) and smoke a hodgepodge of gifted strains (in lieu of...
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August 27, 2013
08/27/2013
Denver City Council Sets Extra Tax Vote On Retail Cannabis

Denver City Council Sets Extra Tax Vote On Retail Cannabis

Yesterday, the Denver City Council approved a 3.5% additional sales tax on retail cannabis. The tax will be in addition to the 15% state sales tax, and...
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August 22, 2013
08/22/2013
Colorado To Begin Cannabis Seed-To-Sale Tracking In October

Colorado To Begin Cannabis Seed-To-Sale Tracking In October

Years after such a system was supposed to be in place for medical marijuana, Colorado regulators are preparing to roll out a system using radio frequency tags...
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August 12, 2013
08/12/2013
Denver City Council to Meet on Recreational Marijuana Issues

Denver City Council to Meet on Recreational Marijuana Issues

The Denver City Council is holding a meeting this afternoon to discuss the regulation of recreational marijuana in the city. Among the issues the council will address...
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July 26, 2013
07/26/2013
Will Problems with Colorado’s MMJ Industry Remain Under A64?

Will Problems with Colorado’s MMJ Industry Remain Under A64?

As Colorado prepares to unleash legal retail marijuana, many people are growing nervous about what is to come. Some folks are still convinced that the sky will...
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July 22, 2013
07/22/2013
CO Officials Learn Something About Seed to Sale Tracking

CO Officials Learn Something About Seed to Sale Tracking

Members of the Colorado Department of Revenue were taken to school recently, learning a very important lesson about marijuana plants, and their plans for seed to sale...
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July 17, 2013
07/17/2013
Seattle Limits Marijuana Grows, WA Adviser Considers THC Cap

Seattle Limits Marijuana Grows, WA Adviser Considers THC Cap

In an article on seattlepi.com, Jake Ellison notes that Washington’s Liquor Control Board has set no limits on the size of recreational marijuana grows. As far as...
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July 16, 2013
07/16/2013
Washington Expresses More Concern Over Cannabis Extracts

Washington Expresses More Concern Over Cannabis Extracts

When Washington’s Liquor Control Board released its draft rules, it ruled that cannabis extracts and concentrates (such as hash and hash oils) can’t be sold in retail...
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July 16, 2013
07/16/2013
Boulder Wants Even More Sales Tax on Recreational Marijuana

Boulder Wants Even More Sales Tax on Recreational Marijuana

The Boulder City Council will hear a proposal today that would add an additional 10% sales tax (on top of the 10% state marijuana tax and 6.3%...
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July 9, 2013
07/09/2013
Washington Releases Marijuana Market Regulations

Washington Releases Marijuana Market Regulations

The Washington State Liquor Control Board released its final proposed regulations for the state’s adult marijuana industry on July 3. Among the proposed rules are requirements that the industry ensure public...
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July 2, 2013
07/02/2013
Colorado Releases Finalized Rules for Recreational Marijuana

Colorado Releases Finalized Rules for Recreational Marijuana

Yesterday, the Colorado Department of Revenue released its rules for recreational marijuana licensing, production, testing and sales. For those that do not want to read the full...
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