Schwazze Acquires Six Star Buds Dispensaries in Colorado Star Buds is one of the Most Recognized and Successful Retail Cannabis Operators in North America Company Projects Pro Forma Revenue for Schwazze and its Two Acquisitions (Mesa Organics and Star Buds) of $95 Million in 2020 Company Expects to Be... Read more
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Countless Coloradans left out of Polis’ marijuana conviction pardoning
Michael Diaz-Rivera was 19 years old when he was arrested in 2006 for felony marijuana possession in Colorado Springs. He had less than an ounce, but took a plea deal for 8 ounces or more to avoid a charge for intent to distribute. Now, almost 15 years later, marijuana... Read more
Colorado Marijuana Sales Up Nearly 25 Percent From Last Year
Marijuana sales are experiencing their annual fall dip in Colorado, but they’re still comfortably outperforming last year, according to figures from the state Department of Revenue. Dispensaries tallied almost $206.5 million in sales during September, state data shows, a slight drop from August and nearly 9 percent less than the monthly... Read more
Colorado cannabis companies facing investigation by the Internal Revenue Service have recently lost the battle when it comes from challenging the institution’s legal authority to look into their dealings. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit is siding with the IRS in this case, and against the... Read more
When Colorado voters legalized recreational marijuana with the passage of Amendment 64 in 2012, current Governor Jared Polis was serving in the U.S. House of Representatives. Since then, he has been a firm advocate for sensible cannabis policy at both the state and federal level. In 2017, he was... Read more
Has Colorado’s Marijuana Industry Reached Adulthood?
Colorado’s pot industry has finally grown up, according to a new report commissioned by the state Marijuana Enforcement Division. The MED hired the Marijuana Industry Group and the University of Colorado Leeds School of Business to compile a report on the state of the green market in 2019, analyzing data connected to marijuana sales,... Read more
2020 Senate Races To Watch
by Michelle Rutter Friberg, NCIA’s Deputy Director of Government Relations Photo By CannabisCamera.com As you may have heard by now, Election Day is just around the corner! Let me take this opportunity to remind you to vote, to do so safely, and come up with an election plan! If... Read more
Colorado Marijuana Sales Top $1 Billion Since Pandemic Began
Colorado has seen over $1.1 billion in marijuana sales since the COVID-19 pandemic began in this country, according to figures from the state Department of Revenue. Legal marijuana sales topped $200 million in August for the second month in a row, reaching the second-highest monthly total since recreational sales started... Read more
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis issued nearly 3,000 pardons for low-level marijuana convictions on Thursday, making good on calls to clear the records of people convicted of offenses no longer illegal under state law. The Democratic governor issued the pardons for thousands of convictions for possession of one ounce or... Read more
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