Representing a significant shift in the way cannabis products are being normalized, weed vending machines—now capable of labeling and dispensing cannabis products in real time—are the new norm in Colorado. Boulder, Colorado-based Terrapin has installed its first technology-forward vending machine ACE (Automated Cannabis Experience) at its Aurora Terrapin Care... Read more
Native Roots’ COO Beth Kotarba on Sustainability and the Single-State Business Model
New industries do not emerge from the primordial muck of a federal prohibition every day, and when they do the immutable law of government malaise predictably dictates that there will be years of market chaos before something resembling a functional industry takes shape. In the interim, everyone is left... Read more
NFL star quarterback Aaron Rodgers will be a featured speaker at a psychedelics conference to be held in Denver this summer, less than a year after Colorado voters decriminalized the therapeutic use of psilocybin mushrooms. Touted by the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) as the “largest psychedelic gathering... Read more
Coloradans can now buy weed from a vending machine (yes, really)
Cannabis consumers who stop by Terrapin Care Station dispensary in Aurora can now buy weed the same way they might buy their favorite munchies: from a vending machine. In early February, the company installed what’s technically called an Automated Cannabis Experience (ACE), a large machine that enables customers to order marijuana products... Read more
Colorado marijuana sales tank in 2022 after pandemic-induced high
Following a pandemic “high,” Colorado marijuana sales have been plummeting for months. Sales skyrocketed for the marijuana industry in the beginning of 2022, a trend that began at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, marijuana industry officials are seeing the other side of the pandemic “bump,” according to... Read more
Nearly Three Out of Four Colorado Smokers Want to Quit and Now Have a New Option That “Helps You Smoke Less”
Ryan Allway February 7th, 2023 News, Top News VLN®, a cigarette with 95% less nicotine than conventional cigarettes, is now available for the 75% of Colorado smokers that are willing to switch brands to help them cut back  DENVER, Feb. 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A new survey of 500 Colorado adults... Read more
The city of Aurora, Colorado hosted a grand opening on Tuesday for its brand new 77,000-square foot, nearly $42 million recreational facility that was funded entirely by tax revenue generated from legal marijuana sales.  Known as the “Southeast Recreation Center and Fieldhouse,” the facility boasts a slew of amenities,... Read more
Curaleaf Announces Closure of Operations in California, Colorado and Oregon Proactive Exit Will Generate Additional Cash and Improve Margins in Non-SAFE Banking Environment 2023 Free Cash Flow Expected to Exceed $125 Million NEW YORK, Jan. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Curaleaf Holdings, Inc. (CSE: CURA) (OTCQX: CURLF) (“Curaleaf” or the “Company”), a leading international provider of... Read more
‘Sales plummet’ for recreational and medical marijuana in Colorado
Colorado saw an almost $100 million decline in marijuana tax revenue last year, and an industry trade group said on Friday that the drop is resulting in struggles for small-business owners. In 2021, Colorado collected $423 million in cannabis tax revenue, and last year, the state collected $325 million... Read more
Google released an announcement this month that explains an update to its “Dangerous Products and Services and Healthcare and Medicines.” As of Jan. 20, 2023, cannabis advertising will be allowed, but currently only in California, Colorado, and Puerto Rico. Specifically, this update pertains to U.S. Food and Drug Administration... Read more
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