Cannabis as medicine is where the whole marijuana industry started 15 years ago, but state data shows the end of the differentiation between medical and recreational products may be in sight.Even after recreational sales started in 2014, the number of customers for medical marijuana was fairly stable, but it is now in the midst of a sustained decline. The number of registered … [Read more...] about Medical marijuana patients and sales on a long decline in Colorado
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Youth Marijuana Use In Colorado Continues To Decline Since Legalization Took Effect, Contradicting Prohibitionist Fears
Rates of youth marijuana use in Colorado declined slightly in 2023—remaining significantly lower than before the state became one of the first in the U.S. to legalize cannabis for adults, contradicting prohibitionist arguments that the reform would lead to increased underage consumption. That’s according to the latest biannual Healthy Kids Colorado Survey, which found that … [Read more...] about Youth Marijuana Use In Colorado Continues To Decline Since Legalization Took Effect, Contradicting Prohibitionist Fears
Cannabis Outpaces Alcohol in Daily Use — and Colorado Outpaces America
Cannabis lovers notched a very public win last week after a recent study claimed that regular cannabis users in America now outpace daily alcohol users. Colorado residents are ahead of both trends, however. According to compiled information from the U.S. National Survey on Drug Use and Health, about 17.7 million people across the country identified as daily or near-daily users … [Read more...] about Cannabis Outpaces Alcohol in Daily Use — and Colorado Outpaces America
Colorado Governor Says Marijuana Rescheduling And Banking Reform Are First ‘Dominoes’ On Path To Federal Legalization
Colorado’s governor says that while federal marijuana legalization is the ultimate goal, incremental rescheduling and cannabis banking reform are important “dominoes” that could help pave the way. And he said his state continues to have “very strong conversations with the White House” about the need for policy change. During a keynote speech at a National Cannabis Industry … [Read more...] about Colorado Governor Says Marijuana Rescheduling And Banking Reform Are First ‘Dominoes’ On Path To Federal Legalization
Colorado Bill Banning Social Media MJ, Drug Posts Raises Constitutional Concerns
Since states across the country first began legalizing cannabis, the ability for cannabis-related businesses to advertise on social media — or even mention or show cannabis products — has remained a contentious issue. Many platforms will quickly remove cannabis business accounts once they catch wind of their content, leaving professionals with limited access to their audience … [Read more...] about Colorado Bill Banning Social Media MJ, Drug Posts Raises Constitutional Concerns
Study Shows Colorado Marijuana Products Are Overstating THC Potency, With Researcher Citing Possible ‘Lab Fraud’
Cannabis flower sold in Colorado claims to contain much more tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, than it actually does, according to my findings published in the peer-reviewed journal Plos One. THC is the psychoactive compound that is derived when cannabis flower—commonly referred to as “bud”—is heated through smoking or cooking. Why it matters Accurate THC … [Read more...] about Study Shows Colorado Marijuana Products Are Overstating THC Potency, With Researcher Citing Possible ‘Lab Fraud’
Denver Begins Psychedelic Training For First Responders
The Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), a 34-year-old nonprofit research and educational organization “that develops medical, legal, and cultural contexts for people to benefit from the careful uses of psychedelics and marijuana,” announced in a press release on Monday that it “has partnered with the City and County of Denver to provide comprehensive … [Read more...] about Denver Begins Psychedelic Training For First Responders
Green Rush Leaves ‘Ghost Town’ of Grow Facilities in Ordway, Colorado
Is a town in Colorado the first to become a cannabis ghost town? Westword’s Thomas Mitchell reported that the green rush of cannabis business licenses in Colorado left the town of Ordway a “ghost town,” filled with vacant growing operations. Hasn’t this happened before? Out of the hope of profitable veins of gold sprung boomtowns during the California Gold Rush, a mid-19th … [Read more...] about Green Rush Leaves ‘Ghost Town’ of Grow Facilities in Ordway, Colorado
10 years of recreational marijuana: What’s changed since the first legal sale
DENVER — New Year's Day will mark one decade since Colorado became the first state to legally sell marijuana. The private consumption of marijuana in the state was legalized November 2012. Since Jan. 1, 2014 — the first legal sale of marijuana — Denver has been an example for dozens of other states as they try to take on the same thing. 9NEWS spoke with Molly Duplechian, … [Read more...] about 10 years of recreational marijuana: What’s changed since the first legal sale
Colorado Gun Rights Org Pushes Voter Initiative Allowing MJ Users To Obtain Concealed Carry Permits
As adult-use cannabis reform has continued to expand throughout the United States, a number of courts have increasingly challenged the current federal law deeming that “a person who is an unlawful user of or who is addicted to a controlled substance” cannot possess a firearm. This law has regularly been extended to cannabis users, even in states that have legalized it. In … [Read more...] about Colorado Gun Rights Org Pushes Voter Initiative Allowing MJ Users To Obtain Concealed Carry Permits