The recent arrests and legal actions against a former Marijuana Enforcement Division official and several marijuana industry license-holders here in Colorado has been touted by Attorney General Jeff Sessions as an example of why this industry is not working. In a letter to congressional leaders on May 1, he also suggested that in some way the regulated marijuana industry contributes to more illegal marijuana trafficking. In actuality, a regulated system like the one in Colorado has created a boom for us in the areas of job creation, revenue generation and increased law enforcement support, and the list goes on.
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Only days after the release of a study saying that collision claim frequencies in Colorado are about 3 percent higher overall than would have been expected without marijuana legalization comes a competing report stating that the crash fatality rates haven’t changed significantly. These seemingly contradictory findings leave one marijuana reformer confused but certain that the sky isn’t falling.
The stereotype of the bleary-eyed, long-haired stoner gazing through a cloud of smoke is on its way out, replaced by a picture of happy, business-clad partners sharing a joint after returning home from the office. A landmark new study conducted by BDS Analytics reveals that cannabis users in Colorado and California are some of the happiest, most successful and well-adjusted adults around.
Fox News, which has a history of portraying Colorado pot smokers as apathetic morons, recently ran a piece suggesting that the Western Slope community of Durango has been overtaken by panhandlers in the wake of recreational cannabis legalization. The head of a business organization that created a Facebook video ripping the article as false says the Fox News reporter with whom he spoke seemed disinterested in any information that contradicted his conclusion that weed had put the town on the fast road to hell even though the supposed link between homelessness and cannabis has been widely discredited.
While the Colorado Legislature considers several bills relating to marijuana, plans are heating up for events around the annual 4/20 rally, which will take place right down the hill from the State Capitol, in Civic Center Park. Keep reading for a rundown of activities before then, in chronological order.
What’s better than getting your honey a box of chocolates for Valentine’s Day? Getting cannabis chocolates for your honey on Valentine’s Day. Here’s our rundown of some of the best chocolates in town, via Instagram:
We’ve been sharing our favorite Instagram photos from dispensaries, growers and protests of Trump’s inauguration. As January draws to a close, we’ve rounded up our favorite posts from you. Enjoy!
On the first morning of the Trump presidency, we’re giving you a rundown of the best marijuana posts on Instagram saying goodbye to Obama and ushering in a new administration. From naming strains in honor of our departing president to protesting in Washington D.C., the cannabis community was vocal about this regime change.
Last week we shared our favorite Instagram photos from dispensaries around town. But we know that the best bud comes from a good, healthy grow, so this week we’ve collected our favorite photos from growers around Colorado and across the country. The top ten:
Yesterday on Israeli national television, a prominent Israeli political figure announced that he had recently taken a toke or two of cannabis. Of course, had he been caught doing it in his homeland, without the proper medical permit to be doing so, he would be breaking the law.
So seeing a conservative member of Israel’s Home Party just blurt out a confession to the world may have been surprising to some, but only if they haven’t been paying attention to Yinon Magal and his rise in national politics.