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A Tribute To California’s Pot Pioneers
By Andy Williams on October 1, 2017
The leaders in California set the stage for cannabis across the country. As a Colorado-based cannabis business owner, I’ve long been rooting for sensible marijuana...
The Delicate Art of Cultivation at Alternative Medicine
By K. Astre on September 26, 2017
A quality grow yields top-notch cannabis. Cultivating cannabis is a delicate art that requires precision, patience and — if you really want to get it...
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The Sad Search to Find Anything Negative About Marijuana Legalization
By Chris Roberts on August 30, 2017
Prohibitionists try to connect cannabis legalization with violent crime, but don't have the facts to back them up. George Brauchler, a prosecutor in the suburban...
Former Professional Athlete Creates CBD Luxe
By Cannabis Now on August 27, 2017
How one man’s experience as a professional snowboarder led to a company creating medicine that’s changing people’s lives. Yes, there are professional snowboarders. Jealous? As...
Toke & Travel: Experiencing a 420 Tour in Colorado
By Rachelle Gordon on August 26, 2017
We went on a cannabis tour bus, here’s what went down. It’s 12 p.m. on a sunny yet windy Denver Saturday, and I am just...
Dispensary Profile: Verde Natural
By Oscar Pascual on August 8, 2017
Colorado provider grows quality cannabis with soil and selectivity. Walk through the doors of Verde Natural and you’ll realize that this Colorado dispensary takes the...
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Becoming a Marijuana Farmer
By Ricardo Baca on August 6, 2017
Growing cannabis for the first time can alter a relationship with the plant. In November 2012, my Colorado neighbors and I voted to legalize adult-use...
Colorado’s Legal Cannabis Revenue Hits the $500 Million Mark
By Jimi Devine on July 21, 2017
Colorado started collecting taxes from the sale of legal cannabis in 2014. This month, the state's total cannabis revenue reached the half-billion dollar mark. Colorado's...
Inside a Colorado Grow
By Ellen Holland on July 21, 2017
Exploring an indoor grow in Colorado that houses cannabis targeted for the recreational and medicinal markets. The pungent smell of cannabis permeates the air in...
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Buying Legal Weed Is Easy, Smoking It? Not So Much
By Chris Roberts on July 7, 2017
Legalizing cannabis is a massive challenge, but once it's legal and access becomes a (relatively) simple matter, an even bigger challenge presents itself — finding somewhere...
Sharpest Glass in the West
By Ellen Holland on July 6, 2017
Chaiah Sullivan of Unparalleled Glass found an artistic home in a prickly sculptural subject: functional borosilicate cacti. Gaining skills from many of greats in the...
Bolder Business Strategies
By Julia Clark-Riddell on June 18, 2017
How two young entrepreneurs navigated stringent state regulations and built their brand. Consider the multi-phase evolution of Colorado’s cannabis industry: the illicit marketplace gave way...
Mcdonald’s Disagrees With Visionary Franchisee on 420 Burrito Billboard
By Jimi Devine on June 9, 2017
McDonald's billboard referencing cannabis causes a stir with corporate. Despite McDonald’s corporate office’s opinion, great pot puns are here to stay in mainstream advertising and...
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Return of the Industrial Hemp Industry
By Angela Bacca on May 20, 2017
Shaping the new hemp economy in America. In 2012, Ryan Loflin, 41, had a successful business building designer homes from reclaimed barnwood. But in 2013,...
Colorado Conference Shows Cannabis Has Arrived
By Alice O’Leary-Randall on May 2, 2017
Academic event features father of cannabis research. Academia is an important component of any mature science and the recent conference at Colorado State University in...
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Top 100 Cannabis Dispensaries
By Cannabis Now on March 26, 2017
From California to the New York island, these are the best places to find America’s favorite flower. The 2016 general election was a watershed moment...
Pot Club Showdown Nears Between CO Governor, Lawmakers
By Kristen Wyatt on March 22, 2017
Colorado has an abundance of legal cannabis, but not nearly as many places to legally smoke it. Attempts by the state legislature to create sanctioned spaces...
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Cannabis Clubs Come to Colorado
By Kristen Wyatt on March 10, 2017
The Mile High state just got a green light for green lounges — provided they comply with bans on indoor smoking. DENVER (AP) — The...
More People are Saying “I Do” to Weed Infused Weddings
By Chris Roberts on February 21, 2017
The sold out success of the Colorado Cannabis Wedding Expo points to the continuing mainstreaming of cannabis culture, as more and more people are deciding...
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Sessions Recession? What a Federal Cannabis Crackdown Would Mean for CO
By Chris Roberts on February 14, 2017
Colorado has been setting (and subsequently breaking) records for state revenue from cannabis sales. But with the grim prospects of a Jeff Sessions-lead DOJ looming...