A bill that passed the Colorado General Assembly that would’ve allowed marijuana dispensaries to open their own tasting rooms was vetoed by Governor John Hickenlooper today, June 4.

Hemp heads, rejoice! This week is for you.

“This announcement, while welcomed, doesn’t eliminate the need for hemp to be formally, federally removed as a Schedule I drug.”

For the first installment of our new Toke of the Town series, we interview Colorado Harvest’s founder.

“More always needs to be done,” says Veronica Carpio, “and will be over next few years, but the goal will always be to treat hemp like corn or carrots.”

Two are still charged with misdemeanors, and six more face felony charges.

The two Colorado representatives joined other lawmakers at a gathering in Washington, D.C., on May 23.

The company joins a short list of Colorado companies jumping into the Canadian market.

Colorado’s latest marijuana prevention campaign hopes to appeal to the usual suspects in adolescents, but it’s added a new target: moms.

“It’s a neuroprotectant for your brain and liver. If you’re drinking, get a slice of CBD to maybe offset your hangover tomorrow.”

Colorado had almost 89,000 registered medical marijuana patients as of April 2018.

The drug, made with cannabidiol (CBD), was at the center of a bill recently passed by the Colorado General Assembly to ensure its distribution in Colorado despite its illegal status with the federal government.

Results from past years show Colorado never saw anything close to the bump in marijuana-positive tests that California, Nevada, and Massachusetts saw in 2017.

The session will incorporate Dr. Dale Bredesen’s Reversing Cognitive Decline (ReCODE) program and cannabis, especially CBD.

After seeing the lowest overall revenue in a year in February, pot sales set a record for retail earnings the next month.

Like Snoop Dogg, Whoopi Goldberg and even John Boehner, these former Colorado government officials are now working with the weed industry.

Denver has received exactly two applications for its Cannabis Consumption Establishment program since its launch last August.

Almost thirty pot-related bills were introduced this session.

Denver Health researchers used undercover phone calls to quiz store employees.

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The governor’s office hasn’t taken an official stance on the bill, so the bill’s advocates aren’t calling it a victory just yet.

Senate committee members indicated they’d be open to a similar proposal in the future.