Denver Vape and Play Hopes to Be Denver’s First Pot Lounge

The City of Denver started accepting applications for social cannabis consumption areas in August, but no businesses have officially applied for a license yet. That may change soon, however, now that a group of three local entrepreneurs announced their plan for brand new cannabis vaping lounge – once they find a location.

State, Stakeholders Discuss New Marijuana Research Licenses

Expected to take effect in 2018, a new Colorado program will handle state-approved research and development licenses for medical marijuana. But even though the bill passed months ago, its statutory language is still getting tweaked, and there may be revisions next legislative session.

Sound Familiar? Nevada’s Social Pot Consumption Hopes Stall

Cannabis consumers in Nevada thought they were handed a small victory earlier this week after the state’s Legislative Counsel Bureau released an opinion stating no state law prohibits local governments from permitting pot consumption in businesses. However, that optimism was quickly diluted by Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval

Andrew Freedman on Legalization and His Time as Colorado’s Marijuana Czar

Andrew Freedman lost his job in January, but it wasn’t due to poor performance. In fact, the Colorado Director of Marijuana Coordination was let go for just the opposite reason: He’d been hired to implement the state’s framework of rules and industry regulations for recreational marijuana, and he’d done such a good job that the state was eliminating the job entirely.

Five Ways Colorado’s Marijuana Rules Are About to Change

Changes to Colorado’s cannabis industry are on the horizon. The Marijuana Enforcement Division has been holding meetings for industry stakeholders and government officials in order to iron out the details of recently passed laws and new regulations, and the public is encouraged to attend those meetings and provide input.

CBD Sales Have Tripled Since 2014, but Is Big Pharma Taking Over?

The CBD fad is growing fast in America, with everything from hemp-derived CBD vaporizers to high-CBD strains like AC/DC and Harlequin becoming more and more popular for medication. The mid-year report from the Hemp Business Journal, one of the more trusted sources in the industry, shows a rapidly growing field of CBD products that still has plenty of room to grow. But will big pharma take over?