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Coloradoans are known for our commitment to sustainable practices and organic products, but this California CBD company has many of us beat. OJAI Energetics is the first company in the hemp space to get certification as a B Corporation — a designation for companies who are leaders of global movements and use business as a force for good.

This week, the Colorado Department of Human Services, in conjunction with Governor John Hickenlooper’s office, formally requested that the General Assembly allocate more than $6 million annually from the state’s marijuana-tax cash fund for a new program that would offer help to chronic drug users as opposed to criminalizing them. Art Way, senior director for criminal-justice reform for the national Drug Policy Alliance and director of the organization’s Colorado chapter, which worked closely with state agencies in crafting the proposal (it’s on view below), sees the impact of this approach as potentially revolutionary for those struggling with addictions to heroin and other heavy narcotics.

Recently released stats from Colorado’s Marijuana Enforcement Division for the first six months of 2016 reflect what we already knew: cannabis cultivation and sales are on the rise.

The confirmation of Jeff Sessions as Attorney General in the administration of President Donald Trump was touted by Senator Cory Gardner, who voted to confirm the former Alabama senator shortly after doing likewise for new Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, a donor, along with her family, of nearly $50,000 to the Colorado Republican. But the news isn’t being cheered by Colorado’s other senator, Democrat Michael Bennet, or marijuana-industry representatives fearful that Sessions, a vocal pot hater, will soon order a crackdown on cannabis sales in Colorado and beyond.

At the second meeting of Denver’s social consumption advisory council, on February 8, members addressed multiple issues, including a few carried over from last month and others that will come up again at the next meeting. Here’s a rundown of the top ten topics.

Shortly after the passage of Initiative 300, Colorado’s Liquor Enforcement Division adopted a new rule that prohibits any business with a liquor license from also applying for a social-consumption license. On February 3, five plaintiffs filed suit against the state over that rule.

Sage is a very versatile strain, perfect for smoking while listening to Anderson .Paak.

In states like Colorado, where the recreational use of cannabis is legal, the population is divided into two categories: those who use marijuana, and everyone else. LucidMood is hoping to bridge that gap with a product it bills a “cannabis for the rest of us.”