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Attorney General Fines Pueblo CBD Company for Misleading Claims, No Age Verification

By Thomas Mitchell

Nov 14, 2024

Bee's Knees has to fork over $225,000 after the AG cited misleading product claims, improper age verification and lies about supporting conservation groups.

CBD, the Mosquito Killer? Hemp Extract Shows Promise as Pesticide

By Thomas Mitchell

Sep 24, 2024

We love all animals, except mosquitoes. They can go straight to hell — and maybe hemp can help get them there.

Colorado AG Sues Hemp Company for Alleged Illegal THC Sales

By Thomas Mitchell

Jun 25, 2024

"These products were not industrial hemp: they were marijuana."

Will a Federal Crackdown on Intoxicating Hemp Help My Pot Stocks?

By Herbert Fuego

Jun 11, 2024

Unlicensed entrepreneurs have gotten bolder, little by little, with intoxicating hemp products under a looser federal status.

Colorado Marijuana and Hemp Bills of 2024

By Thomas Mitchell

Mar 20, 2024

Measures that could loosen pot industry regulations and add social equity opportunities are currently being considered by lawmakers.

A woman looks at hemp tea as a man takes a photo at the 2023 NoCo Hemp Expo

NoCo Hemp Expo Moving to Estes Park in 2024

By Thomas Mitchell

Jan 5, 2024

"With where the industry is now, the show has scaled back with less space."

The Cannabis Kitchen Cookbook by Boulder author Robyn Griggs Lawrence

High Literature: Cannabis Cookbooks, Novels and Memoirs by Colorado Authors

By Thomas Mitchell

Sep 20, 2023

These ten authors put the "lit" in literature.

A Colorado farm worker smells hemp plants

Wolves of Hemp Street Details the "Dark Side" of Colorado's CBD Trade

By Thomas Mitchell

Aug 11, 2023

"The CBD industry was nowhere near established enough by the time people were kind of moving on."

Hemp CBD gummies on display at the 2023 NoCo Hemp Expo

Polis Signs Controversial Intoxicating Hemp Bill

By Thomas Mitchell

Jun 8, 2023

"To be honest with you, I have laid awake at night thinking abut this. I have friends who are lobbyists for hemp groups telling me this will destroy the hemp industry."

Two veterinarians perform a post-surgery assessment on a dog.

Morris Animal Foundation Studying CBD's Post-Op Effect on Dogs

By Cleo Mirza

May 12, 2023

Meet Ralph, the goldendoodle. Ralph underwent a common ligament surgery for dogs known as a tibial plateau leveling osteotomy. Now researchers want to see if CBD can help him recover.

Floyd's Barbershop Releases CBD Hair Care Line

By Cleo Mirza

May 5, 2023

The Colorado-based barbershop's line of CBD hair care starts at the scalp.

Hemp Sex Lube, Guitars and Everything In Between at NoCo Hemp Expo

By Thomas Mitchell

Apr 3, 2023

The NoCo Hemp Expo recently showcased everything this powerful plant can make, from clothing fibers and athletic rubs to guitars and sex lube.

How COVID and a Pitcher's Drug Overdose Got CBD to Major League Baseball

By Thomas Mitchell

Mar 30, 2023

On the eve of Opening Day, an MLB executive didn't hold back when detailing how baseball and CBD came together.

Colorado Author Documented His "Tragicomedy" in Hemp Farming, So You Don't Have to

By Thomas Mitchell

Mar 17, 2023

Known for his book, The Long Haul: A Trucker's Tales of Life on the Road, Colorado author Finn Murphy's latest offering details his hopes, dreams and failures in Colorado's hemp trade.

State Task Force Wants Tighter Laws for Hemp Products

By Thomas Mitchell

Feb 14, 2023

The task force focused on intoxicating hemp products, and not CBD.

After a Decade of Legalization, a Look Back at Colorado's Marijuana Connection

By Thomas Mitchell

Nov 5, 2022

Ten years, ten stories that define Colorado's cannabis connection.

Hemp Production Down by Almost 50 Percent — but Why?

By Amber Taufen

Nov 2, 2022

The industry is trying to right-size

Charlotte's Web's Path From Medical Marijuana to Major League Baseball

By Thomas Mitchell

Oct 17, 2022

"This is game-changing..."

Golden-based CBD Operation Boulder Botanical Sells for $12 Million

By Thomas Mitchell

Sep 28, 2022

The deal includes a CBD facility and over 150 formulations.

As America's CBD Appetite Shrinks, This Lakewood Business Expands

By Thomas Mitchell

Sep 2, 2022

"We have seen America’s appetite change..."

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AG Bans Cannabis Company Owner From Colorado

CSU-Pueblo's New Pot Strain

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AG Bans Cannabis Company Owner From Colorado

CSU-Pueblo's New Pot Strain

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