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Denver - Five other states will vote on legalizing recreational marijuana on Nov. 8 and the impact on Colorado is yet to be seen. The Colorado green rush is credited with bringing an influx of investment and people to the state. Supporters cite a $2.4 billion economic impact in 2015 but...

Denver - Denver's City Auditor released an audit Thursday stating that the office in charge of the city's marijuana sales needs to do more to track the use of tax revenue and improve its public outreach. "Regardless of your opinion on marijuana, it's hard to deny the significance of...

Support of social use has taken to the skies...or close enough. Supporters of Initiated Ordinance 300 (I-300), which would permit the consumption of cannabis in some private establishments around Denver, have erected a billboard on the southeast corner of Fifth Avenue and Lincoln Street...

Denver - Colorado marijuana sales broke another record in August, according to The Denver Post. The newspaper reports that $126 million in medical and recreational marijuana were sold in our in state in August, beating the previous record of $122.67 million that was set in July. Recreational...

Denver - The smell of marijuana pervades the air in front of iBake Denver, one of the few public places where people can get high in Colorado. Heavy smoke greets visitors who step inside the building. A cluttered table is near the store's counter. In the back there's a couch and a few chairs...

Cannabis and music have always gone hand in hand, but even since Colorado legalized recreational pot use in 2012 with Amendment 64, it is still illegal to consume cannabis in public and in private businesses that are accessed by the public — including concert venues. This November, voters in...

North Little Rock - As part of a two-day summit, at Camp Robinson, put on by the attorney general's office, law enforcement agencies gathered to discuss various challenges including the possibility of medical marijuana becoming legal. A Denver Police commander discussed various challenges and...

North Little Rock - As part of a two-day summit, at Camp Robinson, put on by the attorney general's office, law enforcement agencies gathered to discuss various challenges including the possibility of medical marijuana becoming legal. A Denver Police commander discussed various challenges and...

Denver — Marijuana may be legal in Colorado, but the Denver Police Department is confiscating more weed than they ever have before. "Prior to the legalization with Amendment 64, we received small quantities of marijuana, maybe a couple ounces or a few pounds," said Lt. Cliff Carney, who...

Phoenix - Supporters and opponents of recreational marijuana launched their first wave of TV ads this week in the fight over Proposition 205, and there's already at least one claim that's a puff of smoke. A nearly $1 million ad by the No on 205 campaign begins by referencing the first state to...

Meeting at our board meeting in Boston this past Friday, held in conjunction with the Boston Freedom Rally, the national NORML board of Directors endorsed Denver Social Use Initiative 300, the Neighborhood-Supported Cannabis Consumption Pilot Program. Under current law, marijuana can be...

In November, residents of Denver, Colorado will be voting on a temporary measure to allow businesses to provide and indoor and/or outdoor space to smoke pot. Currently, tourists can purchase weed but have nowhere to smoke it, as it is only legal to consume in private residences. The new...

Right after the 4th of July, I spent a week in Denver where marijuana is legal. The case that brought me to Denver involved real estate in an old working class neighborhood that population pressure is causing to be "gentrified." What I found most compelling is that legalized pot is the reason...

Days after rejecting a competing measure for the November ballot, the Denver Elections Division on Thursday approved a proposed initiative that would allow social use of marijuana in some businesses. City voters will decide whether regular businesses, such as bars or cafes or even yoga...

An initiative that would have allowed the creation of private cannabis clubs will not appear on the November ballot. The Denver Elections Division announced Monday that the measure did not have enough signatures. The Elections Division hasn't made an announcement yet about the status of a...

Kusa - Let the counting begin. Ten thousand, 800 signatures were delivered to the Denver Elections Division, aimed at putting a proposal on the November ballot to expand pot consumption in the city. The official name: the "Denver Neighborhood Approved Cannabis Consumption Pilot Program." "They...

Update: In July, supporters of the Neighborhood Supported Cannabis Consumption Pilot Program, which would allow the social use of marijuana at participating businesses in Denver, began collecting signatures to get their proposal on the Denver ballot in November; see our previous coverage below...

Denver — It's being called the "world's largest cannabis career fair" and it's coming to Denver this week. More than 50 companies will be looking to fill about 1,000 positions at the job fair on Thursday, according to Vangst Talent Network (formerly Gradujuana.) Organizers say there are...

The city and county of Denver will host its second Marijuana Management Symposium in October for those who implement state and local policies and regulations for their marijuana businesses. The event will be at the Colorado Convention Center on Oct. 27 and Oct. 28. The city's 2015 symposium...

Denver voters could have their pick in November between two initiatives aimed at allowing social use of marijuana in different places. One group has been gathering signatures for an initiative that would allow private marijuana consumption clubs. The other has a more expansive aim: to allow...