Legal Related Colorado Governor Signs Bill to Allow Medical Marijuana as Alternative to Opioids by Sophia Vida May 25, 2019 Governor Jared Polis of Colorado, has signed Senate Bill 13 into law this week which will give the state's doctors the power to recommend medical marijuana for any condition that may require an opioid prescription. The bill wil...
Trends & Articles Survey Says Testing Positive for Marijuana Won’t Cost You Your Job in Many Companies in This State by Sophia Vida March 13, 2019 According to a survey from Denver-based Employers Council, testing positive for marijuana won't get you fired at over half the companies in Colorado. The survey revealed that more Colorado employers are relaxing their marijuana...
Trends & Articles New Study Says that More Adult Coloradans Are Smoking Marijuana by Sophia Vida February 01, 2019 According to a new study that was released by the Retail Marijuana Public Health Advisory Committee, there are more adults of all ages us marijuana in the state of Colorado. The study, which is called "Monitoring Health Concern...
Legal Related Colorado Bill for Autism to be Added as Marijuana Qualifying Condition Advances by Sophia Vida January 24, 2019 A bill sponsored by Colorado state Representatives Edie Hooton (Boulder-D) and Kim Ransom, (Littleton-R) would allow autism spectrum disorder to be added to the list of conditions that qualify patients to receive medical marijuana...
Trends & Articles Colorado Will Bring in More Tax Revenue From Wholesale Marijuana Sales Next Year by Sophia Vida December 22, 2018 In 2019, the state of Colorado will start to bring in more tax revenue from wholesale deals that involve marijuana. According to a report in the Denver Post, the Colorado Department of Revenue has released updated average marke...
Trends & Articles Marijuana Involved Traffic Deaths in Colorado Climbed Higher in 2017 by Sophia Vida August 27, 2018 A new study from Colorado has shown that the number of highway deaths that involve drivers in the state who had marijuana in their system has risen in 2017. Ironically, traffic fatalities where drivers had marijuana in their bl...
Trends & Articles Survey Says Colorado Restaurant and Hotel Workers Smoke the Most Marijuana by Sophia Vida April 13, 2018 According to a new survey, it's restaurant and hotel workers in the state of Colorado that are smoking the most marijuana. State health officials reported on Thursday that 30% of people who are employed in the restaurant and ho...
Trends & Articles Colorado Marijuana Products Will Have a Universal Symbol on Packaging by Sophia Vida March 14, 2018 Starting next year, the state of Colorado will have a universal "THC" symbol on the label of cannabis packaging. Previously the rules only required that retail pot products carry the universal symbol on their packaging but now ...
Legal Related Denver Just Approved the First Business License Allowing Marijuana Use by Patrons by Sophia Vida February 27, 2018 A coffee shop in Denver Colorado is making history as it just approved the very first business license in the country that will allow patrons to use marijuana. The establishment is called the Coffee Joint and the license will a...
Legal Related Colorado Addresses Driving High on Marijuana by Sophia Vida February 22, 2018 Driving high may not be as bad yet as driving intoxicated by alcohol, but Colorado is becoming more and more concerned about the problem. Government officials in the state as well as the state's marijuana industry are teaming u...