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March 22, 2018

Colorado lawmakers fail in bid to shield recreational marijuana from feds Colorado lawmakers fail in bid to shield recreational marijuana fro...Colorado lawmakers fail in bid to shield recreational marijuana from feds

WASHINGTON A $1.3 trillion plan to fund the federal government through the end of September wont include protections for the recreational marijuana industry a blow to Colorado lawmakers who tried to add ...

WASHINGTON A $1.3 trillion plan to fund the federal government through the end of September wont include protections for the recreational marijuana industry a blow to Colorado lawmak ...

Diversity is coming to Colorado’s marijuana industry, business leaders and social justice crusaders say

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March 26, 2018

Diversity is coming to Colorado’s marijuana industry, business leaders and social justi...Diversity is coming to Colorado’s marijuana industry, business lead...Diversity is coming to Colorado’s marijuana industry, business leaders and social justice crusaders say

Colorados cannabis industry so white but not for much longer. Diversity is coming to the states marijuana industry, business leaders and social justice crusaders vowed at the Minority Cannabis Business A ...

Colorados cannabis industry so white but not for much longer. Diversity is coming to the states marijuana industry, business leaders and social justice crusaders vowed at the Minority ...

Federally legal hemp, a fruitful endeavor in Colorado, gets jolt from Republican Mitch McConnell

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March 26, 2018

Federally legal hemp, a fruitful endeavor in Colorado, gets jolt from Republican Mitch ...Federally legal hemp, a fruitful endeavor in Colorado, gets jolt fr...Federally legal hemp, a fruitful endeavor in Colorado, gets jolt from Republican Mitch McConnell

Colorados burgeoning hemp industry got a jolt Monday when Republican Mitch McConnell, the Senates Majority Leader,gave his full-throated support of shoring up federal laws around hemp. McConnell announced ...

Colorados burgeoning hemp industry got a jolt Monday when Republican Mitch McConnell, the Senates Majority Leader,gave his full-throated support of shoring up federal laws around hemp. ...

Colorado starts “Cannabis Conversation” to drive honest dialogue about marijuana use behind the wheel

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March 25, 2018

Colorado starts “Cannabis Conversation” to drive honest dialogue about marijuana use be...Colorado starts “Cannabis Conversation” to drive honest dialogue ab...Colorado starts “Cannabis Conversation” to drive honest dialogue about marijuana use behind the wheel

Amid a rise in Colorado auto fatalities involving marijuana, state transportation officials are surveying thousands of residents this year to better understand public attitudes toward driving under the in ...

Amid a rise in Colorado auto fatalities involving marijuana, state transportation officials are surveying thousands of residents this year to better understand public attitudes toward ...

Cannabis-infused beer is coming to Colorado

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March 28, 2018

Cannabis-infused beer is coming to Colorado Cannabis-infused beer is coming to Colorado Cannabis-infused beer is coming to Colorado

The man behind Blue Moon Belgian White Ale wants consumers to drink more beer. So his new suds sub out alcohol for THC. Brewmaster Keith Villaon Wednesday unveiled his latest beer venture: Ceria Beverages ...

The man behind Blue Moon Belgian White Ale wants consumers to drink more beer. So his new suds sub out alcohol for THC. Brewmaster Keith Villaon Wednesday unveiled his latest beer vent ...

No, Colorado McDonald’s are not converting PlayPlaces into marijuana lounges

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April 18, 2018

No, Colorado McDonald’s are not converting PlayPlaces into marijuana lounges No, Colorado McDonald’s are not converting PlayPlaces into marijuan...No, Colorado McDonald’s are not converting PlayPlaces into marijuana lounges

DENVER McDonalds PlayPlaces arent becoming pot places, not even in Colorado, the first state with legal recreational marijuana sales. The fast-food company said there is no truth to a report on social me ...

DENVER McDonalds PlayPlaces arent becoming pot places, not even in Colorado, the first state with legal recreational marijuana sales. The fast-food company said there is no truth to a ...

Pass the hemp: Colorado prepares to regulate the plant like any other food ingredient

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April 25, 2018

Pass the hemp: Colorado prepares to regulate the plant like any other food ingredient Pass the hemp: Colorado prepares to regulate the plant like any oth...Pass the hemp: Colorado prepares to regulate the plant like any other food ingredient

With the stroke of a pen, hemp could be treated like any other food ingredient under Colorado law. A bill is on its way to Gov. John Hickenloopers desk to apply existing food manufacturing guidelines to p ...

With the stroke of a pen, hemp could be treated like any other food ingredient under Colorado law. A bill is on its way to Gov. John Hickenloopers desk to apply existing food manufactu ...

School Nurses Can Now Give Kids Medical Marijuana in Colorado

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June 11, 2018

School Nurses Can Now Give Kids Medical Marijuana in Colorado School Nurses Can Now Give Kids Medical Marijuana in Colorado School Nurses Can Now Give Kids Medical Marijuana in Colorado

The federal government and human Keebler elf Jeff Sessions may still consider weed a Schedule I drug that's "only slightly less awful" than heroin, but there's a huge amount of research to prove otherwise ...

The federal government and human Keebler elf Jeff Sessions may still consider weed a Schedule I drug that's "only slightly less awful" than heroin, but there's a huge amount of researc ...

Teen Marijuana Use in Colorado Still Has Not Increased Since Legalization: Report

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June 20, 2018

Teen Marijuana Use in Colorado Still Has Not Increased Since Legalization: Report Teen Marijuana Use in Colorado Still Has Not Increased Since Legali...Teen Marijuana Use in Colorado Still Has Not Increased Since Legalization: Report

Marijuana Policy Project | June 20, 2018 DENVER A new federal report shows rates of teen marijuana use in Colorado have still not increased since voters decided to end marijuana prohibition in 2012 and ...

Marijuana Policy Project | June 20, 2018 DENVER A new federal report shows rates of teen marijuana use in Colorado have still not increased since voters decided to end marijuana pro ...

Some Colorado pols paint dark picture for legal weed

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November 01, 2016

Some Colorado pols paint dark picture for legal weed Some Colorado pols paint dark picture for legal weed Some Colorado pols paint dark picture for legal weed

By Noelle Phillips, The Denver Post Some Colorado politicians, including a former governor and a sitting district attorney, are appearing in anti-marijuana campaigns in other states and offering dire war ...

By Noelle Phillips, The Denver Post Some Colorado politicians, including a former governor and a sitting district attorney, are appearing in anti-marijuana campaigns in other states a ...

Colorado Freakout: Governor Declares Marijuana a “Clear and Present Danger”

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November 15, 2016

Colorado Freakout: Governor Declares Marijuana a “Clear and Present Danger”Colorado Freakout: Governor Declares Marijuana a “Clear and Present...Colorado Freakout: Governor Declares Marijuana a “Clear and Present Danger”

On the subject of his states nation-leading experiment with legalized adult-use marijuana, Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper has been reliably erratic. Voter-approved legalization was recklessto a certain ...

On the subject of his states nation-leading experiment with legalized adult-use marijuana, Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper has been reliably erratic. Voter-approved legalization was ...

Colorado Passes Law That Bans Serving Liquor And Cannabis In Same Venue

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November 20, 2016

Colorado Passes Law That Bans Serving Liquor And Cannabis In Same Venue Colorado Passes Law That Bans Serving Liquor And Cannabis In Same V...Colorado Passes Law That Bans Serving Liquor And Cannabis In Same Venue

Opponents of a state ruling that would prevent bars and many restaurants in Denver from offering on-site marijuana consumption said the ruling would overturn a law approved by voters and ...

Opponents of a state ruling that would prevent bars and many restaurants in Denver from offering on-site marijuana consumption said the ruling would overturn a law app ...

Colorado County Plans To Open The First National Marijuana Museum

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November 23, 2016

Colorado County Plans To Open The First National Marijuana Museum Colorado County Plans To Open The First National Marijuana Museum Colorado County Plans To Open The First National Marijuana Museum

Pueblo County, Colorado has played host to a series of cannabis firsts. Pueblo County was the first in the world along with Denver to start selling regulated retail cannabisand then all of the sudden we w ...

Pueblo County, Colorado has played host to a series of cannabis firsts. Pueblo County was the first in the world along with Denver to start selling regulated retail cannabisand then al ...

Directing some Colorado pot tax money to homeless programs is a good call

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November 29, 2016

Directing some Colorado pot tax money to homeless programs is a good call Directing some Colorado pot tax money to homeless programs is a goo...Directing some Colorado pot tax money to homeless programs is a good call

By Denver Post Editorial Board Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper has a plan for dealing with rising homelessness that we hope lawmakers will take seriously in the coming legislative session. For the need is ...

By Denver Post Editorial Board Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper has a plan for dealing with rising homelessness that we hope lawmakers will take seriously in the coming legislative sess ...

Colorado Governor Wants To Help The Homeless With Marijuana Tax Revenue

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December 01, 2016

Colorado Governor Wants To Help The Homeless With Marijuana Tax Revenue Colorado Governor Wants To Help The Homeless With Marijuana Tax Rev...Colorado Governor Wants To Help The Homeless With Marijuana Tax Revenue

The governor of Colorado is angling to get a portion of the states marijuana tax revenue to go toward homelessness initiatives. Amendment 64 states that the first $40-million in tax revenue from legal can ...

The governor of Colorado is angling to get a portion of the states marijuana tax revenue to go toward homelessness initiatives. Amendment 64 states that the first $40-million in tax re ...

Big changes planned for Colorado marijuana laws on home growing

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December 07, 2016

Big changes planned for Colorado marijuana laws on home growing Big changes planned for Colorado marijuana laws on home growing Big changes planned for Colorado marijuana laws on home growing

By Kristen Wyatt, The Associated Press DENVER Hoping to preserve its marijuana law under the next president, Colorado is planning a slate of legislation designed to crack down on pot that is grown legal ...

By Kristen Wyatt, The Associated Press DENVER Hoping to preserve its marijuana law under the next president, Colorado is planning a slate of legislation designed to crack down on pot ...

Colorado Will Limit Home Growing To Help Kill Black Market

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December 11, 2016

Colorado Will Limit Home Growing To Help Kill Black Market Colorado Will Limit Home Growing To Help Kill Black Market Colorado Will Limit Home Growing To Help Kill Black Market

Hoping to preserve its marijuana law under the next president, Colorado is planning a slate of legislation designed to crack down on marijuanathat is grown legally but then sold on the black market. The g ...

Hoping to preserve its marijuana law under the next president, Colorado is planning a slate of legislation designed to crack down on marijuanathat is grown legally but then sold on the ...

Colorado marijuana sales: $1 billion in first 10 months of 2016

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December 12, 2016

Colorado marijuana sales: $1 billion in first 10 months of 2016 Colorado marijuana sales: $1 billion in first 10 months of 2016 Colorado marijuana sales: $1 billion in first 10 months of 2016

By Ricardo Baca, The Cannabist Staff In the first 10 months of 2016, Colorado marijuana shops reached a significant milestone they had barely missed in all of 2015: $1 billion in legal, regulated cannabis ...

By Ricardo Baca, The Cannabist Staff In the first 10 months of 2016, Colorado marijuana shops reached a significant milestone they had barely missed in all of 2015: $1 billion in legal ...

Colorado Cannabis Shops Hit $1-Billion In Sales

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December 13, 2016

Colorado Cannabis Shops Hit $1-Billion In Sales Colorado Cannabis Shops Hit $1-Billion In Sales Colorado Cannabis Shops Hit $1-Billion In Sales

To say its been a fruitful 10 months for Colorados cannabis industry would be a serious understatement. The Cannabist reports that in the first 10 months of 2016, Colorados cannabis shops reached $1-billi ...

To say its been a fruitful 10 months for Colorados cannabis industry would be a serious understatement. The Cannabist reports that in the first 10 months of 2016, Colorados cannabis sh ...

Teen marijuana use is down significantly in Colorado’s legal era

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December 21, 2016

Teen marijuana use is down significantly in Colorado’s legal era Teen marijuana use is down significantly in Colorado’s legal era Teen marijuana use is down significantly in Colorado’s legal era

By Christopher Ingraham, The Washington Post Teen marijuana use fell sharply in Colorado in the years 2014 and 2015, after the opening of that states recreational marijuana market, new federal survey dat ...

By Christopher Ingraham, The Washington Post Teen marijuana use fell sharply in Colorado in the years 2014 and 2015, after the opening of that states recreational marijuana market, ne ...

Former state marijuana enforcement chief to head Colorado cannabis chamber

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January 04, 2017

Former state marijuana enforcement chief to head Colorado cannabis chamber Former state marijuana enforcement chief to head Colorado cannabis ...Former state marijuana enforcement chief to head Colorado cannabis chamber

By Alicia Wallace, The Cannabist Staff A former top marijuana regulator in Colorado now will fight for the future of the states cannabis businesses. The Colorado Cannabis Chamber of Commerce this week a ...

By Alicia Wallace, The Cannabist Staff A former top marijuana regulator in Colorado now will fight for the future of the states cannabis businesses. The Colorado Cannabis Chamber of ...

This Colorado county not backing down: will take pot sales tax battle to state Supreme Court

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January 04, 2017

This Colorado county not backing down: will take pot sales tax battle to state Supreme ...This Colorado county not backing down: will take pot sales tax batt...This Colorado county not backing down: will take pot sales tax battle to state Supreme Court

By John Aguilar, The Denver Post Adams County is not backing down in its fight to collect a tax on recreational marijuana sales, announcing Wednesday morning that it will bring its case to the Colorado S ...

By John Aguilar, The Denver Post Adams County is not backing down in its fight to collect a tax on recreational marijuana sales, announcing Wednesday morning that it will bring its ca ...

State of Cannabis: Colorado Comes in Second

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January 08, 2017

State of Cannabis: Colorado Comes in Second State of Cannabis: Colorado Comes in Second State of Cannabis: Colorado Comes in Second

2016 was a huge year for cannabis. As a result, we are ranking the fifty states from worst to best on how they treat cannabis and those who consume it. Each of our State of Cannabis posts analyzes one sta ...

2016 was a huge year for cannabis. As a result, we are ranking the fifty states from worst to best on how they treat cannabis and those who consume it. Each of our State of Cannabis po ...

Colorado marijuana sales top $106 million in November

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January 11, 2017

Colorado marijuana sales top $106 million in November Colorado marijuana sales top $106 million in November Colorado marijuana sales top $106 million in November

By Alicia Wallace, The Cannabist Staff Colorado marijuana shops tallied just over $106 million in sales this past November, putting the industrys 2016 sales totals just shy of $1.2 billion with returns f ...

By Alicia Wallace, The Cannabist Staff Colorado marijuana shops tallied just over $106 million in sales this past November, putting the industrys 2016 sales totals just shy of $1.2 bil ...

Colorado budget: Gov wants $6M to enforce marijuana laws, fight homelessness with pot taxes

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January 12, 2017

Colorado budget: Gov wants $6M to enforce marijuana laws, fight homelessness with pot t...Colorado budget: Gov wants $6M to enforce marijuana laws, fight hom...Colorado budget: Gov wants $6M to enforce marijuana laws, fight homelessness with pot taxes

By Brian Eason and John Frank, The Denver Post Gov. John Hickenlooper asked lawmakers to send a tax hike measure to the November ballot to build and repair the states roads, calling on Colorado to invest ...

By Brian Eason and John Frank, The Denver Post Gov. John Hickenlooper asked lawmakers to send a tax hike measure to the November ballot to build and repair the states roads, calling o ...

Bid to take down Colorado marijuana laws revived in court

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January 16, 2017

Bid to take down Colorado marijuana laws revived in court Bid to take down Colorado marijuana laws revived in court Bid to take down Colorado marijuana laws revived in court

By Alicia Wallace, The Cannabist Staff Federal appeals court judges on Tuesday reviewed the reach of racketeering laws, chewed over case law and opined over olfactory issues in a case that threatens to st ...

By Alicia Wallace, The Cannabist Staff Federal appeals court judges on Tuesday reviewed the reach of racketeering laws, chewed over case law and opined over olfactory issues in a case ...

How two small cities became Colorado marijuana kings in the Denver metro area

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January 16, 2017

How two small cities became Colorado marijuana kings in the Denver metro area How two small cities became Colorado marijuana kings in the Denver ...How two small cities became Colorado marijuana kings in the Denver metro area

By John Aguilar, The Denver Post Edgewater and Glendale are separated by more than the 10 miles between them. Edgewater is the very picture of suburbia, with its quiet collection of modest, single-family ...

By John Aguilar, The Denver Post Edgewater and Glendale are separated by more than the 10 miles between them. Edgewater is the very picture of suburbia, with its quiet collection of m ...

Why Colorado pot edibles maker Americanna chooses to leave Boulder: ‘I feel lied to’

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January 18, 2017

Why Colorado pot edibles maker Americanna chooses to leave Boulder: ‘I feel lied to’Why Colorado pot edibles maker Americanna chooses to leave Boulder:...Why Colorado pot edibles maker Americanna chooses to leave Boulder: ‘I feel lied to’

By Shay Castle, Boulder Daily Camera A Boulder-based maker of the states most popular marijuana-infused edible is planning to leave the city after the forced annexation of his and several other propertie ...

By Shay Castle, Boulder Daily Camera A Boulder-based maker of the states most popular marijuana-infused edible is planning to leave the city after the forced annexation of his and sev ...

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January 19, 2017

Bid To Take Down Colorado Marijuana Laws Revived In Court Bid To Take Down Colorado Marijuana Laws Revived In Court Bid To Take Down Colorado Marijuana Laws Revived In Court

Federal appeals court judges on Tuesday reviewed the reach of racketeering laws, chewed over case law and opined over olfactory issues in a case that threatens to stamp out Colorados recreational marijuan ...

Federal appeals court judges on Tuesday reviewed the reach of racketeering laws, chewed over case law and opined over olfactory issues in a case that threatens to stamp out Colorados r ...

Tax hike: What it could mean for consumers, industry in Colorado

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January 18, 2017

Tax hike: What it could mean for consumers, industry in Colorado Tax hike: What it could mean for consumers, industry in Colorado Tax hike: What it could mean for consumers, industry in Colorado

By Alicia Wallace, The Cannabist Staff Cannabis consumers could be paying more Colorado marijuana tax come July 1. As with any proposed tax increase, the prospect has been met with some concern amid the n ...

By Alicia Wallace, The Cannabist Staff Cannabis consumers could be paying more Colorado marijuana tax come July 1. As with any proposed tax increase, the prospect has been met with som ...

LEARN MORE ABOUT MEDICAL MARIJUANA IN YOUR STATE

AllBud State FAQs

Medical marijuana programs can vary from state to state. From the process to how to become a qualified patient to how to acquire medical marijuana is never the exact same in each state. We have compiled some of the most common Frequently Asked Questions on a state by state basis. Select from the drop down above for your state.

Interesting State Facts:

Massachusetts requires dispensaries to also sell vaporizers
Nevada allows out of state cardholders to purchase medical marijuana
The possession limit in Oregon is 24 ounces of useable marijuana
Many states require patients to designate a single dispensary for their medication needs

Learn about the specific medical symptoms or conditions marijuana may provide relief