Denver chefs are among the contestants on "Chopped 420," a cannabis-centric spinoff of the legendary cooking competition hosted by comic and actor Ron Funches, debuting for streaming on Discovery+ on Tuesday April 20

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Get lit this April 20th with virtual smoke parties, cannabis recipes, dispensary deals, free food truck meals for your munchies and more.

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Having someone dedicated to the task – who can issue citations daily instead of once a week – may prove more successful, and would likely speed up the process, officials said.

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Steve Fox spearheaded legalizing recreational marijuana in Colorado in 2012 and helped give rise to the massive legal cannabis industry in the state and across the country.

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Planet 13 hopes to fill the Orange County positions by July when the superstore is slated to open.

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Denver's marijuana industry would change with proposals to allow weed delivery, cannabis lounges and lift the cap on the number of recreational dispensaries in town, as well as push for equity.

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The Cannabis Control Commission is launching an online catalog of the myriad marijuana products available at the state’s pot shops and dispensaries to help cops, parents and regulators alike tell the difference between what’s legal, and what’s not.

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A ten-year moratorium on marijuana sales has been overturned by voters in Grand Junction.

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Researchers did find minor violations of state law at some legal shops. But they say the illicit market is a far bigger problem.

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If you wanted your high-country license plate to be even "higher," now is your chance.

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New York adults over the age of 21 can now possess and use marijuana — even in public — under a legalization bill signed Wednesday by Gov.

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Good help is hard to find. President Biden should keep that in mind considering dozens of White House staffers are being disciplined, released and asked to resign for past marijuana use, according to several press reports.

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Nearly five years after voters legalized cannabis, CHP task force recommends series of steps to combat impaired driving.

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Colorado Democrat's bill to loosen cannabis banking regulations has been introduced every year since 2013 and is likely to pass the U.S.

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Colorado’s marijuana industry hit a milestone in January, topping $10 billion in sales since the legal market got off the ground in 2014.

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Lawmakers are working on what could be the biggest marijuana legislation in Colorado since recreational cannabis was legalized in 2012, with the possibility of a THC potency cap, a requirement that people seek medical cards in person only and strategies to more strictly enforce purchasing limits.

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Charlotte Figi died last April after contracting what her family suspects was COVID-19, but her legacy lives in on in the medical marijuana reform she helped inspire through her journey with cannabidiol, or CBD.

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Dispensary employees are front-line medical workers just like doctors and nurses, the state says. But not all counties are allowing them to get shots just yet.

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Despite a global pandemic that disrupted many facets of commerce, Colorado’s marijuana industry experienced its most lucrative year on record with $2.2 billion in sales in 2020.

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State Rep. Yadira Caraveo said she is still revising the bill she plans to introduce this month, but one of the main provisions would ban legal marijuana products above 15% THC

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The Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act, or SAFE Banking Act, has been introduced every Congress since 2013 by U.S.

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UC Riverside is the first public university in California to offer for-credit cannabis courses through its extension program, with other colleges looking to follow suit.

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One of the biggest beverage companies in the United States is jumping into the cannabis market.

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Robert Ellis IV, who performs as Pullupnsplash, is rapping for the love of weed.

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Stung by an exodus of members since it filed suit to block new cannabis industry rules permitting home delivery, the business group that represents most of the state's brick-and-mortar marijuana shops announced Monday morning that it is dropping the legal challenge.

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