Colorado pot shops to keep more than $500K in sales tax
Colorado's cannabis shops, on the hook for higher taxes than traditional retailers, are nonetheless reaping more than half a million dollars in rebated sales-tax revenue in 2014 thanks to timely...
View ArticleNo more room for weed in Wheat Ridge: City putting limits on pot shops
The Wheat Ridge City Council is nearing the end of settling a months-long debate over how cannabis, both medical and recreational, should be regulated in this western suburb. Wheat Ridge, along with...
View ArticleEdgewater's approval of sixth pot shop spurs worry of 'too much too soon'
The approval of a sixth marijuana shop in Edgewater came as a surprise to many residents and city leaders, who thought zoning and buffer zones constricted the number of businesses to five.
View ArticleColorado bill would ban use of public-benefit cards (EBTs) at pot shop ATMs
Welfare money or food stamps for marijuana? It's an urban legend that won't go away in Colorado, and state lawmakers this year are poised to pass a law clarifying that public benefit cards can't be...
View ArticleWheat Ridge faces $700K lawsuit after pot store plan nixed
A man with dreams of building a cannabis shop and grow house on a quiet corner in Wheat Ridge is planning to sue the city for $700,000 after what he says was a broken promise that has cost him much of...
View ArticleAnother Colorado bill banning EBT cards at pot shop ATMs advances
The Colorado House approved a bill Friday to add marijuana businesses to the list of businesses where electronic benefits cards (EBTs) can't be used to withdraw cash.
View ArticleColorado bill banning welfare card use at pot shop ATMs heads to gov's desk
Legislation that would prohibit welfare cards at Colorado marijuana dispensary ATMs or strip clubs has been sent to Gov. John Hickenlooper for action.
View ArticlePueblo pot shops: Voters will decide whether to allow retail sales in Nov.
Pueblo pot shops: Lawmakers are letting the voters decide whether to allow recreational marijuana shops in their city in southern Colorado.
View Article$8 million deal for Colorado pot shop considered by Aspen officials
The Local Licensing Authority will weigh a change of ownership application associated with a potential $8 million sale of Aspen Green Dragon, one of six cannabis dispensers in town.
View ArticleMore pot for downtown Glenwood Springs: Retail plans under scrutiny
Glenwood Springs marijuana news: The prospect of two new downtown retail pot shops, and possibly more on the way, is raising concerns about the city’s family-oriented tourism base.
View ArticleAspen pot heist suspect caught in Missouri after wild chase
Missouri authorities say a 21-year-old man wanted in the Tuesday heist of an Aspen marijuana shop led police in St. Louis on a 100 mph car chase Wednesday.
View ArticleAspen man faces decades in prison after pot store robbery, car chase
The 21-year-old Aspen man charged with robbing a local pot store last month is back in town and facing decades in prison for his crime spree.
View ArticleDenver pot shops not required to post bonds for taxes under new rules
Denver marijuana retailers no longer have to post bonds guaranteeing they'll pay their taxes, a regulation that some in the industry say had become a fatal hindrance.
View ArticleBoulder pot businesses cited for breaking marijuana advertising ban
Two Boulder marijuana businesses stand accused of violating the city's ban on pot advertising because they had booths at Out Boulder's Pridefest celebration last month.
View ArticleFather who teamed with son to rob Colorado pot shop gets 15 years
A Colorado man will spend 15 years in prison for helping his son rob a pot shop in Durango.
View ArticleElevated design: Ajoya spotlights new Colorado weed trend
When marijuana first became legal, design was the last thing on the mind of retailers. They just wanted their stores open in a hurry so they could start turning all that bud into bucks.
View ArticleBoulder County pot shops could get extended hours; hearing Thursday
Boulder County-licensed pot shops would be able to stay open three more hours each night under a regulation change to be considered by the county commissioners on Thursday.
View ArticleBoulder County OKs extended hours for marijuana shops
The five licensed marijuana sales shops in unincorporated Boulder County can stay open longer at night, starting on New Year's Day.
View ArticleTiny and shiny: Colorado pot shop unveils Gold Mini Js
Shine Papers, which makes 24 karat gold rolling papers, is debuting its first collaboration with a Colorado marijuana retailer: High Country Healing Mini Js, which weigh in at a quarter-gram.
View ArticleCannabist Show: She owns a marijuana shop; He's a pot baron
We're talking with industry insiders about issues involving Colorado marijuana shops -- ownership by women and minorities, edibles cooking classes, consulting opportunities and TV documentaries about...
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