Kelly As an incentive to support coronavirus vaccinations, that state of Washington’s liquor and cannabis board recently announced it would temporarily allow state-licensed cannabis dispensaries to give a free joint to adults who get their first or second dose of the coronavirus vaccine at one of the state’s retail locations. There are … Read more
Amazon announced earlier this month that they would no longer be screening most job applicants for marijuana use, which includes those applying for customer fulfillment and delivery station workers. Delivery stations are local terminals that receive goods from Amazon’s fulfillment centers and ship them to end customers. With one day or even … Read more
HEXO Corporation, the Ottawa-based Canadian cannabis producer, has entered into a Purchase and Sales Agreement through a wholly owned US subsidiary, for a 50,000 square foot cannabis production facility. The facility, located in Northern Colorado is zoned for production of a full range of cannabinoids and offers multiple operational capabilities, according … Read more
On the eve of 4-20, 2021, The Denver City Council approved some big changes to its cannabis laws which will make Denver a more marijuana-friendly city. Expected to begin in late summer, dispensaries can now hire third-part vendors to deliver marijuana directly to customers. Denver joins Boulder, Longmont, Superior and Aurora … Read more
Littleton has a population of around 48,000 and is located approximately 10 miles south of Denver. On November 3rd, 2020, Littleton voters approved the sale of recreational marijuana within the city limits by a 65% – 35% margin. The ballot measure allowed for existing medical marijuana dispensaries to apply for a license … Read more
As we see more states legalizing recreational marijuana, fifteen plus the district of Columbia to date, anti-marijuana groups have changed their strategy. No longer fighting the legalization battle, these groups are putting their money and resources into industry regulations. There have not been public statements from any of these groups regarding Colorado, … Read more
It is not everything, but it is a start. Rep. Greg Steube (R-FL) this week introduced the first marijuana reform bill to the new 117th Congress. The bill would move marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). Rep. Steube has in the past argued that by … Read more
Email interview with Matt Frost, CEO & Founder of anna Matt Frost is the CEO and Founder of anna, a streamlined self-checkout solution for cannabis and CBD retailers. His deep expertise in healthcare analytics programming, along with a dogged entrepreneurial drive, informed and inspired his creation of a fully compliant … Read more
A vending machine for marijuana? Why not, it’s not new. The first recorded device like what we know today as a vending machine was developed in the first century in Egypt, by a man called Hero of Alexandria. This device dispensed holy water after inserting a coin into a slot. But I do remember … Read more
The year 2020 will go down in annals of history for many things including one of the worst years for forest fires in Colorado. With much of the state experiencing some stages of drought, in most cases extreme drought, in northern Colorado, the Cameron Peak fire had consumed over 209,000 … Read more
