Month: January 2020

Regulators at the state level and in Denver are tackling new initiatives to improve social equity in Colorado’s cannabis industry — even if they’re still figuring out exactly what that looks like.

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In an effort to make Colorado’s cannabis industry more eco-friendly, the state’s health department and energy office launched two new pilot programs Wednesday focused on reducing carbon emissions and improving energy efficiency at local cultivations.

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U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter and three other congressmen who’ve been pushing to give cannabis businesses access to banking services expressed hope Tuesday their bill would move through the Senate soon.

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Police are investigating a string of armed robberies of metro-area dispensaries in December as the number of break-ins at Denver marijuana businesses hit a three-year high in 2019.

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Two Colorado lawmakers want to pass a law to protect workers who use marijuana when they’re off the clock.

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