New Marijuana Testing Rules Further Guard Against Mold

Colorado quietly instituted a new testing requirement for marijuana plant matter earlier this year that experts believe will ensure safer smokeable products. The term “water-activity” usually applies to the shelf stability of food, but now Colorado marijuana growers are required to test their plants for the same attribute. The requirement,…

Marijuana Jazz Club to Replace Drunken Monkeys Tavern

Live music, food trucks and marijuana are all coming together to create JAD’s Mile High Smoke, a pot lounge that will soon open in Adams County. Joshua Davis has been a compliance consultant for several of Colorado’s larger dispensary operations, but always wanted to have his own business in the…

Denver to Vote on Two Different Measures That Raise Marijuana Taxes

Coloradans will consider a statewide ballot measure this November that would raise marijuana tax rates, while Denver voters will have to weigh in on two. The statewide measure, an educational enrichment program for out-of-school learning, was approved by the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office after signatures were submitted in August. The…

Green Dragon Acquired by Eaze in Multi-State Deal

Green Dragon, one of Colorado’s largest dispensary chains, is merging with marijuana delivery company Eaze in a multi-state deal. The operator of fifteen dispensaries in Colorado and two in Florida, Green Dragon was acquired for an undisclosed amount of stock in the company and two seats on Eaze’s board of…

At Colorado Capitol Protest, Patients Eulogize Medical Marijuana

Medical marijuana patients staged a symbolic funeral in front of Governor Jared Polis’s office at the State Capitol on August 16, mourning what they view as the death of Colorado’s medical marijuana program. Cards and cardboard gravestones with the faces and names of medical marijuana patients were placed on the…