Just in Time for 7/10, Evolab Releases Fruit-Flavored CO2 Cannabis Oil

Strains like Blueberry and Strawberry Cough have long been popular thanks to their distinct flavors, so Evolab has unveiled a new line of hash oil for fans of fruity cannabis. Just in time for the 7/10 holiday, the concentrate company has announced its Colors products, a line of CO2-extracted oils infused with naturally derived fruit flavors.

New Marijuana Distribution Law Allows More Efficiency, Product Consistency

Dispensary shelves across Colorado are about to become more consistent now that a new distribution law has taken effect, according to several cannabis businesses owners. The law, passed in June and effective July 1, now allows third-party couriers and distributors to store cannabis inventory in third-party locations and gives them more time to ship products.

Reader: Eighty Years of Prohibition Has Not Stopped Anything!

The Trump administration has ordered members of the Justice Department’s Task Force on Crime Reduction and Public Safety to “undertake a review of existing policies” regarding federal marijuana law enforcement, among other things. The group’s report is due this month, and readers think they know what it will say.

Budding Out: Towns With Great Dispensary Scenes Outside of Denver

Buying and trying cannabis around the state isn’t as social as drinking beer, and it may never be as fun of a field trip thanks to social consumption laws, but it’s time the dispensary scenes outside of Denver got some love. Here’s six towns outside of Denver that help make Colorado the poster child of pot.

Why Colorado Tokers Love Colombian Gold

Colombian Gold deserves the accolades every other popular landrace enjoys. Its buds grow fat and tall in South American mountain ranges, tough against the intense sun, dry air and cold breezes of high altitude, making it a strong candidate for Colorado growers, both in the basement or outdoors. The high it produces boosts energy and happiness, yet is easy to manage during every stage, a quality many pure sativas tend to lack.

Is Colorado Trying to Criminalize Medical Marijuana Caregivers?

Rick Wainwright, whose acquittal in a 2009 criminal case helped cement the concept that Colorado’s six-plant threshold for medical marijuana patients can be expanded, is suing Colorado governor John Hickenlooper and state attorney general Cynthia Coffman over a new law that tries to limit large home grows under the theory that they may be part of the illegal gray and black markets for cannabis. Wainwright sees the legislation as a stealth effort to target and criminalize law-abiding MMJ caregivers like him.

Nevada’s Retail Marijuana Kickoff Shows How Far Colorado Has Come

Nevada became the fourth state to open recreational marijuana dispensaries July 1, following the footsteps of Colorado, Washington, Oregon and Alaska. As newly liberated cannabis consumers flock to dispensaries for some of Nevada’s first legal herb, media reports are already showing the state is experiencing growing pains Colorado’s cannabis industry can relate to.

Social Consumption Rules Finalized; Denver Will Review Applications in August

Denver released the city’s final version of social-cannabis consumption permit rules and regulations on Friday, June 30, setting the stage for private consumption lounges as early as fall 2017, according to Denver officials. The social-use ordinance rules, set up in response to the passage of Initiative 300 by Denver voters last fall, will be part of a three-year pilot program set for review by Denver City Council in 2020.