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Do Colorado Dispensary Owners Deserve Jail for ‘Looping’?
Bruce Kennedy - Published on January 31, 2019Read moreThe owners of the now-defunct Sweet Leaf dispensaries were sentenced to a year behind bars. Is that appropriate or overkill?
Cannabis in Aspen: What It’s Like to Get High at a High-End Resort
Bruce Kennedy - Published on January 24, 2019Read moreCannabis has become an important part of the resort town’s economy. Here’s how to find it and enjoy it.
Celebrating Colorado’s First Recreational Cannabis Sale Five Years Later
Bruce Kennedy - Published on January 1, 2019Read moreOn this New Year’s Day, we look back at the first legal, recreational cannabis sale in Colorado and the nation.
Are Cannabis Taxes Too Low? Some Economists Think So
Bruce Kennedy - Published on December 18, 2018Read moreMassachusetts taxes cannabis at 17%. In Washington, it’s 37%. What’s the ‘Goldilocks’ rate?
Here’s Why Most Pharmacists Won’t Touch Medical Cannabis
Bruce Kennedy - Published on November 26, 2018Read morePharmacists aren’t licensed by the DEA, but pharmacies are. And they could get shut down if they handle medical cannabis.
Jury Rejects ‘Stinky’ RICO Case Against Colorado Cannabis Farm
Bruce Kennedy - Published on November 1, 2018Read moreNeighbors claimed the smell of a nearby farm hurt their property values. But there was little odor, and values increased.
How EMTs and Doctors Treat Cannabis Overconsumption
Bruce Kennedy - Published on September 24, 2018Read moreIt’s not an overdose. It’s what some ER docs are calling a “green-out”: Too much THC, too little experience. (You’re gonna be OK.)
Arizona Mothers Challenge State Over Autism and Cannabis Oil
Bruce Kennedy - Published on June 20, 2018Read moreThe state health agency rejected autism as a qualifying condition last year. Now these mothers are fighting to reverse the decision.
Sen. Cory Gardner: How a Prohibitionist Became Legalization’s Defender
Bruce Kennedy - Published on June 8, 2018Read moreThe primary Republican co-sponsor of the STATES Act cut a deal with Trump that could end federal cannabis prohibition. But…why?
With Trump’s Support, STATES Act Could End Nationwide Cannabis Prohibition
Bruce Kennedy - Published on June 7, 2018Read moreSen. Cory Gardner & Sen. Elizabeth Warren outline a legalization bill that President Trump agreed to back in a deal earlier this year.