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Denver - It's 4:20 somewhere. Start low. Go slow. Please consume responsibly. If you're gonna dab, take a cab. Lock it up. Keep it from your curious kids. Please consume your cannabis responsibly. The above slogans will be just a few of the ads people will start seeing across Colorado...

As of last month's elections, four more states voted to decriminalize marijuana for both medical and recreational use, bringing the grand total to 8 states that have legalized recreational marijuana (9, including Washington D.C.). The Harris Poll revisited the topic of legalized marijuana this...

On December 5, Denver City Council members met with representatives from the City Attorney's Office and the Department of Excise and Licenses to discuss the process and timeline for implementation of Initiative 300, which Denver voters approved November 8. The city will have applications...

Denver officials are drafting rules now that would allow people to use marijuana in businesses throughout the city. But it's "impossible to say exactly how soon permits will actually be issued and how soon any permitted premises will actually be up and running," Assistant City Attorney David...

Last Friday, a week and a half after Denver voters approved an initiative allowing cannabis consumption in local businesses, the Colorado Department of Revenue's Liquor Enforcement Division announced that businesses it regulates are prohibited from participating in the pilot program. That means...

Rachel O'Bryan was campaign manager for Protect Denver's Atmosphere, which opposed Initiative 300, the local ballot measure that will allow specially licensed businesses in that city to create consumption areas for customers who bring their own cannabis. In a recent interview with Westword...

On Tuesday, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts legalized adult-use marijuana. This is not old news and was to be expected, considering the quasi-legal status in which we existed previously. Yet, with any loosening of the leash of regulation comes adjustment. One adjustment many are potentially...

Update: At this writing, the Denver's elections division has not yet called the race involving Initiated Ordinance 300, formerly known as the Neighborhood Supported Cannabis Consumption Pilot Program. The latest count shows 300 leading with 100,284 votes, or 50.86 percent, to 96,893 votes, or...

Initiative 300 on the Denver city ballot would create a mechanism to allow use in public at businesses that obtain a license from the city, similar to a liquor license. This would give tourists, people who live in federally subsidized housing, people whose landlords or HOAs don't allow smoking...

This November, city residents have an opportunity to vote on Ordinance 300 - "City of Denver Cannabis Consumption Pilot Program Initiative." If it passes, the ordinance will provide more freedom in where marijuana and marijuana products can be consumed. When Amendment 64 was passed in 2012 it...

In November, residents of Denver, Colorado will be voting on a temporary measure to allow businesses to provide and indoor and/or outdoor space to smoke pot. Currently, tourists can purchase weed but have nowhere to smoke it, as it is only legal to consume in private residences. The new...

Something that is often asked of a Coloradan out of Colorado is, "if weed is legal, can you just smoke it on the streets now?" Of course, this is not the case. Though cannabis is just as legal as alcohol - and just as easy to purchase if you are over 21 - social use is forbidden. Which is why...

Days after rejecting a competing measure for the November ballot, the Denver Elections Division on Thursday approved a proposed initiative that would allow social use of marijuana in some businesses. City voters will decide whether regular businesses, such as bars or cafes or even yoga...

Denver - An initiative that would allow businesses to obtain city permits to create designated areas for marijuana consumption will now be on the November ballot, it was announced Thursday. The Denver Election division said the Neighborhood-Supported Cannabis Consumption Initiative collected...

Alaska's gray market marijuana social clubs may have just gone up in smoke. Alaska Attorney General Jahna Lindemuth issued an opinion Wednesday that marijuana social clubs - which include Anchorage's Pot Luck Events and Kenai's Green Rush Events - are illegal. Lindemuth said these clubs...

An initiative that would have allowed the creation of private cannabis clubs will not appear on the November ballot. The Denver Elections Division announced Monday that the measure did not have enough signatures. The Elections Division hasn't made an announcement yet about the status of a...

Fairbanks - The assembly postponed its vote on a ban of marijuana consumption facilities after the regular meeting Thursday ran long - seven hours long. The measure will come up again at the Aug. 11 meeting under unfinished business, according to John Davies, presiding officer of the...

Fairbanks - The assembly postponed its vote on a ban of marijuana consumption facilities after the regular meeting Thursday ran long - seven hours long. The measure will come up again at the Aug. 11 meeting under unfinished business, according to John Davies, presiding officer of the...

Alaska's Marijuana Control Board has turned down a proposal to allow the equivalent of a 'marijuana bar' in Alaska, but the idea isn't dead yet. On Thursday in Fairbanks, the board voted 3-2 against a proposal drafted by the staff of the Alaska Alcohol and Marijuana Control Office that would...

I've owned three different types of LED panel and all of them had different chips and ratings. So a bit of investigative work or 'close observation' has led me to the following conclusions. Item #1: MarsHydro UFO led 100w power consumption is 60 3w LEDs driven at 1.66 watts each. Item #2...