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Arkansas's medical marijuana program is starting to take shape, nearly six months after voters approved the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment. Arkansas is now one of 29 states where medical cannabis is legal. There are many unanswered questions, and those involved in getting the system set...

For decades marijuana has been considered a dangerous drug and has been illegal. But to date, twenty-nine states and the District of Columbia have passed laws legalizing marijuana in some form. So what's changed? Is legalizing marijuana a good thing? Below are the seven things that you...

House and Senate lawmakers are deadlocked on a bill to define the prohibition of "open and public" pot use. The question of where you can consume cannabis in Colorado continues to stress lawmakers, even as the state approaches five years of legalization. The state Senate and House approved...

Colorado may prohibit law enforcement officers from assisting in a potential federal marijuana crackdown. The state House voted 56-7 Wednesday to bar public employees from assisting federal agents in "arresting a Colorado citizen for committing an act that is a Colorado constitutional right."...

Colorado voters favor limiting the number of marijuana plants that can be grown at home, according to a survey obtained by Colorado Politics. There is broad support for limiting home grows to 12 plants, according to the Keating Research poll, which was conducted between March 8-13. Colorado...

Colorado livestock could be eating hemp under a bill that awaits the governor's signature. The state House voted 63-0 Friday to direct the Colorado Department of Agriculture to study the feasibility of allowing farmers to use hemp in animal feed. Currently the practice is forbidden. Hemp...

Denver – Colorado is moving to curb the nation's most generous marijuana allowance for medical patients growing their own plants. The state House gave preliminary approval Friday to a bill limiting marijuana patients 16 plants in their homes, down from 99. The measure aims to make it...

Colorado Springs, Colo. - Ben Verbeck is the manager of the Dab Lounge, a cannabis club in Colorado Springs. "A place where people can come together, and smoke a joint... Having a safe place for that is the utmost importance," Verbeck said. But Verbecks club has a shelf life. The Colorado...

Marijuana is now legal in more than half the country, but related areas of the law are taking a while to catch up. Women are still being punished for exposing their babies to marijuana; under child-abuse and child-neglect statutes, women can be arrested for child endangerment or have their...

Denver – Colorado is moving ahead with a first-in-the-nation attempt to allow marijuana clubs. But the measure that passed a Republican state Senate committee Wednesday evening doesn't go as far as some marijuana activists hoped. And those clubs may allow indoor pot smoking, despite health...

Denver - Colorado Attorney General Cynthia Coffman wants to give Washington politicians a lesson in pot. She has invited US Attorney General Jeff Sessions and his staff to visit Colorado. Coffman thinks it's important for them to see firsthand how Colorado is handling recreational marijuana...

As one of the first states in the U.S. to legalize recreational use of marijuana, Colorado is considered by many to be a public-sector pioneer in governing the cannabis market. Now looking to make some similar moves, the state of California is reaching out to Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper to...

After Bec Koop, a Denver-based florist, saw a need for green at some Colorado weddings, she wound up hosting Colorado Cannabis Wedding Expo events. Being able to bring together cannabis-friendly businesses to help couples plan their weddings was a dream come true, she says, standing in the...

Colorado has been a pioneer in cannabis legalization, and now the country's other pioneer is turning to Colorado officials for guidance in implementing a regulated system. California was the first state to legalize medical cannabis in 1996 (Colorado followed in 2000), but voters in the Golden...

The final numbers for 2016 will soon be released by the Colorado Department of Revenue; in the meantime, we did a deep dive into stats from the Marijuana Enforcement Division for the first six months of last year, and they reflect what we already knew: Cannabis cultivation and sales are on the...

President Donald Trump reportedly told Senate Republicans Wednesday to "go nuclear" if that's what it took to get his Supreme Court nominee, Neil Gorsuch, confirmed for a seat on the high court. If Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ala., does choose the nuclear route, party members could...

Hated by prohibitionists and loved by its consumers and advocates, marijuana is considered taboo despite that it's one of the least harmful drugs you can find. Death by caffeine or Tylenol is more likely than death by marijuana, as the herb has never claimed a single life. Nevertheless, it...

Denver – Want to know how to grow weed safely? Soon you'll be able to ask the Colorado Department of Agriculture. The agency is moving past years of skepticism on regulating marijuana. Agriculture officials are telling other states what they've learned about regulating a plant that is illegal...

Since it founded a medicinal grow in 2009, Colorado Harvest Company has had a commitment to clean cannabis, adding a recreational operation in 2014 and always improving on a well-oiled system. That system has earned Colorado Harvest Company a growing reputation for quality. As more and more...

With Californians passing Proposition 64, legalizing recreational marijuana, last November, counties like Solano are scrambling to set regulations for cultivation, transportation, sales, testing and more. In December, the Solano County Board of Supervisors passed 45-day Interim Urgency...