Marijuana

Trump reclassifies state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug in a historic shift

Marijuana is seen at NJ Weedman's Joint dispensary in Trenton, N.J., on Thursday, April 23, 2026. (Matt Rourke/Associated Press) The…

April 23, 2026

Local News

What happened to Colorado’s medical marijuana card?

Industry shrinking as financial incentives disappear, state regulations tighten

April 20, 2026

Local News

City Council greenlights 24% reduction in Durango marijuana business licensing fees

Meanwhile, councilors gather information on what a dedicated sales tax could collect

March 5, 2026

Local News

Durango City Council to examine adjusting business fees for marijuana retailers

to consider proration, alignment with state requirements

February 24, 2026

Regional News

What does reclassification of marijuana mean for states?

Trump’s executive order prompts a lot of questions

December 29, 2025

Nation & World

What to know about Trump’s order seeking to relax federal drug policies for marijuana

A medical marijuana plant grows at CRC on July 23, 2024, in Pike County, Ala. (Kim Chandler/Associated Press)cca Trump’s executive…

December 19, 2025

Nation & World

Trump signs executive order that could reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug

President Donald Trump displays an executive order reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug in the Oval Office of the…

December 19, 2025

Local News

Durango marijuana dispensaries face fee disparity from ‘early days of legalization’

council examines licensing costs for cannabis businesses

October 14, 2025

Local News

Driver who plunged off Red Mountain Pass had nearly 40 times legal limit of THC

occurred Aug. 5 on north side of summit

September 12, 2025

Regional News

Marijuana tax collections exceed $3 billion since recreational sales started in 2014

Marijuana grows in The Clinic’s warehouse in Denver’s Overland neighborhood on March 19, 2021. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite) Total taxes and…

August 22, 2025

Local News

Marijuana retailer urges Durango to lower licensing fees

says legalization in nearby states has cut into profits

July 15, 2025

Regional News

Controversial marijuana potency bill to have first hearing

Edibles by the Matter brand in a display case at LivWell Dispensary on Bellevue Avenue in the Denver Tech Center,…

March 11, 2025

Local News

Cannabis sales declining in Durango, across Colorado

‘We need a full-fledged national legalization program,’ dispensary manager says

February 17, 2025

Regional News

Colorado marijuana sales – and tax dollars – are still falling

peaked in the 2020-21 budget year, netting $424 million in taxes for the state

November 22, 2024

Local News

Durango looks to improve laws on fraud, pot and business licenses

Assistant city attorney says proposed ordinances would keep code in line with best practices

September 3, 2024

Regional News

Medical marijuana patients and sales on a long decline in Colorado

Medical marijuana sales have hit their lowest levels in at least 10 years, totaling only $15 million in April, down…

July 8, 2024

Regional News

Colorado cannabis businesses hope reclassification of drug will mean they pay fewer taxes

FILE – A marijuana plant is visible at a medical marijuana dispensary in Egg Harbor Township, N.J., March 22, 2019…

May 1, 2024

New Mexico

Fined and stripped of his marijuana license, Dineh Benally keeps on growing

cannabis farmer claims he’s providing ‘sacrament’ for a Native church

April 1, 2024

Regional News

Recalls increase for tainted marijuana, as the industry calls for a study

Leaves of a Cannabis plant seen on display at the first ever Cannabis Exhibit at the California State Fair and…

January 16, 2024

Regional News

A decade of legal cannabis in Colorado

Colorado has sold $11.7 billion in cannabis from hundreds of stores across the state

January 1, 2024

Regional News

Cannabis taxes have not solved Colorado’s budget woes

Marijuana plants are seen at a growing facility in Washington County, N.Y., May 12, 2023. New York could soon start…

December 11, 2023

Business

NuVue opens Cortez cannabis dispensary amid slowdown in sales statewide

It’s the company’s sixth location in Colorado

November 9, 2023

Regional News

Manager of Durango dispensary sees benefits to banking act

U.S. Senate committee passed bill last week for cannabis business banking access

October 12, 2023

Nation & World

Marijuana banking bill advances in the Senate

FILE – In this Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013 file photo, a person inserts a debit card into an ATM in…

September 28, 2023