Marijuana

Business (general)

Cannabis industry in New Mexico faces big challenge of water

Cid Isbell, right, and Medina Isbell talk about their plans to truck in water for the small cannabis farm they…

July 29, 2021 • ROBERT NOTT — Santa Fe New Mexican

Banking

Democrats push for federal marijuana legalization, but banking bill could be collateral damage

Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is a sponsor of the effort

July 15, 2021 • Colorado Sun staff & wire report

Dolores

Dolores pot shops get board approval

permits are conditional on obtaining licenses from state

July 14, 2021 • Jim Mimiaga — Journal staff writer

Headlines

U.S. Supreme Court justice say cannabis ban ‘may no longer be necessary or proper’

Court declines to hear a lawsuit involving a Denver medical marijuana dispensary

June 29, 2021 • Thy Vo — The Colorado Sun

Marijuana

Colorado pot tax hike proponents get bipartisan endorsements

Kars of marijuana buds sit on the counter at the Denver Kush Club in 2015 in north Denver. A coalition…

June 18, 2021 • By James Anderson — Associated Press

ColoradoSun.com

Governor to issue more pardons now that Coloradans can legally possess up to 2 ounces of marijuana

October, Polis pardoned more than 2,700 people convicted of possessing up to 1 ounce of cannabis

May 21, 2021 • Thy Vo — The Colorado Sun

Bayfield

Bayfield shrinks buffer zone for marijuana grows

requested 3-mile radius in 2013 to prevent cultivations

May 12, 2021 • Shannon Mullane — Herald Staff Writer

Business (general)

La Plata County denies license for marijuana dispensary

failed criminal, civil background review

April 27, 2021 • Shannon Mullane — Herald Staff Writer

Marijuana

New Mexico primed to join recreational pot wave

Lawmakers push legislation through in special session; governor’s signature awaits

April 1, 2021 • MORGAN LEE AND CEDAR ATTANASIO

Farmington

Should marijuana use prohibit gun ownership?

states legalize drug, federal government still denies firearm purchases for pot users

March 13, 2021 • Morgan Mitchell

Farmington

What will happen if New Mexico legalizes recreational marijuana?

Colorado pot shop owner says plenty of customers come from Land of Enchantment

February 26, 2021 • Morgan Mitchell

Durango City Council

Durango tackles black market marijuana with state grant

Cannabis taxes support local enforcement

February 17, 2021 • Shannon Mullane — Herald Staff Writer

Associated Press New Mexico

Amid pandemic, New Mexico forges path to legal cannabis

Store manager Ruby Amsden, left, attends to medical marijuana customer and retired nurse Jan Stewart, who uses cannabis to relieve…

February 17, 2021 • MORGAN LEE

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Business

Colorado has sold about $10 billion worth of marijuana

The figures released Tuesday indicate that marijuana sales in 2020 hit an all-time high for one year with $2.19 billion…

February 10, 2021 • The Associated Press

Business

Mancos Town Board approves LivWell move to former Millwood Junction building

Mancos residents upset because of building’s central location

February 4, 2021 • Anthony Nicotera

Business

Oh Hi Beverages adds high-THC drinks to the mix

Budtender’s Reserve crafted with experienced cannabis consumers in mind

January 31, 2021 • Nick Gonzales — Staff reporter

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Business

Annual Colorado pot sales surpass $2 billion for first time

Recreational and medical sales for marijuana accounted for about $175 million of revenue in November, according to data released Tuesday…

January 14, 2021 • The Associated Press

Bayfield

Buzz kill: Burglars mistake hemp for marijuana in Bayfield heist

170 plants valued at about $300,000 worthless for getting high

December 16, 2020 • Shannon Mullane — Herald Staff Writer

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Business

Colorado reports highest-selling year in state for marijuana

The Department of Revenue said dispensaries made about $200 million in October, pushing the state’s annual revenue to more than…

December 16, 2020 • The Associated Press

La Plata County Commissioners

New marijuana dispensary coming to Colorado-New Mexico line

people concerned business is targeting out-of-state residents

December 15, 2020 • Jonathan Romeo — Staff reporter

Agriculture

Illegal pot farms a persistent problem in Southwest Colorado

forms special task force; 49 arrests made statewide last year

September 19, 2020 • Jim Mimiaga

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Business

Colorado cold snap could disrupt state’s marijuana industry

The drop of about 70 degrees Fahrenheit occurred too early in the growing season for farmers to harvest the plants,…

September 17, 2020 • The Associated Press

Business (general)

Are marijuana shops being over-taxed by the city of Durango?

Officials to review licensing fees this fall

August 28, 2020 • Shannon Mullane — Herald Staff Writer

Bayfield

Bayfield takes a second look at marijuana restrictions

residents want to do away with a 3-mile buffer zone for cultivation businesses

August 6, 2020 • Shannon Mullane — Herald Staff Writer