Recreational marijuana

Headlines

What does reclassification of marijuana mean for states?

Trump’s executive order prompts a lot of questions

December 30, 2025 • Anthony Cotton — Colorado Public Radio

Business (general)

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

council examines licensing costs for cannabis businesses

October 14, 2025 • Christian Burney — Herald Staff Writer

Business (general)

Marijuana retailer urges Durango to lower licensing fees

says legalization in nearby states has cut into profits

July 15, 2025 • Christian Burney — Herald Staff Writer

Colorado State Senate

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 • Kiara DeMare — Colorado Public Radio

Business (general)

Cannabis sales declining in Durango, across Colorado

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

February 17, 2025 • Christian Burney — Herald Staff Writer

Headlines

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 • Brian Eason — The Colorado Sun

Aztec

Cannabis Crawl adds even more green to St. Patrick’s Day

Sixteen dispensaries will participate in inaugural Farmington Cannabis Crawl

March 20, 2023 • Jacque Ritchie — Special to The Journal

Business (general)

A study answers the question: Has legal pot in Colorado made other drug problems worse?

A study from the University of Colorado and the University of Minnesota uses long-term data on twins to assess the…

February 1, 2023 • John Ingold — The Colorado Sun

Economy (general)

The cannabis industry is facing its longest downturn yet, with no end in sight

years of growth, the industry has logged 17 straight months of decline

December 22, 2022 • Ben Markus — Colorado Public Radio

Local News

Hickenlooper introduces PREPARE Act to develop federal framework for cannabis legalization

would develop commission of legislators, cannabis advocates and entrepreneurs

November 3, 2022 • Kate Corliss — Herald Staff Writer

Colorado Legislature

Crackdown on intoxicating hemp products could be coming to Colorado

may begin regulating items that contain delta-8

May 17, 2022 • Zoe Schacht — Colorado Newsline

Election

Ignacio voters reject marijuana sales

Residents elect three town trustees and a mayor

April 6, 2022 • Melanie Mazur — Special to The Herald

Election

Ignacio holding municipal elections Tuesday

Marijuana sales, town board seats on ballot

April 1, 2022 • Melanie Mazur — Special to The Herald

Colorado

Lawmakers reject bill seeking to prohibit employers from firing workers for cannabis use

Bill 1152 was rejected on a 12-1 vote

March 25, 2022 • Jesse Paul — The Colorado Sun

Headlines

Ignacio voters to decide whether to allow in-town marijuana sales

of Trustees also considers future development of 5.7-acre parcel

February 15, 2022 • Melanie Mazur — Special to The Herald

ColoradoSun.com

Colorado bill would prevent employers from firing workers for using cannabis

Legislation includes exceptions for people who work in dangerous fields

February 8, 2022 • Jesse Paul — The Colorado Sun

Colorado

Effort to crack down on cannabis concentrates spooks some doctors

Physicians worry they may be writing ‘prescriptions,’ which remains illegal under federal law

February 8, 2022 • Thy Vo — The Colorado Sun

Headlines

House advances marijuana banking bill, though final passage uncertain

Measure must survive conference process

February 8, 2022 • Jennifer Shutt — States Newsroom

Ignacio

Ignacio voters expected to decide whether to allow marijuana sales in town

members working on ballot language for April municipal election

January 11, 2022 • Melanie Mazur — Special to The Herald

Drug trafficking

Durango police secure money to investigate ‘black and gray’ market marijuana sales

Department confiscated almost 30 pounds of pot in 2020

January 8, 2022 • Nicholas A. Johnson — Herald Staff Writer

Headlines

When will federal law reflect what states have already done regarding marijuana?

Banking concerns and threat of federal enforcement loom over an otherwise legalized industry

December 30, 2021 • Jacob Flschler — Colorado Newsline

Local elections

State policy experts discuss Colorado ballot issues

explain this year’s amendment and two propositions

October 20, 2021 • Melanie Mazur — Special to the Herald

Headlines

Voters will decide whether to lift marijuana ban in Ignacio

residents concerned what impact local pot shops will have on teen use

August 11, 2021 • Shannon Mullane — Herald 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