POLITICS

Attention, Candidates: Marijuana Will Win You the Election
A recent CNN analysis of marijuana and politics found, “There’s always been a sense that this is good with young voters, but I think it’s good with all voters… This cuts across a lot of lines.” That analysis, which ran on-air Wednesday during “Inside Politics with...
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Gov. Hickenlooper vetoes cannabis ‘tasting rooms’ placing him at odds with voters
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper rejected the insights of state and local cannabis regulators who have been calling for a bright regulatory line concerning public consumption. House Bill 1258 — which would have created limited-sales cannabis tasting rooms — was vetoed...
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Wins and losses for marijuana consumers as Colorado Legislature adjourns
As the Colorado Legislature adjourns for the 2018 session, marijuana consumers saw more wins than losses. Perhaps the biggest win for consumers was House Bill 1258, a first-in-the-nation cannabis public consumption measure that would allow for marijuana tasting rooms....
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Terrapin Care Station Opens Recreational Store in South Boulder
Boulder, Colo.-based national cannabis company Terrapin Care Station will now serve recreational customers and medical patients at its newly-renovated retail location at 5370 Manhattan Circle in South Boulder. The company revealed its plans to serve adult-use...
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Terrapin Care Station Awarded Longmont Cannabis Retail License
Terrapin Care Station is thrilled with news out of Longmont today in which the city granted the Boulder-based cannabis company a retail license. Terrapin Care Station (TCS) will operate out of a former flower shop at 650 20th Ave., near 20thand Main Street. The...
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Cannabis Patients, Consumers and Business Leaders Decry Gov. Hickenlooper’s Vetoes
Cannabis patients, consumers and business leaders are standing together after Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper vetoed a bill addressing a medical marijuana condition. The measure would have added autism to the list of conditions that qualify for medical marijuana; it...
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Using Marijuana to Treat Opioid Addiction
The Fix, a website dedicated to addiction and recovery, offers this compelling statement, "When I'm on marijuana, the thought of injecting toxic drugs into my body seems totally unhealthy and unappealing." The comment from writer Elizabeth Brico appeared in an account...
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Tokyo Joe’s apologizes for ‘inappropriate’ ‘addicts’ bathroom sign
A Colorado-based Asian fast casual restaurant chain is apologizing after posting a note on a bathroom door that some perceived as undermining the nation’s opioid epidemic. The sign read, “Restrooms are for Tokyo Joes Addicts only. Please see us up front to unlock....
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It is time for cannabis opponents to drop dangerous opioid rhetoric
For weeks now, The News Station has been alerting its audience to a concern we have with cannabis opponents claiming that legalization has fueled the opioid epidemic. It’s rhetoric that we find to go beyond “reefer madness” and lead people towards life-threatening...
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No, Safer Cars Don’t Make for Fewer Accidents and Marijuana is not Directly Linked to Fatalities
Anti-marijuana group Smart Colorado claims that vehicle deaths are up, despite cars being “so much safer these days.” Oh, Smart Colorado. It was a nice try, but this is unfortunately, FAKE NEWS! First of all, after spiking higher for two straight years, traffic deaths...
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Marijuana opponents are wrong — tasting rooms would limit youth exposure
Okay, we’ll admit that a misleading tirade from anti-marijuana group Smart Colorado isn’t quite fake news. Nothing that comes out of the “reefer madness” spin machine that is Smart Colorado really qualifies as news, so we’ll hedge. There are, however, a lot of fake...
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CNN should retract or correct report on legal marijuana in Colorado
By Patrick Byrne The News Station It was distressing to see CNN publish a shallow and sensationalistic story on its website last Friday linking a transitory increase in some of Colorado’s crime rates with its legal and heavily regulated cannabis industry. Breathlessly...
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