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Marijuana growers get pesticide options after Colorado’s Wild West era

By Dan Flynn on October 7, 2020

After Colorado’s Amendment 64 passed, making the recreational use of marijuana legal beginning on Jan. 1, 2014, the state went for almost two years without even some basic regulation of pesticides. It was a time

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Now growing hemp, not deadly cantaloupe, Jensen brothers face felony charges in Kansas

By Dan Flynn on July 30, 2019

Former cantaloupe growers, brothers Eric and Ryan Jensen, owed $26,368 in restitution imposed by the U.S. District Court in Denver when they decided to work off their debt by helping with a family hemp growing…
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Voters OK soda taxes, marijuana, and rebuilding the barn

By Dan Flynn on November 10, 2016

girl drinking from big soda bottleThree Bay Area cities and Boulder, CO, Tuesday won voter approval to impose taxes on sugary drinks, joining Berkeley, CA, which passed the nation’s first soda tax in 2014. All are out to show higher…
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Cannabis 101: Cues to determine shelf life of that newly legal marijuana

By News Desk on September 15, 2016

Food safety experts usually don’t see shelf life or expiration dates as big issues, but survey results consistently show that the public worries about those use-by and best-buy dates. It only stands to reason, then,…
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Hugo’s town well was breached, but there’s no THC in the H2O

By News Desk on July 25, 2016

More extensive testing during the weekend proved the town water in Hugo, CO, does not contain any THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, as was reported by public officials last week. A shed covering a…
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Colorado town discovers local water supply may have gone to pot

By News Desk on July 22, 2016

Being first to make recreational marijuana legal has meant Colorado is an experiment, but nobody saw this one coming. hugowater_406x250Hugo, CO, a town of about 730 people, located 110 miles from Denver on the Eastern…
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Solicitor General Opinion Favors Colorado’s Marijuana Industry

By Dan Flynn on December 18, 2015

The Solicitor General of the United Sates says that recreational marijuana is Colorado’s business and there is no need for the U.S. Supreme Court to review claims from Nebraska and Oklahoma that they are owed…
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Colorado Marijuana Users Legally Challenge Grower Over Pesticide

By News Desk on October 6, 2015

A Denver marijuana grower is the target of the first product liability lawsuit brought by consumers since Colorado became the first state to allow recreational pot use. The lawsuit against LivWell Co., which sells the…
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Peak of 2015 Legislative Season Underway for State Lawmakers

By Dan Flynn on February 6, 2015

This week marked the beginning of what’s called “the peaking season” for state lawmakers, and it’s seen some food-safety-related bills moving forward without producing any big trends. The “peaking season” refers to the fact that…
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No Marijuana Exemption in CO Initiative to Label GMOs

By Dan Flynn on August 8, 2014

A Colorado ballot initiative looks like it will make this fall’s general-election ballot after spending less than one-tenth of the amount spent to put a similar measure before Oregon voters in November. Both proposals call…
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Washington State Subjects Pot to Microbiological Tests on Day One

By Dan Flynn on July 9, 2014

After just one day of recreational marijuana sales in Washington state, and more than six months in Colorado, the questions that remain are mostly about those pot-infused food products. And, when it comes to food…
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