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Alicia Wallace
Alicia Wallace is a former Denver Post business reporter who specialized in covering the cannabis industry.
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Gorilla Glue lawsuit: Marijuana biz stuck in the middle of branding battle over popular weed strain’s name
When you think of Gorilla Glue, is what comes to mind an adhesive or a weed strain? A lawsuit against GG Strains could shake up marijuana industry branding.

DEA plans to reduce quota of government-grown marijuana for research
The Drug Enforcement Administration intends to decrease the amount of marijuana it allocates for federally approved research in 2018.

AG Jeff Sessions’ letter to Oregon gov cites “pervasive illicit cannabis cultivation”
AG Jeff Sessions' letter to Oregon Gov. Kate Brown zeroed in on state police findings that marijuana legalization did little to cull black market activity.

Sessions asks Hickenlooper how he plans to address “serious questions” on marijuana management
Attorney General Jeff Sessions is questioning the efficacy of marijuana regulatory structures in Colorado in a letter to Gov. John Hickenlooper obtained by The Cannabist.

Scotts Miracle-Gro eyes global leadership position in hydroponics sector
The venerable lawn-and-garden giant's leap into hydroponics, an ancillary sector of the cannabis industry, continues to bolster its top line.

Sen. Cory Booker intros marijuana bill focused on racial justice, descheduling, funding
New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker is planning to introduce a comprehensive bill on Tuesday that would not only deschedule marijuana in the federal Controlled Substances Act but also provide funding...

“Bonanza” for Las Vegas: Nevada Sen. Tick Segerblom talks social use, cannabis law issues in Denver
Public consumption of cannabis is the "next frontier" and the next big legal hurdle for Nevada and other legalized states, said Tick Segerblom, a state senator representing Las Vegas.

Inside a wild week in weed for Colorado Springs
Secret meetings with the feds, head shop busts and 'gateway drug to homicides' talk put Colorado's second-largest city in the national spotlight.

Trading veggies for herb: Produce grower planting cannabis in million-square-foot greenhouse
Large-scale greenhouse-grown cannabis is about to explode in Canada, where a fruit-and-vegetable giant is joining forces with medical cannabis producer. And bigger grows are also a stateside endeavor.

Feds visit Colorado to research marijuana regulation, black market, enforcement
Colorado officials who oversee the state's marijuana agencies are sharing details about a fact-finding visit earlier this week by federal law enforcement and drug policy administrators.