Alicia Wallace

Marijuana Policy and Business Reporter

Alicia Wallace

Alicia Wallace is a former Denver Post business reporter who specialized in covering the cannabis industry.

A fire fighting plane drops retardant on the Spring Creek fire which has formed into two distinct columns in Costilla County. The blaze was 5 percent contained as of Monday afternoon.

Spring Creek 2 Fire in unincorporated Mesa County grows to 589 acres, spurs evacuations

August 13, 2016 at 8:49 p.m.

The Spring Creek 2 wildfire has grown to 589 acres and has prompted a voluntary evacuation order for two dozen homes in Battlement Mesa, officials for the Mesa County Sheriff's...

DEA’s new policy opens doors to medical marijuana research but barriers remain

August 12, 2016 at 8:54 a.m.

The Drug Enforcement Administration new policy to make it easier for researchers to grow or obtain marijuana could start a new era in pharmaceutical development in the United States, but...

DEA declines to reschedule marijuana, saying drug has no accepted medical use

October 2, 2016 at 3:53 p.m.

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration filed documents with the Federal Register on Thursday outlying its intention to not reschedule marijuana.

High Level, a medical marijuana shop on Colfax Ave in Denver.

DEA, rejecting medical use of marijuana, to deny rescheduling petition

October 2, 2016 at 5:05 p.m.

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will deny requests that it change the legal classification of marijuana and reject arguments that marijuana has medical value, according to multiple news reports late...

In this Thursday, May 26, 2016, photograph, shoppers leave the team store below the sign for Sports Authority Field at Mile High on the south end of the stadium that is the home of the NFL football team Denver Broncos in Denver.

Mile High Stadium naming rights headed to the Denver Broncos

August 15, 2016 at 2:39 p.m.

Sports Authority plans to sell the naming-rights contract for the Denver football stadium to the reigning National Football League champions, according to filings made in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in...

Quest to get PTSD on Colorado medical marijuana list continues in court

July 28, 2016 at 4:04 p.m.

The court appeal by PTSD sufferers follows the 2015 denial by the Colorado Board of Health to add to the state's list of qualifying medical marijuana conditions.

Happy hour at Shelby's Bar and Grill on Friday. (Photo by Kira Horvath/ The Denver Post)

Denver dive toasted as a “Best Bar” keeps shining as downtown redevelopment closes in

February 19, 2019 at 11:19 a.m.

Shelby's represents an endangered species. Dive bars and neighborhood pubs have pulled disappearing acts during times of urban renewal.

A rendering of 10 Barrel Brewing's Denver brewpub. (Provided by 10 Barrel Brewing)

10 Barrel Brewing barreling ahead on new Denver brewpub

July 16, 2016 at 2:12 p.m.

10 Barrel Brewing is just months away from opening a new brewpub in Denver's River North district.

DENVER, CO - JULY 07: Holly Kinnel straightens out the display case at the new location for The Clinic, one of the larger marijuana retailers in Denver has a new location on 2020 S. Colorado Blvd. Photos of the shop July 7, 2016 shows the changes to its layout and design were utilized to improve the customer experience. (Photo By John Leyba/The Denver Post)

Cannabis industry bolstering retail, manufacturing job growth in Colorado

October 2, 2016 at 4:00 p.m.

Halfway through 2016, Colorado's employment growth is meeting expectations and the the economy continues to outperform the nation

OTTER CREEK, IA- NOVEMBER 6: A man puts on his "I Voted" sticker after voting at a polling station on November 6, 2012 in Otter Creek, Iowa. U.S. citizens go to the polls today to vote in the election between Democratic President Barack Obama and Republican nominee former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. (Photo by Mark Hirsch/Getty Images)

Definitive guide to marijuana on the 2016 ballot around the U.S.

October 2, 2016 at 5:06 p.m.

Come November, voters in at least a half-dozen states will decide on whether to legalize either the recreational use or the medical use of marijuana.

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Spring Creek 2 Fire in unincorporated Mesa County grows to 589 acres, spurs evacuations

DEA’s new policy opens doors to medical marijuana research but barriers remain

DEA declines to reschedule marijuana, saying drug has no accepted medical use

DEA, rejecting medical use of marijuana, to deny rescheduling petition

Mile High Stadium naming rights headed to the Denver Broncos

Quest to get PTSD on Colorado medical marijuana list continues in court

Denver dive toasted as a “Best Bar” keeps shining as downtown redevelopment closes in

10 Barrel Brewing barreling ahead on new Denver brewpub

Cannabis industry bolstering retail, manufacturing job growth in Colorado

Definitive guide to marijuana on the 2016 ballot around the U.S.