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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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Airport “amnesty boxes” for marijuana? DIA doesn’t see the need
Travelers departing Denver International Airport have received the message “loud and clear” that they’re not supposed to fly with marijuana, airport officials say.

Launch of cannabis beverages in Canada could be “big business” for alcohol Goliath
Cannabis is a "big business," and Constellation Brands has big aspirations in the space, the alcohol beverage company's president said this week.

Federal appeals court hears hemp industry lawsuit challenging DEA’s position on CBD
DEA officials say a rule on CBD is innocuous and administrative. Hemp advocates claim it's the opening salvo in a federal offensive against the American hemp industry.

Molson Coors calls legal marijuana a “risk factor” for its beer business
Although the ultimate impact is currently unknown, the emergence of legal cannabis in certain U.S. states and Canada may result in a shift of discretionary income away from our products...

Colorado marijuana delivery pilot program bill rolls forward
Colorado's House Finance Committee advanced a bill which would establish a pilot project allowing for home delivery of medical and recreational cannabis.

Colorado pot sales hit a record $1.5 billion in 2017, and border towns saw a green rush from neighbors
Rural Las Animas County led the state with more than $3,100 of recreational cannabis sold, on average, for every adult and child.

Cannabis industry analytics firm New Frontier Data buys Denver-based Hemp Business Journal
The deal was finalized late last week, and Hemp Business Journal’s operations are being integrated into the Denver offices of the Washington, D.C.-based New Frontier Data, officials said.

Denver cannabiz-focused credit union gets OK from Federal Reserve — with conditions
The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City on Feb. 2 conditionally granted a master account to The Fourth Corner Credit Union.

Local Colorado officials lead new national coalition challenging Sessions’ marijuana moves
The Attorney General's marijuana policy shift is sowing confusion and chaos in states with cannabis laws, according to a coalition of elected officials from 11 states.

California cannabis ‘logjam’ softens sales at Scotts Miracle-Gro
California counties running behind schedule in implementing cannabis programs and licensing operators coupled with the state’s recent fires and mudslides “clearly impacted our results,” Scotts CEO Jim Hagedorn said