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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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Colorado marijuana deliveries could be arriving this fall, if legislature agrees
A new Colorado bill aims to establish a marijuana delivery pilot program in the state, allowing for home-delivered medical and recreational cannabis.

Denver hydroponics retail chain expands to New England, improves positioning in legal cannabis states
The acquisition of East Coast Hydroponics is expected to add $5 million in annual revenue and continues GrowGeneration’s strategy of positioning the company’s brand in legal cannabis states, officials said.

TD Ameritrade CEO notes ‘pronounced’ increase in cannabis, blockchain trading activity
Cannabis securities may be a blip in TD Ameritrade’s daily trade volume, but that blip got noticeably bigger in the latter part of 2017, the electronic brokerage’s CEO reported Tuesday.

It’s official: Vermont becomes 9th state to legalize recreational marijuana
The Green Mountain State on Monday became the ninth U.S. state to legalize recreational marijuana and the first to do so via a legislative act.

Congressmen: Rescinding marijuana banking guidance would be “dangerous and imprudent”
A letter from Reps. Perlmutter and Heck in support of Obama-era marijuana banking guidance has been signed by 29 additional members of Congress

Denver-based tech firm MassRoots loses headquarters following eviction proceedings
The uncontested court ruling -- MassRoots representatives were not present for the hearing -- came nearly a month after a notice was taped to MassRoots' offices warning eviction if past...

Hemp industry lawsuit challenging DEA’s position on CBD picks up support of 28 U.S. legislators
A bipartisan congressional coalition pushed back on the DEA's assertion that cannabidiol and extracts derived from hemp are Schedule I substances.

Nearly 70 Congress members push spending bill amendment to protect state-legal marijuana
Members of Congress have proposed a spending bill amendment that would ensure protections for states that have legalized marijuana.

Colo. congressional members assured by U.S. Attorney they shouldn’t expect marijuana prosecutions to rise
Members of Colorado congressional delegation say they were reassured by the state's U.S. Attorney that the disappearance of Obama-era marijuana guidance will not result in increasing marijuana prosecutions at the...

Sweet Leaf Marijuana Center attorney files to dismiss charges against arrested budtenders
Four Sweet Leaf Marijuana Center budtenders facing felony charges for alleged illegal distribution of marijuana are immune from Colorado criminal prosecution under Amendment 64, their attorney argued in a court...