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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 shops ring up nearly $120 million in sales in November
Eleven months through 2017, sales climbed to $1.38 billion, surpassing the $1.31 billion recorded in the entirety of 2016.

Colorado Congress members send letter to Sessions, urging reinstatement of Cole Memo
Colorado congressional legislators fired off a letter Tuesday to U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, asking that he reconsider last week's rescission of the Cole Memo and related marijuana guidance.

Federal marijuana bills boosted by new supporters as Congress gets back to work
Lawmakers lined up behind several cannabis-related House bills in the wake U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ marijuana policy shift.

New Pew poll: Support for marijuana legalization continues to rise among Americans
Marijuana legalization continues to be viewed more favorably by Americans, buoyed by support from young adults, according to the latest Pew Research Center survey.

Colorado congressional members developing plan for federal marijuana protections
Legislative sources confirmed to The Cannabist that Colorado lawmakers held a call Friday afternoon to strategize on a push for marijuana-related measures -- specifically crafting a spending bill provision to...

What now? Experts weigh in on potential impact of Sessions’ rollback of marijuana policy
A wave of uncertainty has crashed over America's cannabis industry with the Justice Department's elimination of Obama-era guidance on marijuana enforcement.

CBD, TBD: Cannabinoids on local grocery shelves, but for how long?
CBD products are showing up at places like Alfalfa's and Lucky's, and the FDA and DEA are working to regulate such sales.

Inside informants, “loopers” and the undercover investigation that led to the raids of a Colorado marijuana dispensary chain
A Denver Police Department search warrant for Sweet Leaf marijuana stores provides a glimpse into a year-long criminal investigation of alleged illegal sales.

Denver DA files charges against Sweet Leaf budtenders allegedly involved in “looping” marijuana sales
The Denver District Attorney's Office on Thursday announced charges filed against 10 Sweet Leaf Marijuana Center budtenders arrested following a Denver Police investigation of alleged illegal marijuana sales at the...

13 Sweet Leaf budtenders swept up in Denver police raids
The criminal activities alleged include sales of cannabis in violation of Colorado law, which stipulates that adults over the age of 21 can buy and possess up to 1 ounce...