Mara Sheldon
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ap: Safe banking for cannabis industry needs to be carried cross finish line
The hunt is on for who will be the next federal industry leader, perhaps another member from the Colorado delegation will step in (ehem, Sen. Hickenlooper).

ap: Are we about to crush Colorado’s marijuana industry?
It seems that the only focus as of late, at the federal, state and local level, is taxing the industry, making it riper than ever for the illicit market to...

ap: Congress must help legal marijuana businesses ditch the cash and find a bank
Legal cannabis businesses have always had to contend with risk, every day, because there is no easy, secure way to legally put their money in a U.S. bank. The amount...

Guest Commentary: Trump should look to Colorado’s marijuana pardons as a guide for his final acts
While we will likely see his remaining pardons used in the most appalling ways possible, it is important that pardoning power gets used for what it was intended for: forgiveness...