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The dome of the U.S. Capitol is seen on Capitol Hill August 28, 2012, in Washington, D.C.

How Congress is getting serious about cannabis amid White House uncertainty

February 6, 2017 at 6:58 p.m.

Members of a newly formed bipartisan —Cannabis Caucus— are aiming to develop a united front to further congressional action on marijuana.

Snoop Dogg, Martha Stewart dish out weed puns aplenty in Super Bowl ad

February 6, 2017 at 12:55 p.m.

Super Bowl ads: A different kind of bud got some big-game airtime on Sunday night thanks to Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg when the crack-a-lackin' duo touted T-Mobile's new mobile...

In this Aug. 25, 2014 photo, marijuana store Denver Relief co-owner Kayvan Khalatbari, right, talks with his employee Jeff Botkin his medical and recreational marijuana shop in Denver. Khalatbari also runs Denver Relief Consulting, which assists current and would-be marijuana-related businesses around the country, as well as owning a chain of pizza restaurants in Denver.

Pro talk: Colorado agriculture office shares pot knowledge

February 3, 2017 at 10:58 a.m.

Looking to the pros: The Colorado Department of Agriculture is also working on the world's first government-produced manual on how to grow marijuana.

Holly Kinnel straightens out the display case at the The Clinic

Live in a legalized state? Here are 9 ways federal marijuana laws are limiting your rights

January 30, 2017 at 10:27 a.m.

Here are nine ways federal marijuana laws are impacting both everyday cannabis consumers and people attempting to work in the industry, no matter what their state law says.

The new face of Wyoming marijuana reform may surprise you

January 27, 2017 at 8:54 a.m.

Wyoming's relationship with weed could be a key theme in 2017.

A vendor weighs buds for card-carrying ...

Lawmakers push PTSD bill to plea for medical marijuana in Colorado

January 25, 2017 at 7:37 a.m.

2017 brings with it renewed pushes — legislatively and legally — to allow those diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder to seek a doctor's recommendation for medical cannabis.

Colorado marijuana sales top $106 million in November

January 12, 2017 at 6:02 a.m.

Colorado reached just over $106 million in marijuana sales for November 2016, putting yearly sales totals near $1.2 billion with December stats still to come.

Editor-in-chief Ricardo Baca says farewell to The Cannabist

December 29, 2016 at 4:48 p.m.

Ricardo Baca, who became the first marijuana editor for a mainstream news organization three years ago, announced he is resigning from The Cannabist.

This Sept. 15, 2015 file photo shows marijuana plants with their buds covered in white crystals at a medical marijuana cultivation center in Albion, Ill.

Pot tax trouble: What legalized states need to know about sketchy predictions

December 22, 2016 at 9:46 p.m.

Before Colorado's groundbreaking marijuana sales started in 2014, pot tax projections were all over the map. There are lessons in getting the forecast right.

Alex Wambaugh pours a beer at the Crafty Fox on March 17, 2016, in Denver.

Is legal pot flattening beer sales?

December 2, 2016 at 12:44 p.m.

A research note from Cowen & Company suggests that beer volume sales in the legal recreational cannabis states are lagging overall U.S. beer sales.

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