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A photo of the medal handed out at the 2015 420 games.

The fitness-first, cannabis-second 420 Games come to Denver this weekend, Boulder next

October 2, 2016 at 3:45 p.m.

The聽420 Games -- described as athletic events 鈥渢hat promote the healthy and responsible use of cannabis鈥� -- are coming to聽Colorado for the first time.

Hawthorne Gardening Company鈥檚 general manager, Chris Hagedorn, visits the AeroGrow International facility in Boulder on Aug. 15, 2016. AeroGrow manufactures indoor garden systems.

How one of America鈥檚 most visible Fortune 1000 giants quietly snuck into the cannabis industry

October 2, 2016 at 3:12 p.m.

In its quest to invest a half-billion dollars in the marijuana-centric hydroponics space, gardening giant Scotts is one of the first corporate behemoths to gamble on America's burgeoning legal cannabis...

Report: If these 5 states legalize pot, they will raise $7.8 billion in revenue by 2020

October 2, 2016 at 5:06 p.m.

If voters pass adult-use marijuana legalization ballot issues in Arizona, California, Maine, Massachusetts and Nevada, they will give a $7.8 billion boost to the legal cannabis industry by 2020. study...

In a file photo, marijuana plants mature at a Denver dispensary on December 5, 2013.

Poll shows little regret in Colorado over legalizing marijuana

October 2, 2016 at 3:46 p.m.

A majority of Colorado voters say legal cannabis has had a positive impact on the state and its economy and they would not support a repeal of Amendment 64 if...

FILE - In this Sept. 24, 2015, file photo, consultant Jonathan Hunt checks seedlings growing in the new marijuana growing facility on the Flandreau Santee Sioux Reservation in Flandreau, S.D. Hunt, one of two consultants who worked with the Native American tribe on its plans to open the nation's first marijuana resort, pleaded guilty Monday, Aug. 15, 2016, to a drug offense stemming from his role in the operation, including ordering pot seeds that were shipped surreptitiously from the Netherlands to the reservation last year. (AP Photo/Jay Pickthorn, File)

Consultant for South Dakota tribe鈥檚 pot resort pleads guilty to drug charge

August 15, 2016 at 1:44 p.m.

One of two consultants who worked with a Native American tribe on its plans to open the nation鈥檚 first marijuana resort pleaded guilty Monday to a drug offense stemming from...

DENVER, CO - MARCH 27: A cannabis plant at Northern Lights grow facility in Denver, Colorado on March 27, 2014. The retail marijuana business has been booming in Edgewater. No crime or problems have been reported to police by retail marijuana businesses since legal recreational sales began on January 1st.(Photo by Seth McConnell/The Denver Post)

CEO of Scotts Miracle-Gro says pot “biggest thing” ever in gardening

October 2, 2016 at 3:14 p.m.

Could GMO marijuana be next? Scotts Miracle-Gro exec Jim Hagedorn is looking internationally for ways to pursue product development and cannabis research.

Review: Trash Talk鈥檚 free show in Denver has low-key vape connection

May 28, 2015 at 10:40 a.m.

Review: Trash Talk鈥檚 free show in Denver has low-key vape connection

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Colorado bill on pot warnings for pregnant women questioned

April 24, 2016 at 8:02 p.m.

Colorado bill on pot warnings for pregnant women questioned

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Editorial: Let voters decide on Colorado marijuana tax refund

April 24, 2016 at 6:32 p.m.

Editorial: Let voters decide on Colorado marijuana tax refund

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Marijuana banking still needed, yet Congress has 鈥榥o appetite鈥� to fix issue

April 24, 2016 at 5:52 p.m.

Marijuana banking still needed, yet Congress has 鈥榥o appetite鈥� to fix issue

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The fitness-first, cannabis-second 420 Games come to Denver this weekend, Boulder next

How one of America鈥檚 most visible Fortune 1000 giants quietly snuck into the cannabis industry

Report: If these 5 states legalize pot, they will raise $7.8 billion in revenue by 2020

Poll shows little regret in Colorado over legalizing marijuana

Consultant for South Dakota tribe鈥檚 pot resort pleads guilty to drug charge

CEO of Scotts Miracle-Gro says pot “biggest thing” ever in gardening

Review: Trash Talk鈥檚 free show in Denver has low-key vape connection

Colorado bill on pot warnings for pregnant women questioned

Editorial: Let voters decide on Colorado marijuana tax refund

Marijuana banking still needed, yet Congress has 鈥榥o appetite鈥� to fix issue