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DENVER, CO - DECEMBER 9: Jaymie Giordano, left and Zak Mishaw, right carefully cut Dixie Elixir's medicinal thc infused Colorado Bars that each have 100 mg of THC in them at Dixie Elixir in Denver, CO on December 9, 2014. The company takes great care to make edible pot confections including peppermint chocolates and orange mints with precise amounts of THC in them to follow their own strict protocol for their products. (Photo By Helen H. Richardson/ The Denver Post).

Edibles were big surprise in first year of recreational sales

April 25, 2016 at 11:13 p.m.

Edibles were big surprise in first year of recreational sales

DENVER, CO - DECEMBER 02: Denver Fire Department Lieutenant, Tom Pastorius, does an inspection of a Denver marijuana grow operation, December 02, 2014. Local government officials from Denver to smaller cities and rural hamlets say the pivotal first-year rollout went smoothly in most cases. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

Colorado cities and towns take diverging paths on recreational pot

April 25, 2016 at 10:57 p.m.

Colorado cities and towns take diverging paths on recreational pot

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Colorado ranks No. 2 in U.S. for monthly marijuana use

April 26, 2016 at 1:36 a.m.

Colorado ranks No. 2 in U.S. for monthly marijuana use

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Pot growers’ new quest: U.S. patent protection for cannabis seeds

April 26, 2016 at 4:59 a.m.

Pot growers' new quest: U.S. patent protection for cannabis seeds

抖阴ap: Why fair weather federalists Nebraska, Oklahoma are dangerous

December 23, 2014 at 7:27 a.m.

抖阴ap: Why fair weather federalists Nebraska, Oklahoma are dangerous

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Colorado marijuana lawsuit takes rare legal path to U.S. Supreme Court

April 26, 2016 at 12:53 a.m.

Colorado marijuana lawsuit takes rare legal path to U.S. Supreme Court

Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning speaks at a news conference in Lincoln, Neb. on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2014 annoucing that he and Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt are filing a lawsuit in the U.S. Supreme Court seeking a declaration that Colorado's legalization of marijuana violates the U.S. Constitution. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

Editorial: Colorado scapegoat for other states鈥� black-market drug issues

April 25, 2016 at 9:15 p.m.

Editorial: Colorado scapegoat for other states鈥� black-market drug issues

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Legalization hesitation: Pushback against pot

April 25, 2016 at 11:38 p.m.

Legalization hesitation: Pushback against pot

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BREAKING: Neb., Okla. sue Colo. over pot law

April 26, 2016 at 4:35 a.m.

BREAKING: Neb., Okla. sue Colo. over pot law

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Feeling lucky? Adams County to hold lottery for 10 marijuana licenses

April 26, 2016 at 4:26 a.m.

Feeling lucky? Adams County to hold lottery for 10 marijuana licenses

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