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The Cannabist
Denver, Colorado marijuana news, culture, resources

The Cannabist
Denver, Colorado marijuana news, culture, resources
PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — The Peoria County sheriff is asking the public for more help combating a deadly outbreak of severe bleeding due to synthetic marijuana. Peoria County Sheriff Brian Asbell pleaded at a Tuesday news conference, “Please, please, anyone with information please contact us.” Illinois Department of Public Health statistics show Peoria County and…
Published: Oct 27, 2017, 11:37 am • Updated: Oct 27, 2017, 3:22 pm By Jennifer Kaplan, Bloomberg A private equity fund co-chaired by a former BlackRock Inc. executive is planning to raise $250 million to invest in marijuana businesses in places such as Los Angeles, Las Vegas and midtown Manhattan. MedMen Opportunity Fund II, which…
Published: Aug 30, 2017, 1:02 pm • Updated: Aug 30, 2017, 2:26 pm By Conrad Swanson, The Gazette Advocates for legalized recreational marijuana sales in Colorado Springs are setting their sights on a 2018 ballot proposal, since the chances of getting on El Paso County’s November ballot are slim. A set of proposed stormwater fees…
Published: Jan 3, 2018, 5:18 pm • Updated: Jan 3, 2018, 7:09 pm Cannabist Staff Where is recreational marijuana now being sold in a California dispensary near you? Los Angeles and San Francisco are still working on licensing, and other cities have banned marijuana stores for now, but check our list for someplace nearby. This…
Published: Dec 13, 2017, 10:21 am • Updated: Dec 13, 2017, 10:21 am By Debbie Cockrell, The News Tribune Cannabis workers appear optimistic about their future, according to a new study from PayScale, a compensation data and software company. According to the study, “68 percent of people working in the marijuana industry believe their employers…
Two studies published Monday in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine find that the availability of medical and recreational marijuana is linked to lower rates of opiate prescribing. In the first study, Hefei Wen of the University of Kentucky and Jason Hockenberry of Emory University found that the passage of medical and recreational marijuana laws were…