Foreclosure actions delayed on properties tied to pot bust

Responses to foreclosure actions against three properties associated with a suspected illegal marijuana-growing operation in Montezuma County have been extended into mid-June. The three properties...

DATE: April 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Trial date set in large-scale marijuana bust

U.S. District Court Judge Robert Blackburn set an August trial date Monday for four suspects facing felony charges in connection with illegal marijuana cultivation in Montezuma County. Jimmy Dang,...

DATE: April 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Federal legalization of hemp creates quandary for U.S. police

PORTLAND, Ore. – Federal legalization of hemp arrived in the U.S. late last year and expanded an industry already booming because of the skyrocketing popularity of CBDs, a compound in hemp that...

DATE: March 28, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Dolores surveys other towns on marijuana shops

As part of an education effort to determine whether Dolores should allow retail marijuana stores, town officials completed a survey of similarly sized Colorado towns that approved the business. “We...

DATE: March 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Oregon again sees huge marijuana harvest

SALEM, Ore. – For the second year in a row, Oregon cannabis farmers have harvested more than a million pounds of usable marijuana. The huge harvest is again driving down prices for consumers and...

DATE: Jan. 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Business

Gardner vows to continue fight for states’ right to legalize marijuana

Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner promised this week to continue the fight for federal marijuana legalization after the Senate failed to vote on adding his states’ right amendment to the sweeping criminal...

DATE: Dec. 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Will legalization of hemp pave way for its cousin, marijuana?

The U.S. House and Senate this week passed a long-anticipated agriculture bill with provisions that will federally legalize hemp, a move that has many speculating whether marijuana legalization...

DATE: Dec. 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Dolores continues pot ban for one year

The Dolores Board of Trustees has extended a ban on retail marijuana sales set to expire this month to give them more time to study the issue. In a 6-1 vote Monday, trustees agreed to continue the...

DATE: Dec. 11, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

New marijuana dispensaries sprouting up in La Plata County

With room running out in the city of Durango, more marijuana dispensaries are moving into the unincorporated areas of La Plata County. The move, according to those in the marijuana industry, allows...

DATE: Dec. 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Business

How will acting attorney general influence marijuana legalization?

When former Attorney General Jeff Sessions resigned Nov. 7 at the president’s request, speculation was reignited about the U.S. Department of Justice’s stance on states’ push to legalize medical...

DATE: Dec. 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango teen vaping rates outstrip state average

Vaping rates among teens in Southwest Colorado are outstripping high statewide rates. A 2017 survey showed 27 percent of Colorado teens are using electronic cigarettes to ingest nicotine, a...

DATE: Nov. 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Dolores seeks insight from Cortez as it considers pot sales

Dolores residents and officials continued to discuss allowing retail marijuana sales in town during a public workshop Monday. A moratorium on retail pot shops expires Dec. 31, and the Town Board is...

DATE: Oct. 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

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