Colorado gets a cannabis first: Certified hemp seed

DENVER – Colorado notched another nationwide first last week involving cannabis when state agriculture officials showed off the first certified domestic hemp seeds.The Colorado Department of...

DATE: Sept. 12, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Proposed marijuana grow facility leads to water anxiety

Residents of a rural Bayfield community are worried that a marijuana grow facility proposed for the neighborhood could drain their well water. The applicants, Teresa and Sherri Dooley, are seeking...

DATE: Aug. 26, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Suspensions stand for doctors in medical marijuana case

DENVER – A Durango doctor and three other physicians accused of abusing the medical marijuana system plan to petition the Colorado Supreme Court after a lower court declined to lift suspensions on...

DATE: Aug. 18, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

With changing views on pot, it’s time for serious study on its effects

With the Drug Enforcement Administration’s decision last week to continue to categorize marijuana along with the most addictive and harmful drugs, including heroin, the federal government is...

DATE: Aug. 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Medical marijuana doctors did not violate state law or rule

DENVER – State attorneys on Thursday agreed that a Durango doctor and three other physicians did not violate any law or rule, despite having their licenses suspended for allegedly abusing the...

DATE: Aug. 12, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Dolores proposes extending ban on pot stores

The Dolores Town Board voted 4-2 Monday on a proposed ordinance that would extend a ban on retail marijuana businesses for an additional two years. The proposed ordinance must still go through a...

DATE: Aug. 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado’s U.S. attorney stepping down after 6 years

DENVER – U.S. Attorney John Walsh, Colorado’s top federal prosecutor during the state’s trailblazing experiment in legal marijuana, is stepping down. Walsh, who served for six years, announced his...

DATE: Aug. 1, 2016 | CATEGORY: State Nation World

THC found in pilot who crashed WWII plane in 2014

Levels of marijuana above the legal driving limit were found in the blood of a Durango pilot who crashed a World War II aircraft on July 4, 2014, killing two, a recently-released investigation...

DATE: July 29, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Lawmakers discuss cracking down on illegal marijuana

DENVER – State lawmakers are discussing cracking down on unregulated and illegal marijuana grows.The issue came up Wednesday during the first meeting of the Cost-benefit Analysis of Legalized...

DATE: July 24, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango, Cortez favor extension of marijuana shop hours

Marijuana shops likely will be allowed to stay open later if they choose after getting the initial OK from the Durango City Council. Councilors have considered extending the closing time from 8...

DATE: July 24, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

Study: Marijuana has less impact on tourism than thought

DENVER – Legal marijuana does not positively or negatively impact tourism in Colorado, according to state officials. The Colorado Tourism Office revisited the marijuana tourism question after a...

DATE: July 21, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

No spike in teen marijuana use after legalization

DENVER – Teen marijuana use has not increased since the state legalized the drug, according to state health officials. But anti-marijuana groups remain concerned that the normalization of the drug...

DATE: June 22, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

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