Marijuana - The Durango Herald

Emerging from shadows, pot industry tries to build brands

DENVER – Snoop Dogg has his own line of marijuana. So does Willie Nelson. Melissa Etheridge has a marijuana-infused wine. As the fast-growing marijuana industry emerges from the b...

DATE: Dec 30, 2015 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado still not sure whether legal marijuana made roads less safe

Three years after Colorado voted to legalize recreational marijuana, little is known about whether the state’s roads are less safe – and law enforcement efforts remain largely focused on alc...

DATE: Dec 29, 2015 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado’s pot credit union begs for access to nation’s banking system

Bank challenges Federal Reserve’s denial of access to financial system

DATE: Dec 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Court hears Colorado pot banking case

Many in marijuana industry nervous handling only cash

DATE: Dec 27, 2015 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Half of new demand for power in Colorado coming from grow operations

As legal weed expands, grids becoming taxed

DATE: Dec 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Cannabis growers pressure the grid

Industry could soon buy up to $11B per year in electricity

DATE: Dec 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Survey at Fort Lewis College in Durango: Marijuana not a major tourism driver

Colorado’s pot sales add a slight competitive edge, FLC professor says

DATE: Dec 6, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Two arrested in BLM land pot grow in Southwestern Colorado

465 pounds of marijuana, 1,200 plants seized along Dolores River

DATE: Nov 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

2 indicted for illegal pot grows

Plants discovered near Parachute

DATE: Nov 24, 2015 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Phoenix Recycling to expand operations in La Plata County

Commissioners approve request for processing center in La Plata

DATE: Nov 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

AMA: Pot use in pregnancy may pose risks

CHICAGO – Warning: Marijuana use during pregnancy and breast-feeding poses potential harms. That message would be written on medical and recreational marijuana products and poste...

DATE: Nov 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World