Marijuana - The Durango Herald

Liquor, cannabis sales rise as COVID-19 spreads

Customers buying mass quantities of high-potency alcohol to use for hand sanitizer

DATE: Mar 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Warren unveils plan to legalize marijuana before Denver visit

‘It’s about undoing a century of racist policy,’ candidate says

DATE: Feb 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Durango City Council stalls on cannabis cafe proposal

State allows marijuana hospitality, but local governments must ‘opt-in’

DATE: Feb 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Pot shops turn to highway sponsor signs amid strict ad rules

DENVER – Cannabis companies are using a loophole in Colorado’s strict limits on marijuana advertising by sponsoring state highways and putting their names on roadside signs. Curre...

DATE: Feb 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business

Recreational marijuana remains out of reach for New Mexico

Bill fails to pass in key committee

DATE: Feb 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

As Congress stalls on marijuana banking, Colorado takes matters into its own hands

As Congress stalls on marijuana banking, Colorado takes matters into its own handsGov. Jared Polis wants to increase number of banks working with cannabis businesses

DATE: Feb 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado launches carbon, energy programs for cannabis firms

DENVER – Colorado has launched two pilot programs focused on reducing carbon emissions and improving energy efficiency at cannabis cultivating businesses, officials said. Both pro...

DATE: Feb 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business

Marijuana researchers struggle to keep up with rapidly growing industry

Some House lawmakers blame federal restrictions on cannabis

DATE: Jan 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

America’s marijuana growers are the best in the world, but federal laws are keeping them out of global markets

DENVER – In a large warehouse, LivWell Enlightened Health feeds its cloned cannabis plants a custom blend of nutrients, sprays them with filtered water and pumps extra carbon dioxide into th...

DATE: Jan 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business

Legal marijuana sales may spark Midwest interstate tension

CHICAGO – Retailers legally selling marijuana for the past month in Michigan say they have drawn customers from surrounding Midwestern states where the drug remains illegal and, as Illinois ...

DATE: Dec 29, 2019 | CATEGORY: Business