Section 280E of the tax code is making legal marijuana businesses to pay up to 70% in taxes effectively. This post from The Daily Beast highlights how the legit marijuana industry has been crippled by old tax laws. A law passed in the ‘80s to prevent drug dealers from getting tax breaks is now taking a huge chomp out of legitimate outfits in Colorado and ... Continue Reading
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The Many Good Things About Colorado’s Cannabis Legalization
Two years after cannabis legalization, Colorado is witnessing the opposite of what prohibitionists said would happen: all drug-related charges have dropped significantly, and revenue is at a record high. This post from The Mind Unleashed discusses the positive impact of Colorado’s cannabis legalization. Two years have passed since Colorado residents began legally buying ... Continue Reading
Nudging Marijuana Legalization into Alcohol-Centered Road Safety
From a lack of statistics to laws that haven't been updated to disagreements over how to measure whether a person is stoned, it's difficult to assess the impact of legalization on alcohol-centered road safety. This post from The Cannabist highlights how marijuana legalization has affected road safety. Three years after Colorado voted to legalize recreational marijuana, ... Continue Reading
Full List of Recalls Due to Marijuana Pesticides
Concentrates and products are being voluntarily recalled from Colorado pot shops because they contain potentially dangerous marijuana pesticides. This post from The Cannabist provides an updated recall list of pesticide contaminated marijuana products. Will 2015 be remembered as the year legal marijuana first encountered — and eventually figured out — its pesticide ... Continue Reading
High-End Retail Design Livens Up Colorado Pot Shops
With marijuana legalization gaining momentum across the nation, pot shops are looking at high-end retail design for an exclusive edge. This post from The Cannabist highlights the trendy retail design of Ajoya, a new marijuana dispensary in Louisville, CO. When marijuana first became legal, design was the last thing on the mind of retailers. They just wanted their stores ... Continue Reading