November marijuana sales push Colorado’s industry to $2 billion annually for the first time

Your weekly installment of marijuana news [November marijuana sales push Colorado’s industry to $2 billion annually for the first time]( Colorado marijuana sales in November pushed the industry’s annual revenue to $2 billion for the first time. [Read more →]( [Marijuana delivery, social equity reform and other Colorado cannabis trends to watch in 2021]( Colorado’s marijuana industry experienced a banner year in 2020 — not in spite of the COVID-19 pandemic, but because of it. [Read more →]( [Marijuana: 4 things to watch for in California in 2021]( Changes at the state level, a new appellations program, a legislative wish list and major market consolidation are all on the horizon. [Read more →]( [Western fashion, cannabis and plant love: Colorado trends that went big in 2020]( “This was supposed to be Colorado’s year. All the Instagram girls — Gigi Hadid, Kendall Jenner — were wearing cowboy boots and wide-brimmed hats.” [Read more →]( [California cannabis businesses weathered 2020 better than many industries, but challenges persist]( The industry had to grapple with complications from a global pandemic that were layered on top of ongoing struggles against high tax rates, a thriving illicit market and problems poised by marijuana remaining federally illegal. [Read more →]( [2020 is already the highest-selling year for weed in Colorado]( Colorado dispensaries sold more marijuana in the first 10 months of 2020 than they did during a record-setting sales year in 2019. [Read more →]( [Aurora says yes to recreational pot delivery in Colorado’s third-largest city]( The Aurora City Council on Monday night gave preliminary approval, by an 8-2 vote, to cannabis delivery in Colorado’s third-largest city. [Read more →]( [Marijuana delivery and cannabis “bars” gain traction in Denver]( Next year, Denverites may be able to have marijuana delivered to their homes if the city council adopts a new proposal to regulate delivery services. [Read more →]( [Orange County’s Democratic leaders celebrate historic House vote to decriminalize marijuana]( Supporters say decriminalizing and taxing cannabis at the federal level reverses a failed policy of criminalizing marijuana consumption and helps address racial disparities in enforcement of federal drug laws. [Read more →]( [House votes to decriminalize marijuana at federal level]( The Democratic-controlled House on Friday approved a bill to decriminalize and tax marijuana at the federal level, reversing what supporters called a failed policy of criminalization of pot use and taking steps to address racial disparities in enforcement of federal drug laws. [Read more →]( [House votes to decriminalize marijuana at federal level]( WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic-controlled House on Friday approved a bill to decriminalize and tax marijuana at the federal level, reversing what supporters called a failed policy of criminalization of pot use and taking steps to address racial disparities in enforcement of federal drug laws. [Read more →]( [Ticker: Biden has no immediate plans to lift china tariffs; San Francisco bans smoking inside apartments, pot smoking OK]( President-elect Joe Biden says he won’t immediately lift tariffs placed by President Trump on many imports from China or break Trump’s initial trade deal. [Read more →]( [banglogo]( Copyright 2021 The Denver Post. All rights reserved. 5990 Washington St.|Denver, CO, 80216 [Unsubscribe]( [View as a Web Page](