Month: December 2018 (Page 32)

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(This article has been updated to note the governor signed the legislation.)  Utah lawmakers voted overwhelmingly on Monday to pass a medical marijuana compromise bill with more restrictive business provisions than the ballot initiative approved by voters Nov. 6. Gov. Gary Herbert, a Republican, signed the measure into law MondayContinue Reading

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The marijuana industry lost a pioneer on Saturday when Brett Roper, the CEO of Medicine Man Technologies, died suddenly in Colorado, according to the company. He was 65. The Denver-based cannabis consultancy declined to disclose the cause of death. Roper helped serial entrepreneur Andy Williams found Medicine Man Technologies inContinue Reading

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Two former executives of the once high-flying Colorado cannabis company Sweet Leaf have pleaded guilty to felony drug charges and are serving 30-day jail sentences, the alt-weekly Westword newspaper reported. The plea agreements by Nichole West, a former Sweet Leaf vice president, and Ashley Goldstein, an ex-retail operations manager, are contingentContinue Reading

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Boulder County Assistant District Attorney Ken Kupfner said it was a matter of “fundamental fairness” given that possession of marijuana is no longer illegal. The post Boulder Moves to Cancel out Past Cannabis Convictions appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Boulder Moves to Cancel out Past Cannabis ConvictionsContinue Reading