Colorado Marijuana Legalization 2015: Fighting The Black Market And The Everyday Challenges ...

DENVER – It turns out selling weed is pretty hard. Contrary to popular belief, selling it legally, at least, isn’t all THC-infused lollipops and rainbows. Just ask David Schwartz.

The six-year cannabis-industry veteran came to Colorado in the '90s from Long Island, New York, after discovering Boulder on his way to a Rainbow gathering in Wyoming. For him, selling marijuana in a locale known around the nation for its liberalized pot laws is not just about counting money; it’s about taxes, regulatory compliance, inventory management, and above all, staying on the right side of Colorado’s “pot cops” -- the Marijuana Enforcement Division (MED).

“Every single aspect of the industry requires a fair amount of consciousness and due diligence,” says Scwhartz. “Your daily sales have to be loaded into MED at the end of the night, all your weights have to be accurate, you have to account for...

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