The plan would make Colorado the first state to replace federal health law with taxpayer-funded coverage for all

Supporters of universal health care have gathered enough signatures to put on next year's ballot a plan to make Colorado the first state to opt out of the federal health law and replace it with taxpayer-funded coverage for all.

Proposals to City Council would extend 2-year moratorium on new entrants for recreational pot licenses and add ban on new medical licenses

Denver's marijuana regulators are asking the City Council to expand rules that would bar any new players from entering the state's largest market.

The Boulder City Council adopted a set of changes to the city's marijuana regulations Tuesday night without addressing an outstanding question about advertising related to sponsorships.

Councilwomen Mary Young, Lisa Morzel and Suzanne Jones questioned why pot businesses would be treated so differently from alcohol businesses, which can have banners and booths at festivals.

In fact, a presentation after the marijuana vote on plans for the downtown Civic Area included a craft beer festival as an example of the type of event that could be held at gathering spaces, sparking an outburst from Morzel: "How is that not advertising?"

The Colorado Springs City Council honored the three victims from the Halloween morning shooting with an Honor Guard. Matt Kerr with the CSPD carries the U.S. flag and Matt Minneman with the CSFD carries the Colorado flag through the crowd after a moment of silence for the victims, Jennifer Vasquez, Christy Baccus-Galella, and Andrew Myers. Myers was an Army veteran who served with Ft. Carson troops in Iraq and was gunned down while on a bicycle ride. Citizens concerned with aspects of the concealed weapons laws in Colorado Springs were present at the meeting and spoke during public comments on Tuesday, November 10, 2015. (Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette)

One of the largest comic book retailers in the world is putting its north Denver headquarters on the market — and the owner of Mile High Comics credits the state’s legal marijuana economy for boosting his potential profit.

But the decision to sell the 22,000 square foot warehouse at 2151 W. 56th Ave. in Denver didn’t come easy to Chuck Rozanski, who started the legendary business in his parents’ basement in 1969, when he was 13.

“I wish I could say that I was was prescient about the Denver real estate market,” said Rozanski, “but this is truly a case of luck shining on me and my being extremely fortunate.”

DALLAS, Nov. 10, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rocky Mountain High Brands, Inc. (RMHB) announced today that they have received a Notice of Allowance from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on their new Blue Leaf design. Upon completion of the process showing that the mark is in service, a trademark will be issued.

Beginning in 2017, high school graduates in a Colorado county will be able to apply for a college scholarship funded by a marijuana tax.

Voters in Pueblo County approved a measure that would incrementally increase taxes on marijuana by 5 percent over the next five years in order to fund college scholarships and other community improvement projects. Funding education via a tax on a recreational drug is something Time called “a concept that probably would have been laughed off as a total joke just a few years ago.”

County officials believe this measure is the first of its nature and are hopeful that this program will allow more families in their community send their children to school.

According to a new medical study, ADHD patients reported improved concentration, improved sleep and reduced impulsivity after using medicinal cannabis. 

Two thirds of the patients who took part in the study opted to forgo their previously prescribed ADHD medication, Adderall, in order to use marijuana on a more long-term basis to manage their symptoms instead.

Higherperspectives.com reports:

It’s a small sample group, yet it’s an incredibly positive development.

SILVERTHORNE — Walk into any dispensary in Colorado, and you are likely to find one-gram joints for sale. Along with jars of flower, edibles and concentrates, the pre-rolls have become a staple for pot shops across the state.

At $10-$15, pre-rolls certainly offer customers value and convenience, but as a smokable product — particularly for one or two people — it’s a lot to handle in one sitting.

“We thought it would be really great to have something portable that had just enough for you and a few friends,” Andrew Salini, chief operating officer at High Country Healing, said in a recent interview.

Colorado-based Native Roots, a company that operates a number of medical marijuana facilities, officially opened ‘Gas and Grass,’ the first-ever establishment in the world that sells gas and medical marijuana, on November 07 in Colorado Springs, reported the New York Post.

Colorado state laws prohibit marijuana dispensaries from selling non-pot goods so, ‘Gas and Grass’ will have two different entrances—one for the dispensary and the other for the gas pump/convenience store.

The convenience store will sell lottery tickets, beverages, cigarettes, food items, and other products that can be usually bought in a c-store, according to Native Roots spokesperson Tia Mattson.