First and foremost, we at Gaia's Garden wish to apologize to our industry partners and colleagues, and especially our customers and patients. The recall of some of our products is very disappointing. We pride ourselves on both the effectiveness and safety of our products, and it is upsetting that this managed to occur despite our diligent efforts to produce only the highest quality and fully compliant products. While we were not the source of the contaminated cannabis, we take full responsibility for the products we produce. Although disappointing, this recall has already led us to take extra steps in validating all cannabis on intake and to continue going the extra mile to ensure that any cannabis we use in production is fully compliant, tested and safe for consumption. 

In this week’s election in Pueblo County, Colo., voters were asked to weigh in on a number of proposals. With the exception of two issues, according to the Pueblo Chieftain, “all of them have something to do with marijuana.”

A fast-growing social network for marijuana users is entering a key phase in its quest to get listed on the Nasdaq, which would mark a groundbreaking development for the cannabis industry and MJ stocks at large.

Denver-based MassRoots – which applied for a Nasdaq listing in August – passed its first major test Wednesday when its S-1 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission became effective.

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Initial Dixie Products in Arizona by End of Year as 14,000 Square Foot Kitchen is Built for Full Product Offering in 2016

DENVER and PHOENIX, Nov. 5, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dixie Brands, Inc. (Dixie), a leader in emerging cannabinoid extraction and wellness platforms, Bloom Dispensaries, Arizona's leading group of medical marijuana dispensaries, and an affiliate of General Cannabis Corporation (OTCQB:CANN), a service provider to businesses in the regulated cannabis industry, have entered into an agreement to produce and distribute the entire line of Dixie Elixirs and Edibles products in Arizona.

Denver, CO- Ms. Mary, a professional Employer Organization (PEO), and Gradujuana, a cannabis staffing agency, announced today that they have signed an agreement allowing their formerly competing companies to join forces and capture market share.  

The arrangement allows Ms. Mary and Gradujuana to share their resources to offer a more extensive recruitment process to their clients. Additionally, Gradujuana will now have the capabilities to offer their clients payroll administration, employee management, and HR consulting through Ms. Mary.

Karson Humiston, Gradujuana President says she is excited to save her clients even more time and money through partnering with Ms. Mary.

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The doctor portrayed in the upcoming football movie ''Concussion'' is on the board of a company looking for a marijuana-based treatment for head injuries.

Bennet Omalu was recently named to the scientific advisory board of Kannalife Sciences, which has been developing marijuana-based products to treat the effects of concussions.

Omalu conducted the autopsy on former Steelers center Mike Webster that led to the discovery of chronic traumatic encephalopathy or CTE. The concussion-related disease has been found in the brains of a number of former NFL players during autopsies.

Nearly 30,000 packages of marijuana-infused edibles in Colorado were recalled voluntarily in the past few days because they contain potentially dangerous pesticides that are banned for use on cannabis.

The moves represent the two largest recalls of infused pot products to date, according to the Denver Department of Environmental Health.

A Fort Collins startup specializing in studying hemp was recently awarded roughly $100,000 by a Denver-based group of investors.

New West Genetics plans to use the funds to hire additional staff and solve production challenges. The company creates strains of industrial hemp by combining the science used to study genetics with traditional agriculture breeding techniques, the Rockies Venture Club announced Tuesday.

Former Poudre School District teacher Wendy Mosher founded New Genetics in 2014 with her husband, Colorado State University Professor John McKay, and his former student Rich Fletcher. They raised $400,000 from investors in June, according to BizWest.

TABOR requirement asks voters to decide whether the state gets to keep $66.1 million in taxes they already have approved

Colorado voters Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a statewide ballot measure that gives state lawmakers permission, once again, to spend $66.1 million in taxes collected from the sale of recreational marijuana.

The outcome came as no surprise given its bipartisan backing, and election returns as of 9:40 p.m. showed Proposition BB receiving about 69 percent support, well above the majority-vote threshold, according to returns from counties.