Marijuana - The Durango Herald

Controversial marijuana potency bill to have first hearing

A controversial bipartisan bill focused on the increasing potency of Colorado’s cannabis products was pulled by its sponsors in committee Tuesday. The proposal had received immediate push ba...

DATE: Mar 11, 2025 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Cannabis sales declining in Durango, across Colorado

‘We need a full-fledged national legalization program,’ dispensary manager says

DATE: Feb 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado marijuana sales – and tax dollars – are still falling

Sales peaked in the 2020-21 budget year, netting $424 million in taxes for the state

DATE: Nov 22, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Durango looks to improve laws on fraud, pot and business licenses

Assistant city attorney says proposed ordinances would keep code in line with best practices

DATE: Sep 3, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Medical marijuana patients and sales on a long decline in Colorado

Cannabis as medicine is where the whole marijuana industry started 15 years ago, but state data shows the end of the differentiation between medical and recreational products may be in sight...

DATE: Jul 8, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado cannabis businesses hope reclassification of drug will mean they pay fewer taxes

With U.S. officials considering loosening restrictions on marijuana companies, Colorado cannabis companies are looking forward to getting relief from the taxman. The Justice Department recom...

DATE: May 1, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Fined and stripped of his marijuana license, Dineh Benally keeps on growing

Navajo cannabis farmer claims he’s providing ‘sacrament’ for a Native church

DATE: Apr 1, 2024 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Recalls increase for tainted marijuana, as the industry calls for a study

There’s so much mold and fungus in the world that scientists believe people probably breathe a little in everyday. But Colorado still doesn’t want it in cannabis. Last year, there was a shar...

DATE: Jan 16, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

A decade of legal cannabis in Colorado

Colorado has sold $11.7 billion in cannabis from hundreds of stores across the state

DATE: Jan 1, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Cannabis taxes have not solved Colorado’s budget woes

Cannabis taxes did not solve Colorado’s budget woes. That was never promised, or even implied by supporters of legalization. But some money is better than no money. From the earliest days of...

DATE: Dec 11, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News