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Colorado High Court Rules That Workers Can be Fired for Using Pot Off-Duty

Pot may be legal in Colorado, but you can still be fired for using it. The state Supreme Court ruled 5-1 Monday that a medical marijuana patient who was fired after failing a drug test cannot get his job back. …

Oregon Lawmakers Work on Recreational Marijuana Regulations as Deadline Nears

In less than a month, Oregonians over age 21 will be able to legally grow, own and consume their own small amounts of recreational marijuana. Legislators, however, are still working on the regulations that will govern the legal marijuana industry. …

Willie Nelson Latest Celebrity in Marijuana Business

Country music star Willie Nelson announced plans Monday to roll out his own brand of marijuana, capitalizing on his association with pot and the unofficial stoner holiday, 4/20. The move makes the 81-year-old “Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When …

As Federal Pot Rules Change, Hemp Makes Comeback

Once banned because it is a close cousin to marijuana, hemp is coming back in the state of Colorado and now has its own convention, attracting international interest as a new crop for farmers struggling to find new crops to …

Colorado Marijuana Caregivers, Doctors Face Legislative Scrutiny

Two years into recreational marijuana legalization, Colorado is taking a second look at its rules for medical marijuana. The Colorado state Senate starts work Monday on the state’s regulations governing medical pot production and sales. The rules were the blueprint …

Colorado Marks 2 Years of Legal Marijuana

Colorado marked its second anniversary Wednesday of allowing recreational marijuana for adults over 21. Voters approved Amendment 64 in November 2012. On Dec. 10, 2012, Gov. John Hickenlooper formalized it as part of the state constitution. It was a procedural …