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Recalls increase for tainted marijuana, as the industry calls for a study
In 2023, there was a sharp increase in health and safety advisories from the state’s Marijuana Enforcement Division. Growers believe the contamination thresholds are too low. But Colorado’s regulators believe the danger of these contaminants outweigh the inconvenience to growers and stores.
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Gambling is on the rise in Colorado. So are efforts to prevent addiction
Colorado, long a top market for Las Vegas, is now better positioned to compete for those gamblers.
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By Ben Markus
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Cannabis taxes have not solved Colorado’s budget woes
A typical – and frequent – question to CPR News goes, “how can schools need more tax money when cannabis businesses are making so much money?”
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By Ben Markus
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Colorado car sales are on the rise despite strikes and interest rates
New car sales are up 5.5 percent this year, and some dealers are feeling optimistic, as union deals are ratified and supply shortages ease.
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By Ben Markus
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Listen: A new era of violent crime in Denver shows few signs of slowing down
Reports of violence have almost doubled in a decade.
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By Ben Markus
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Aurora police trial revives past trauma for families who still see progress amid confrontations with authorities
Once rare, jury trials seem to have become increasingly common in Colorado for police officers accused of misconduct on duty.
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By Ben Markus
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Former Adams County Sheriff and deputies charged with falsifying training records
Rick Reigenborn and two deputies are charged with felony counts of forgery, attempt to influence a public servant, conspiracy to commit forgery, and conspiracy to attempt to influence a public servant.
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Cannabis could be rescheduled and put in a category of less dangerous drugs
While the rescheduling is nowhere near officially done, the recommendation was praised in Colorado by researchers, marijuana businesses and some policymakers.
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Colorado lawmakers pass bill to improve wildfire investigations
The bill, two years in the making, was prompted by a 2021 CPR News investigation.
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Banks in other places are failing. Colorado bankers say don’t worry
Three-quarters of the banks authorized to do business in Colorado are community banks.
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By Ben Markus
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Lawsuit against Colorado over how the state rejects mail-in ballots due to voter signatures allowed to continue
The complaint argues that Colorado’s vote-by-mail system unfairly disenfranchises voters when it rejects ballots because of a signature mismatch.
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The cannabis industry is facing its longest downturn yet, with no end in sight
Since recreational cannabis started in 2014, sales had never declined on a year-over-year basis — until July 2021. Now the industry has logged 17 straight months of decline.
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By Ben Markus
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FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried gave thousands to Colorado Democratic campaigns in the 2022 elections
A federal grand jury and securities regulators have charged that cryptocurrency mogul Sam Bankman-Fried attempted to influence the regulation of his industry by strategically making campaign contributions using other people’s […]
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By Ben Markus
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How Colorado executes its signature-match requirement for ballots disenfranchises many voters, a lawsuit claims
The lawsuit says ballot rejections disproportionately impact diverse communities, disabled people and the youngest and oldest voters, and that actual fraud is very rare.
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