Colorado Marijuana Laws: Impact of Yes on 300 and No on 2D for Cannabis Consumers
In the recent Colorado Springs election, voters faced two crucial ballot measures with opposing outcomes that have left the cannabis community buzzing with questions. Ballot Question 300 and Ballot Issue 2D were at the heart of the debate, each promising to reshape the local marijuana landscape in different ways. Understanding these measures is essential for […]
How Cannabis Dispensaries Evolve with New Regulations in 2025
The cannabis industry has developed a lot in recent years, especially in Denver, where cannabis dispensaries are expanding. With new regulations projected for 2025, compliance for cannabis dispensaries is getting much attention. Under the changing conditions, compliance with market trends regarding cannabis and its impact on businesses is important for the survival of the business. […]
Colorado Springs Makes History: Recreational Cannabis is Finally Legal – What It Means for the Community and Kind Meds
After 13 years of protesting, courtroom litigation, and endurance, Colorado Springs recreational cannabis is now a reality as of April 14th, 2024. This much-delayed shift finally occurred after an arduous fight that reached the Colorado Supreme Court just months ago. Now that the go-ahead has been granted, Kind Meds Colorado Springs is proud to be one of the 84 dispensaries approved to apply for an adult-use […]
How Medical Cannabis Helps with PTSD: What Veterans Should Know
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) touches an estimated millions of individuals around the globe, but not many groups are so severely affected as veterans. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs states that 11-20% of veterans serving in Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom have PTSD in one year. While conventional treatments like psychotherapy and medication are employed extensively, many veterans are looking toward other therapies. One of these promising options is the utilization of medical marijuana for PTSD. This in-depth guide examines how medical cannabis for veterans can provide relief, its therapeutic effects, the existing research, and what veterans should know before initiating a cannabis PTSD treatment regimen. Understanding PTSD in […]
College Scholarships Funded by Medical Marijuana
Amazing as it sounds, there are now college scholarships funded by marijuana. America, rejoice! I know that as a college student, I would have been intrigued, and I would have applied. Recently, Pueblo County in Colorado approved the world’s first college scholarship to be funded by marijuana. Voters in that county managed to approve a […]
Cannabis User Rights in Colorado
Despite our national reputation for legalized marijuana use, it’s truly interesting for the consumer how vague the cannabis laws in Colorado can be. Marijuana is still a Schedule 1 drug under federal law and possession is punishable under federal statutes. What Colorado initiated and other states have followed, is that any federal statutes will be […]
Benefits of Colorado’s Marijuana Tax
In the months prior to the landmark vote that legalized marijuana in Colorado in January 2014, proponents were not excited due to the realization that recreational marijuana use would be legal in the state. In the months prior to the landmark vote that legalized marijuana in Colorado in January 2014, proponents were not excited due […]
Public Consumption of Marijuana
We all know that the state of Colorado was the first in the United States to get with the times and allow the sale of legal, recreational pot. While the model has been very successful, so successful, in fact, that it is now called the “Colorado model,” that’s not to say there haven’t been a few […]
New Cannabis Rules Go Into Effect
Several new rules and regulations for legal cannabis in Colorado have been finalized and will go into effect January 1, 2018, according to the Marijuana Enforcement Division. The MED had been holding stakeholder meetings and accepting public feedback on many of the proposed rules since September; they include updates to packaging regulations, a new state […]
Military Veterans Fight for Medical Marijuana – National
Ryan Miller describes the year after his leg amputation as the best year of his life. He worked out. He traveled. He tanned. He was done with opioids. After an explosively formed projectile destroyed his leg and damaged his stomach in Iraq, Miller had been caught in a vicious cycle of surgery and prescribed painkillers. […]