Jared Polis

Oklahoma Gov. Puts Medical Marijuana Licensing Process On A Hold Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a measure last month that put the issuing of new medical marijuana grower, dispensary and processor licenses in the state on a two-year hold, reported KFOR. The moratorium will begin on August 1 of this year...

Psychedelics’ struggle for acquiring legal status is ongoing, but there is promising news. While the whole list of substances is still federally illegal, the discussion has done nothing but expand in a number of states in recent years, greatly supported by clinical studies outlining...

Psychedelics policy action took center stage this week.  In Connecticut, the House of Representatives approved a budget bill that includes provisions to grant certain patients access to MDMA-assisted or psilocybin-assisted therapy, while policy makers in Colorado and New York...

In an interview with libertarian magazine Reason, Colorado’s governor Jared Polis (D) shared his support for decriminalizing psychedelics. According to the governor, some of the substances show therapeutic potential for people battling mental health disorders, such as depression or anxiety,...

On Thursday, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis pardoned 1,351 people for minor marijuana possession crimes, The Hill reported. Apart from granting individuals pardons for drug charges by inking an executive order, Polis also lifted lifting three commutations and fifteen other individual pardons for...

Colorado Governor Signs New Law With Stricter Rules For Doctors Recommending Medical Cannabis  Gov. Jared Polis has apparently decided to complicate things a bit for physicians who recommend medical cannabis to their patients. On Thursday, the governor signed HB 1317 into law, which ...

Coloradans can now legally possess up to two ounces of recreational cannabis. Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill on Thursday, doubling the marijuana possession limit for adults 21 and older, Marijuana Moment writes. In addition to increasing the cannabis possession limit, House Bill 1090, which...

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill on Wednesday that would expand access to medical cannabis for school children in need by removing obstacles to its administration. The new legislation, SB 21-056, removes the discretion from school principals to set policies that regulate storing and...

Next year will mark an entire decade of Colorado’s legal recreational cannabis market. In 2012, the Centennial State — along with Washington — became the first two states to legalize adult-use cannabis in the U.S. After so many years of running the market, Colorado is still...

Cannabis manufacturer Sunderstorm Inc. has introduced Kanha edible gummies in Colorado and Massachusetts, as well as in Canada. The Los Angeles-based CPG company confirmed Thursday it would team up with cannabis manufacturers in each market to reproduce the product...

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis unveiled a new pilot program with the state, Earthly Labs, Denver Beer Co. and The Clinic, aimed at reducing greenhouse gases through the use of local, recycled carbon dioxide. The program seems to be the first of its kind. How It Works CO2 produced in the fermentation...

CBD isolate manufacturer Mile High Labs this week opened its new 400,000 square foot production facility in Colorado. The new facility will enable the company to produce tablets, gummies, topicals, and capsules in addition to CBD isolate. It contains all the necessary equipment for research and...

Representatives from Colorado and Oregon are looking to align state-level laws which allow the recreational use of marijuana with federal regulations, which currently consider marijuana use and possession a criminal act. Colorado Rep Jared Polis and Oregon Rep Earl Blumenauer have introduced...