New legislation aims to tackle opioid crisis in Colorado
"Senate Bill 227" “Harm Reduction Substance Use Disorders” would explicitly authorize schools to carry naloxone, a drug that can reverse opioid overdoses. It would also allow hospitals to serve as syringe exchange sites, expand the household medication take-back program, and create mobile response teams to provide medication-assisted substance use treatment in jails." "The bill was sponsored by Pettersen and Sen. Julie Gonzales, D-Denver. In the House, it was sponsored by Ken
Colorado Pot Industry Could Open Doors to Corporations and Minorities
"Colorado's marijuana industry could open its doors much wider to corporations and underrepresented demographics in ownership if two legislative measures pass this year." "A bill that would allow publicly traded companies to own Colorado marijuana business licenses and lessen investment restrictions passed its first committee hearing in the state legislature Monday, March 4, while State Representative Leslie Herod is expected to push another bill later this year addressing so
Colorado lawmakers taking second crack at bill that would allow publicly traded marijuana companies
"One amendment, championed by committee chair Rep. Leslie Herod, D-Denver, is focused on addressing the lack of many female and minority owners in Colorado’s nowmore than billion-dollar-per-year cannabis industry." "Dean Heizer, the executive director and chief legal strategist of LivWell Enlightened Health, said the bill would make it easier for LivWell to give its employees, including women and people of color, equity stakes in the business, helping them grow wealth along w
New Program Helps Wipe Marijuana Convictions From Your Record
"In January, the City and County of Denver launched Turning Over a New Leaf, a program that streamlines the process of getting such convictions vacated and sealed (unlike expungement, where a conviction is erased, these convictions will still be visible to law enforcement and in deeper background checks, though successful applicants can say they have no convictions on their records). The initiative is a collaborative effort between Mayor Michael Hancock, and the offices of th
Pot delivery one possibility as Colorado prepares for a year of change in marijuana industry
"Microbusinesses. California recently created a new option for entrepreneurs. The “microbusiness” model in that state allows businesses to grow, process and sell cannabis on one small site, kind of like a small beer brewery." "In Colorado, Singer and Rep. Leslie Herod are interested in a variant: They could allow small businesses to operate under the licensing umbrella of a bigger company." “What we’ve unfortunately found out is that it’s the people with access to capital who
