Colorado governor to mass-pardon 2,700-plus marijuana convictions

Your weekly installment of marijuana news [Colorado governor to mass-pardon 2,700-plus marijuana convictions]( Colorado Gov. Jared Polis plans to mass-pardon 2,732 convictions of marijuana possession through an executive order Thursday after signing a bill earlier this year that gave him that authority. [Read more →]( [Ticker: Pot delivery rules open for comment; Satanic temple sues over rejected billboards; Fitch affirms UMass rating]( Now that they’ve settled on a framework for home delivery of marijuana, regulators on the Cannabis Control Commission want the public’s input on the draft rules. [Read more →]( [Largest California wildfire threatens marijuana growing area]( SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California’s largest wildfire is threatening a marijuana growing enclave, and authorities said many of the locals have refused to evacuate and abandon their maturing crops even as weather forecasters predict more hot, dry and windy conditions that could fan flames. [Read more →]( [Anaheim man arrested after Placentia fire linked to marijuana honey oil operation]( It happened in the 700 block of Dunn Way. [Read more →]( [Pot shop a no-go in Quincy Market after landlord’s cease and desist]( Plans for a pot shop in Quincy Market are on hold for now after the property management firm for the popular downtown tourist destination issued a cease and desist letter for the cannabis retailer, city officials confirmed. [Read more →]( [Reaction mixed to pot shop proposed in Roxbury’s Nubian Square]( Many people in Roxbury on Tuesday said they would welcome a proposed recreational marijuana dispensary in Nubian Square, even though the head of a neighborhood group said a “drug den” would not help to revitalize the community. [Read more →]( [Colorado marijuana sales blow past $200 million in July]( Cannabis sales keep creeping higher and higher, setting 2020 up to be the industry’s most lucrative year on record. [Read more →]( [Redwood City could soon allow up to six storefront cannabis dispensaries]( Redwood City residents are being asked to weigh in on whether the city should allow retail cannabis stores in commercial areas. [Read more →]( [Illegal marijuana farms are risky for workers who don’t make much, California sheriff says]( Federal agencies are helping the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department with the Aguanga slayings investigation. [Read more →]( [Colorado cold snap destroys millions of dollars worth of marijuana plants, could disrupt industry]( Early cold temperatures and snow in Colorado may have destroyed millions of dollars worth of outdoor plants, cannabis and hemp companies said. [Read more →]( [With 7 dead, large-scale California marijuana operation is tied to organized crime]( An illegal marijuana growing operation where seven people were fatally shot in a small, rural Southern California town had the markings of organized crime, authorities said Tuesday. [Read more →]( [7 deaths tied to illegal grow operation shake rural Riverside County community]( Investigators found more than 1,000 pounds of marijuana and several hundred marijuana plants, deputies said. [Read more →]( [banglogo]( Copyright 2020 The Denver Post. All rights reserved. 5990 Washington St.|Denver, CO, 80216 [Unsubscribe]( [View as a Web Page](