Ticker: Shannon O’Brien to chair pot commission; Job openings jump in July

Your weekly installment of marijuana news Thursday, September 1, 2022 [Ticker: Shannon O’Brien to chair pot commission; Job openings jump in July]( When the Cannabis Control Commission marks its five-year anniversary on Thursday, it will also get a new chairperson — former state Treasurer Shannon O’Brien. [Read more →]( [Armentano: Marijuana potency warrants more education, regulation]( Ultimately, proposed product bans will only perpetuate the unregulated market. [Read more →]( [Editorial: The kids are all right without marijuana in schools]( Why did Beacon Hill pols tuck a proposal to study giving students access to medical marijuana into cannabis reform legislation? [Read more →]( [WNBA star Brittney Griner sentenced to 9 years in Russian drug trial]( The nine-year sentence was close to the maximum of 10 years that Griner had faced under the charges. Most Russians possessing small quantities of drugs get at most five years in prison, lawyers said. [Read more →]( [WNBA’s Brittney Griner convicted at drug trial, sentenced to 9 years]( KHIMKI, Russia (AP) — U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner was convicted Thursday in Russia of drug possession and smuggling and was sentenced to nine years behind bars in a politically charged case that could lead to a high-stakes prisoner exchange between Washington and Moscow. [Read more →]( [Boston Chinatown restaurant served up multimillion dollar money laundering operation, feds say]( A federal grand jury in Boston indicted eight alleged members of the conspiracy that the feds — which operated it under the moniker “Operation Good Fortune” — say funneled tens of millions of dollars in drug money and more in a gift card fraud scheme. [Read more →]( [Opinion: Here’s a plan for Hancock’s last year in office — do no more harm]( If Denver’s future is anything like the present, the past would be an improvement. [Read more →]( [Denver officials want to save struggling cannabis delivery businesses]( Weed delivery has yet to catch on in Denver, but government officials are pushing dispensaries to drop their resistance to save the transporter businesses of marginalized entrepreneurs. [Read more →]( [Deadheads, be grateful: Jerry Garcia-inspired cannabis lands in Colorado]( Something is most definitely shaking on Shakedown Street. [Read more →]( [Colorado’s cannabis industry prepares for tough times as U.S. recession looms]( Colorado’s cannabis industry is preparing for tough times as marijuana sales drop and economic problems pile up. [Read more →]( [Colorado couple at center of state’s largest-ever black market marijuana ring reach plea agreement]( Fayin Deng and Kelly Chuong were set to stand trial this week on felony charges related to the distribution of large quantities of marijuana. [Read more →]( [Bus diver passes out, says he didn’t know gummies snacks loaded with pot]( Police said they found Chen slumped unconscious in the driver’s seat, next to an open package of Smokies Edibles Cannabis Infused Fruit Chews. [Read more →]( [denver post logo]( Copyright 2022 The Denver Post. All rights reserved. 5990 Washington Street|Denver, CO 80216 [Unsubscribe](