Polis: Colorado Continues to be Epicenter of Cannabis

MMP News AuthorDecember 14, 2020
Slang Worldwide Chooses Colorado for Expansion Governor Polis and Colorado’s Office of Economic Development and International Trade announced today that Slang Worldwide, a cannabis consumer-packaged-goods company has selected Colorado for its expanded production.   “Colorado continues to be the epicenter of the growing cannabis industry, so we’re excited by the company’s ... Read More

Gov. Polis pardons 2,732 marijuana convictions

MMP News AuthorOctober 2, 2020
by: Courtney Fromm, The Associated Press Posted: Oct 1, 2020 / 09:47 PM MDT / Updated: Oct 2, 2020 / 07:08 AM MDT DENVER — Gov. Jared Polis has issued pardons to people convicted in state courts of possessing one ounce or less of marijuana. The pardons, issued by executive ... Read More

Polis Automatically Pardons 2,732 Marijuana Convictions

MMP News AuthorOctober 1, 2020
Governor Jared Polis has used a new executive authority to automatically pardon 2,732 low-level marijuana possession convictions effective today, October 1. His authority to do so comes from a new law allowing Colorado’s governor to pardon convictions for possession of two ounces of marijuana or less — however, these pardons ... Read More

Gov. Polis pardons more than 2,700 marijuana convictions

MMP News AuthorOctober 1, 2020
DENVER (KDVR) — Governor Jared Polis signed an Executive Order Thursday granting pardons to those who have been convicted of possessing one ounce or less of marijuana. In June, Gov. Polis signed the bipartisan H.B. 20-1424, sponsored by Rep. James Coleman, Sen. Julie Gonzales and Sen. Vicki Marble, including an amendment sponsored by ... Read More