You'd figure Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper would know by now not to alienate stoners, but he did it again this week, saying about his state's legalization of marijuana, "I opposed it from the beginning. It was reckless."
Recreational marijuana sales in Colorado rose to $33 million in August, a 9% increase over July. The overall 2014 tax total, combining rec and medical taxes, so far is $45.3 million.
Responding to complaints about potent edibles, one Colorado company is now offering a new brand called Rookie Cookie. "People want something that won't get them so inebriated they're not functional," says The Growing Kitchen's Holden Sproul.
The financial battle lines are being drawn in Florida around Amendment 2, which would legalize medical marijuana if passed by voters in November. So far, $5.5 million has been donated in favor and $4.2 million against.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer who had his iconic uniform seized after being seen in a video smoking a joint on the job last November has died of an apparent suicide. Ron Francis suffered from PTSD.
