Benzinga - Colorado residents can purchase cannabis online thanks to a recently approved measure by the state House of Representatives.
The new bill would amend the law to allow online commerce, and requires that adults 21 and older take over the product from the retailer in person while providing an identification that matches the information given when purchasing the internet.
Moreover, introducing electronic transactions would allow dispensaries to avoid relying on cash.
"The goal here is to prevent a barrier for transactions to help businesses make sure that they can take these funds in so they're not all cash businesses as well," Democratic Rep. Said Sharbini said.
Sharbini, along with dellow chamber members William Lindstedt (D) and Robert Rodriguez (D), passed the bill in a 40-23 vote, reported Marijuana Moment.
Enjoy A 420-Friendly Ride On Marijuana-Friendly Party Buses Meanwhile, cannabis retailers are preparing for the upcoming 4/20 holiday in Denver with two additional cannabis-friendly party buses.
Colorado Cannabis Tours obtained a mobile hospitality permit under Denver's social cannabis consumption program on Friday, April 14, allowing Michael Eymer to run his two vehicles as mobile cannabis-consumption lounges, reported Westword.
In addition to allowing indoor marijuana smoking, Colorado Cannabis Tours organizes cannabis-friendly tours of Denver's cannabis cultivation operations and dispensaries.
Cannabis Regulators Warn Of Mold, Yeast & Aspergillus State cannabis regulators have identified medical and recreational cannabis products that failed mold and yeast testing.
The products were reportedly manufactured by several marijuana growers in the Centennial State.
Colorado Marijuana Enforcement Division conducted four separate recalls of certain products manufactured by:
- BBM Enterprises, doing business as Helping Hands Cannabis, runs two dispensaries – Helping Hands Cannabis in Boulder and the Bud Depot in Lyons;
- High Hopes dispensaries and Bobby Brown Best Buds dispensary;
- Trinidad Cultivation Services Inc (doing business as Blue Sand Consulting); and
- Long Gone Farms, doing business as Steel City Meds Medical Dispensary.
Under Senate Bill 271, hemp products containing over 2.5 milligrams of delta-8 THC per serving would have to be sold at a dispensary instead of online or at a convenience store.
With the legislation, the lawmakers are addressing a legal loophole under which products developed due to the 2018 federal Farm Bill that legalized hemp is not subject to the exact testing requirements as cannabis.
Why the policy change? Delta-8 THC is a chemical component of the cannabis plant. Although delta-8 occurs naturally in minimal concentrations, it can produce a mild psychoactive effect in some people similar to delta-9 THC.
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