Archive for December 5th, 2024
Colorado marijuana sales — and tax dollars — are still falling. The rise of intoxicating hemp may be to blame.
Industrialhemp grows on a farm south of Montrose. ( William Woody, Special to The Colorado Sun Marijuana sales peaked in Colorado in the 2020-21 budget year, when the state collected $424 million in taxes. That fell to $248 million last year. Forget the pandemic boom in marijuana sales — Colorado now collects fewer marijuana […]
Barbara Crimond | Dec 05, 2024 | Comments 0
Colorado beginning to see progress in recycling efforts
A worker at GreenSheen’s recycling plant on Jason Street in Denver begins the process of refining leftover paint into something new. (Provided by GreenSheen) When is 6.9 million tons of trash a good thing? When that number represents a slight improvement from the 7 million tons of Colorado trash sent to landfills in previous years, […]
Barbara Crimond | Dec 05, 2024 | Comments 0
