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Chemically converted THC saps revenue from Colorado’s legal marijuana industry, state says
Colorado’s marijuana revenue is taking a hit from chemically derived cannabis products that are siphoning revenue from the state’s legal market, state officials said. Retail prices have dipped on the back of a wholesale flower price decline to $699 in the third quarter of this year compared with $749 in the previous quarter, the Office of State Planning & Budgeting said in its latest state economic outlook.
Lagging nation, Colorado oil, gas production remains below pre-pandemic levels, budget office says
Colorado oil and gas production has yet to recover to pre-pandemic levels, and hitting that mark may be years away, the state budget office said this month. State crude oil production in 2023 was 13.8% below 2019 levels even though production has been increasing over the past three years, according to a September forecast from the Governor’s Office of State Planning and Budgeting.
Colorado School of Mines experts to study feasibility of storing carbon in Alaskan mining waste
The Colorado School of Mines is teaming up with Virginia Tech and an Alaskan mining company to study the potential for storing carbon in rock waste. The company, Alaska Energy Metals, said Wednesday experts from the schools will use money from an Energy Department grant to find out how much carbon that waste from the company’s nickel-copper-cobalt project in Alaska can sequester.
State issues health advisory for weed sold at five Colorado dispensaries
The Colorado Marijuana Enforcement division this week issued a health and safety advisory for dozens of batches of marijuana sold in five dispensaries throughout the state. Silver Stem Fine Cannabis, which operates dispensaries in Colorado and Oregon, sold marijuana flower five six harvest batches that exceeded acceptable limits for aspergillus, a genus of mold species that according to the National Library of Medicine can cause infections, fatal diseases and allergic responses.
Colorado marijuana market seen ‘constrained’ next year amid license decline
Marijuana sales in Colorado are looking like they’re going drop for the second year in a row in 2023, and a new report doesn’t expect next year to be much better. Year-to-date marijuana sales through September are down 13% to less than $1.2 billion from the same period in 2022, data from the state’s Marijuana Enforcement Division show.
Polis urges marijuana rescheduling as DEA considers new classification
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Tuesday urged the administration of President Joe Biden to reclassify marijuana as a less-addicting drug, saying such a move would help legal pot companies combat the illicit market and improve public safety.
Boulder alt meat company expands national reach with Whole Foods deal
BOULDER, Colo.—Meati Foods, a Boulder-based alternative meat company, inked a deal to roll out mushroom-root protein cuts at all Whole Foods Market locations nationally, building on recent expansion in a market expected to grow strongly in coming years.
California EV loan company expands in Colorado as green incentives take hold
Toyota prototype electric and fuel cell vehicles at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden in 2012.Photo byDennis Schroeder / NREL via Flickr. (Across Colorado) A California electric vehicle loan company expanded into Colorado earlier this month, lured by state incentives for battery-powered automobiles.
New wind turbine manufacturing in Brighton, Windsor may add 1,000 jobs
The Vestas nacelle plant in Brighton. Nacelles house the gearbox and other components that help turbines turn wind energy into electricity.Photo byVestas. BRIGHTON, Colo., and WINDSOR, Colo.—Vestas Wind Systems plans to invest $40 million to upgrade its two Colorado factories so they can make a new line of wind turbines for the U.S. renewable energy market, a move the company says could create up to 1,000 local jobs.
History’s biggest gold deal also drastically boosts Denver miner’s copper holdings
DENVER, Colo.—As companies scramble to secure supplies of minerals that make renewable energy and electric vehicles possible, Denver’s Newmont Corp., the biggest gold mining company in the world, is doubling down on copper.
CO issues more cannabis health advisories in first half of year than in all 2022
LAKEWOOD, Colo.—Colorado marijuana regulators have issued more health and safety advisories in the first half of this year than they did in all of 2022, an added headwind for an industry already struggling amid a sales slump.
Where Denver mayoral candidates stand on banning single-family gas hookups
DENVER—As energy policy becomes increasingly politicized in the United States, building codes have become a battleground in communities like Denver, where voters today will decide between candidates who differ on expanding bans on natural gas appliances.
Colorado's new building code pits energy transition against affordable housing
An electric car charging station with an electric vehicle in the background.Photo byIvan Radic via Flickr. (Denver, Colo.) The Colorado Energy Code Board on Thursday released new building codes requiring new and substantially renovated buildings to include pre-wiring for solar panels, high-efficiency electric appliances and electric vehicle charging infrastructure, a move that worries building advocates concerned about housing affordability.
Denverites snap up latest e-bike vouchers within minutes
A rider on an e-bike.Photo byraymondclarkeimages via Flickr. (Denver, Colo.) Denver’s popular electric bicycle rebate program again sold out within minutes, marking another victory for an incentive program that earned national attention as cities try to reduce carbon emissions.
Polis signs bill prohibiting regulatory discipline for past marijuana convictions
Colorado's capitol building.Photo byBarry Dale Gilfry via Flickr. (Denver, Colo.) Gov. Jared Polis last week signed a bill that bans regulators from denying or revoking professional credentials because of past cannabis use, cementing into law a 2022 executive order that provided similar protections.
Rocky Mountain ski industry sets record as snowy season boosts visits
A skier at Beaver Creek in 2016.Photo byreid.neureiter via Flickr. (Lakewood, Colo.) Rocky Mountain region ski resorts recorded more visits than ever during the 2022-2023 season as a bumper snow year helped lure people to the slopes, contributing to a national visitation record.
Denver adds solar panels to parking lots at four rec centers
Solar panels near Denver International Airport.Photo byDavid Wilson via Flickr. (Denver, Colo.) The city is installing solar panels at four recreation center parking lots as part of a project that will ultimately generate enough electricity to avoid the emissions of 1,000 cars each year.
Feds lease 1000+ Colorado acres to North Carolina solar developer
Entering Saguache County from Gunnison County.Photo byJ. Stephen Conn via Flickr. (Saguache County, Colo.) The Bureau of Land Management leased more than 1,000 acres of federal land in the San Luis Valley for utility-scale solar development, the agency said Friday.
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Matt Whittaker writes about natural resources industries, including oil and gas, mining, renewable energy, agriculture and cannabis. He's been based in the Denver metro area since 2013. You can follow him on Twitter @mattswhittaker.
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