Colorado regulators are touting another successful year of near-perfect compliance by marijuana businesses with state laws prohibiting the sale of cannabis to minors — with 99 percent of retailers checking IDs to verify the age of undercover investigators.
The state’s Marijuana Enforcement Division (MED) said in a news release sent Thursday that investigators conducted 469 compliance checks on minors in 2025 “as part of their focus on preventing youth access to marijuana.”
“The completion rate of these inspections was 99 percent,” the report said. “The Ministry of Home Affairs also investigated an additional 309 licenses last year related to preventing youth access.”
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A bill introduced in the state Legislature on April 16, Regulating Legal THC Beverages, proposes to allow selling THC drinks with low doses of cannabis for adults 21 and older – and outside of the state-regulated cannabis market.
How will THC hemp beverages be regulated in Colorado?
If passed, SB26-164 would allowlicensed alcohol establishments– including bars, restaurants,music venuesand liquor stores to obtain an additional license to serve hemp-derived beverages containing up to 10 milligrams of THC per serving.
These businesses will be prohibited from selling or allowing the use of cannabis.
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New Cannabis Ventures offers readers this easy-to-read exclusive summary of BDSA’s 15-state monthly cannabis sales data.
Cannabis sales rose 6.5% sequentially in March. Adjusted for the higher number of days, sales were down 3.8% sequentially on a daily basis. In this review, we break down the results by state, starting with the western markets and then ending with the eastern markets. Overall, the BDSA estimates sales in 15 markets totaled $2.14 billion in March, up 1.6 percent from a year ago.
Western markets
BDSA provides coverage for Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada and Oregon. In March, annual growth was negative in four states. Growth in each of these states fell consecutively on a daily basis.
Eastern markets
BDSA provides coverage for Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania. In March, annual growth ranged from -6.8% in Florida to +32.7% in Ohio. Ohio began using adults in August, spurring growth. Note that Florida and Pennsylvania are medical markets only. On a daily basis, sequential growth declined in seven out of ten markets. Annual growth was negative in five markets and rose sharply in only two states. We warned of a potential slowdown in Florida despite strong dispensary and unit volume growth due to competitive pressure.
For readers interested in a deeper look hemp markets in these fifteen states and more, including segmentation by additional product categories, brand and product details, longer history and segmentation by product attributes, learn how BDSA Solutions can give you access to actionable data and analytics.
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On Friday, the company sent a letter to Colorado labor officials saying it will close its 5131 Franklin St. site on May 20 and cut 132 jobs there.
At the end of last year, the assets of PharmaCann Inc. in Colorado were acquired by Minneapolis-based Vireo Health Inc. in an all-stock transaction. Vireo valued the shares used in the deal at $49 million.
Vireo has grown to 41 active Colorado dispensaries, the company said.
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