In 2016 an amazing new tourist attraction fully dedicated to cannabis will open its doors in the US state of Colorado. Caution! After reading this article, you might want to book a trip to the Colorado Cannabis Ranch & Amphitheater.

The famous cannabis entrepreneur Christian Hageseth, founder of the Colorado Cannabis Ranch & Amphitheater, compares this attraction to a brewery or winery, but dedicated to legal cannabis. The Ranch will give a unique opportunity to explore an operational professional cannabis grow facility to learn more about the plant, how it can be cultivated indoors, and the medicines it provides.

BOULDER — Nascent cannabis entrepreneurs from Canopy Boulder’s fall class faced a tough crowd of investors at eTown Hall on Wednesday, fielding questions about unproven business models and inflated valuations during an investor preview round of pitches.

Teams from nine companies presented in private sessions to groups of local investors, a warm-up of sorts to the public event Wednesday evening. About 30 investors were in attendance, full of advice for the green businesses.

“Don’t pitch me a product; pitch me the market,” said Don Grede, chief capital officer for California-based Aquarius Cannabis, a marijuana branding company. “You should be able to tell me why I should invest without even identifying the product.”

Two applications for new medical marijuana dispensaries are pending in Madras, and if approved and opened, would give the Jefferson County community five dispensaries. 

Owners of three of the dispensaries hope to convert them to recreational marijuana shops, but they might not get the chance. The Madras City Council voted in late October to put a ban on recreational marijuana businesses on the local ballot in November 2016. 

Patti Fleming, of Redmond, applied Sept. 25 to put High Desert Dispensary at 1825 U.S. Highway 97. Her license to operate a dispensary is under review by the Oregon Health Authority, which oversees medical marijuana. Fleming said Wednesday her plans are on hold, and not because of the City Council vote. 

Nanaimo medical marijuana dispensaries will remain open, despite the threat of police enforcement.

Medical marijuana dispensaries have reached out to government for clarity on potential new regulations and help in the lead-up to a deadline to stop selling marijuana. But dispensaries have no plans to close, according to the new Nanaimo Cannabis Coalition.

“Our coalition has stated we will remain open … because people need their medicine,” said Matthew O’Donnell, coalition spokesman.

With the adoption of more state laws to legalize marijuana, employers will face challenges to protect their employees from injury and to comply with federal requirements to maintain a drug-free workplace.

Employers also face potentially costly litigation as case law surrounding legal marijuana develops, according to the Quest Diagnostics whitepaper “What Will ‘Legal’ Marijuana Cost Employers?”

Jamaican government officials are taking steps to embrace marijuana-based tourism activity in the country following April’s launch of a law reducing possession of two ounces or less to a violation punishable via ticket, but not a criminal offense.

Wykeham McNeill, the county’s minister of tourism, called the reforms “historic and revolutionary,” saying they place Jamaica among a handful of countries to enact similar legislation. McNeill was speaking at a Negril conference on the new “ganja law,” formally known as theDangerous Drugs Amendment Act 2015.   

Medical marijuana can be obtained at many local dispensaries.

Medical marijuana dispensaries in Nanaimo have until the end of tonight to shut their doors, or risk criminal charges.

Last week, Vancouver Island RCMP delivered letters stating the businesses are illegal and operators had seven days to close or face arrest.

Brandy Cavanagh with Mid-Island Health and Wellness earlier had told CKNW she made no plans to close her dispensary.

She says she operates a legitimate business, with all her patients requiring a prescription to buy medicinal pot.

One of the arguments for keeping marijuana illegal is that no one really goes to jail anymore after getting arrested—as if that makes it okay. It’s not really true (because people do go to jail), but let’s examine the claim on its own terms and look at what happens to people who are arrested and not sent to jail. 

What happens to them? In some cases, they pay a fine. In most cases, though, they are placed on probation. What’s wrong with this? Plenty.

Probation is generally a wise and useful sentencing option, especially for non-violent offenders. Why, though, should it be considered an appropriate sanction for marijuana users? 

REGARDING YOUR Nov. 13 editorial in support of the Bay State Repeal model for legalizing marijuana, I agree that having the Department of Agriculture regulate marijuana makes sense. The Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol seems to believe that regulating marijuana like Kryptonite will appeal to voters.

DETROIT (WXYZ) - You could say that one Detroit medical marijuana dispensary is taking gift giving to an all time high.

Green Door Alternative plans to hand out free Thanksgiving turkeys next week. They say it's part of an effort to give back to their community southwest Detroit.

Dispensary manager Larry Hanna says the turkey are, “For someone who does not have any ends to get what they need to for their Thanksgiving-time.”

The pot professionals are giving away the free birds on Monday. They say they are also collecting coats for Gleaners Food Bank.

“We have been in the city for a couple of years now,” said Hanna.  “I’ve been in the city my whole life.  So we are very vested in the city.  So it’s good to give back.”