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Colorado prepares to follow Oregon into psychedelic mushroom movement
Shawn Cox, a co-founder of Activated Brands in Arvada, Colorado, grows and extracts compounds from Cordyceps, the mushroom pictured. The compounds are believed to boost energy and circulation. (Kate Ruder for KFF Health News) BOULDER,

The Colorado Psychedelic Church in Colorado Springs growing as fast as fungi
Colorado Psychedelic Church Benji “Dez” Dezaval holds up a jar of mycelium, a liquid culture used to grow mushrooms, at Colorado Psychedelic Church on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, in Colorado Springs, Colo. Parker Seibold, The

Colorado cannabis cultivator files lawsuit against state regulators, citing public health and black market concerns
032922-marijuana (file copy) A bud tender holds two marijuana buds on his fingers for a customer at a Denver recreational marijuana outlet. A customer works with a bud tender a marijuana dispensary in Denver. A

Greenwood Village clinic offering Ketamine treatment for EMTs, but is it safe?
Copyright 2023 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Photo by: Jim Waltz Mind Spa in Greenwood Village offers intravenous ketamine therapy for patients. and last

Cannabis sales declining in Durango, across Colorado
‘We need a full-fledged national legalization program,’ dispensary manager says Karissa Ollenberger, a budtender with Rocky Mountain High, fills a jar with marijuana buds on Friday at its location on north Main Avenue in Durango.

Denver Approves Magic Mushroom Licensing Rules, Expects Slow Turnout
“There’s going to be very few license applications in Denver, at least in the first year." March 4, 2025 Denver’s new mushroom industry rules do not impact personal use, possession or cultivation allowed by state

Denver to license, regulate ‘magic mushroom’ therapy centers
“Magic mushrooms” being processed. Therapy centers in Denver that use psilocybin or “magic mushrooms" as part of psychedelic-assisted therapies will have to do so subject to the city’s new regulations and licensing requirements. Members of

Two Marijuana Recalls Hit Colorado on Same Day
There have been six marijuana recalls in Colorado so far in 2025. Colorado’s marijuana industry was hit by two more recalls on Friday, February 21. That’s six recalls since 2025 began , according to the

Colorado issues first psilocybin business permits
The state’s Natural Medicine Division approved seven applications on Thursday. The state of Colorado awarded its first-ever psilocybin-related licenses to prospective business owners, kickstarting what could be a major new therapeutic industry, directly in the