Colorado’s marijuana cultivators now have freedom to procure genetics from a wider variety of sources.
Senate Bill 23-271 went into effect in January, part of a larger effort to improve conditions for Colorado operators while also protecting public health and safety.
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Some hope the new opportunities set out by the rules will also help boost sales, which have slumped since the record-breaking sales of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Colorado cultivators previously could source new genetics from other licensed cultivators in the state.
That meant growers could either breed genetics that were already in the system or take the risk of bringing in new, noncompliant genetics.
“We called it the immaculate conception,” joked Matt Cooper, a regulated-industries attorney at Denver-based Fairfield and Woods.
“The new rules
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