This issue brief provides an overview of current state law and regulations pertaining to medical and retail marijuana, and discusses the role of local governments regulating marijuana.
The recent drought and Colorado's rapid population growth have heightened interest in Colorado's water supply. The purpose of this pamphlet is to outline the major features of Colorado's water policy landscape including its water law, state water agencies, state financing mechanisms for water supply projects, and recent legislative activities to address Colorado's water supply challenges.
Colorado began receiving MSA payments in 1999. The state legislature has changed how it has used this money over time. Currently, most of the payments goes to programs in the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing and the Department of Public Health and Environment, though other departments receive payments as well.
