Today Show: Marijuana becomes big business with edibles

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Dixie Brands was proud to host The Today Show earlier this month for their piece on the the growing cannabis industry and the roll infused edible products play in the market.  The segment aired on September 5th, 2017 and included an early morning live broadcast from Dixie HQ in Denver, Colorado. WATCH  ...
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Colorado Leads: It’s time to look beyond the clichés in Colorado

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Members of the cannabis industry are also an integral part of the community. We are entrepreneurs and small-business owners who create jobs and pay taxes. Our employees and co-workers include laboratory technicians, farmers and security guards. It is estimated that over 18,000 Coloradans are employed in the industry. We are your neighbors, the parents sitting next to you at PTA meetings, and volunteers at the town fundraiser. And we are proud that marijuana tax revenue has helped fund school drop-out and bullying prevention programs, substance abuse and mental health services, college scholarships, homelessness programs and local road improvements.   Read more: Colorado Leads...
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DIXIE ELIXIRS AND EDIBLES VOLUNTARILY RECALLS SIX PRODUCTS PRODUCED BY COLORADO MANUFACTURING AFFILIATE

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DIXIE ELIXIRS AND EDIBLES VOLUNTARILY RECALLS SIX PRODUCTS PRODUCED BY COLORADO MANUFACTURING AFFILIATE Essential Oil in all Peppermint and Orange Flavored Products Recalled by Denver Environmental Health Due to Lack of Food Grade Documentation by Ingredient Supplier DENVER, CO (August 21, 2017)— Dixie Brands, Inc. (Dixie), the owner of Dixie Elixirs and Edibles, makers of cannabis-infused consumable and topical products, today announced that its Colorado manufacturer, Left Bank LLC, has issued a recall for six of its products: Orange Mints Dr Stash Awakening Tablets Orange Milk Chocolate Bar 500mg Peppermint Mints Dr Stash Relaxing Tablets Dark Chocolate Peppermint Bar 500mg The focus of the recalls are the essential oils in the six products, which were made with pure peppermint and orange essential oil, rather than food grade essential oil. Dixie and Left Bank are currently reviewing potential misrepresentations by the ingredient supplier as to the inte...
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Boston Globe: When it comes to marijuana foods, regulation drives innovation

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Many college students will tell you that making pot brownies is easy — just sprinkle a little marijuana into a pan of melting butter, then follow the instructions on the back of the Duncan Hines box. But marijuana entrepreneurs in this center of cannabis innovation face a much higher bar. They have no trouble dreaming up creative treats and concoctions infused with psychoactive THC, but meeting hundreds of pages of health and safety regulations means their imagination is handcuffed. And for good reason: the rules demand precise dosing, uniform potency, and warning symbols imprinted on the food itself. When it comes to marijuana foods, regulation drives innovation      ...
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