Colorado, which once served as the model for marijuana regulation, generated billions of dollars in tax revenue while promising to keep consumers safe. Now it’s scrambling to keep harmful hemp off the shelves.
Illustration by Shoshana Gordon/ProPublica
Smoke and Mirrors: How Intoxicating Hemp Seeped Into the First Recreational Marijuana Market in the Country
by Christopher Osher and Evan Wyloge, The Denver Gazette
Co-published with The Denver Gazette
January 29, 2026, 5:30 am
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