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DENVER — Colorado Department of Revenue’s Marijuana Enforcement Division (MED) released its 2020 mid-year update for Jan. 1 to June 30, which covers much of the period when Colorado has been greatly affected by COVID-19. For the sixth year in a row, this update provides an overview of Colorado’s legal marijuana industry using data taken directly from the state’s seed-to-sale marijuana inventory tracking system.  

Key findings in this update include:

• 76 percent of the 80 new business licenses in the first half of 2020 were adult-use business licenses.

• The number of total ma...