Colorado’s pot lessons: Prepare for no help, a lot of smell

In this Jan. 31, 2017 photo, agriculture regulators from seven different states and Guam tour a Denver marijuana growing warehouse on a tour organized by the Colorado Department of Agriculture in Denver. The department is opening up its marijuana knowledge to other states and encouraging them to plan now for the possibility of regulating farmers growing a plant that violates federal law. (AP Photo/Kristen Wyatt) In this Jan. 31, 2017 photo, agriculture regulators from seven different states and Guam tour a Denver marijuana growing warehouse on a tour organized by the Colorado Department of Agriculture in Denver. The department is opening up its marijuana knowledge to other states and encouraging them to plan now for the possibility of regulating farmers growing a plant that violates federal law. (AP Photo/Kristen Wyatt)

By Associated Press February 3, 2017 3 min read

DENVER (AP) – Don’t delay. Don’t expect help. And get used to the smell.

Those are some marijuana lessons from the Colorado Department of Agriculture. The agency is starting to open up more about regulating cannabis, a plant the agency long ignored.

Here are some pointers it recently shared with agriculture officials from other states during a recent convention in Denver:

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DON’T WAIT