CU Regent Wanda James is running for Congress on her business cred.
But her flagship pot shop has quietly dissolved — the latest in a string of delinquencies and dissolutions.
Her brand is strong. The record, not so much.
My latest
@DenverGazette:
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"In January 2019, James formalized her brand ownership when she filed a federal trademark on the Simply Pure name — in her own name, not the company's. The trademark was registered in June 2021 and belongs to James personally.
Entities created to expand into Illinois and Massachusetts never opened and remain delinquent with Colorado’s secretary of state. Likewise, Simply Pure New Jersey was revoked by New Jersey for failing to file annual reports.
Instead, as trademark owner, James personally licensed the Simply Pure brand to a New Jersey operator, Simply Pure Trenton, in 2023. Her company is gone, but the brand — and any licensing revenues — are hers."