Earlier this week, Brian Vicente, one of the primary proponents of the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act, told us that news about whether the measure qualified for the November ballot could come as early as Friday. This prediction proved accurate, but the word isn’t one Vicente and fellow backer Mason…
Timberline Herbal Clinic isn’t anything fancy, nor does it pretend to be. It’s a working-class shop in a working-class part of town north of I-70 on Colorado Boulevard, where hardworking guys at nearby tire yards and truck-repair shops stop in on their lunch break to pick up edibles for after-work…
By 7 p.m. on Valentine’s Day, all medical marijuana centers in Fort Collins must close their doors thanks to a voter-approved ban passed last November. But there may be hope for a renewed romance between the city and dispensaries, as a handful of centers have filed a last-minute lawsuit to…
The Operation Sweet Leaf raids of 25 home grows were more than justified according to North Metro Drug Task Force Commander Jerry Peters. But in addition to talking with us about the busts, Peters also said that allowing adult recreational use of marijuana would constitute a tragic error — a…
A quinceanara is an important rite of passage for fifteen-year-old young women. But for Tahlia Perea, a passage she allegedly attempted at age eighteen proved problematic. She was busted for trying to cross the Mexico-U.S. border with more than a hundred pounds of marijuana hidden in mirrored quinceanara plaques. See…
For some MMJ patients, medicating with others is a chance to hang out and talk about what ails them with people going through similar problems. For others, it’s a way to explore new strains they might not have tried on their own. But while this kind of socializing/sharing among patients…
Last week, various law-enforcement agencies in the metro area unleashed Operation Sweet Leaf, featuring 25 grow-house raids, sixteen arrests and more. Since then, Commander Jerry Peters of the North Metro Drug Task Force, which led the effort, has heard doubts about the necessity for such a large-scale sweep. However, he…
The general idea behind Sean’s 1000 Watt hash bags is nothing new. There’s at least a half-dozen companies making similar icewater extraction bags and filter products right now. But for the Denver-based company, the all-mesh design is a major improvement over its first-generation bags…
It’s a tense time for Colorado’s medical marijuana industry in the wake of U.S. Attorney John Walsh’s seizure letters to 23 dispensaries near schools. But tonight offers an opportunity for many of the industry’s biggest players to blow off steam at the Ganja Gala, a ritzy fundraiser for the Medical…
For the fifth month in a row, thousands of patients have dropped off the Colorado medical marijuana registry. From October to November 2011, the registry lost more than 8,000 patients, according to statistics released yesterday by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment…
U.S. Attorney John Walsh’s seizure letters to 23 dispensaries near schools sent shock waves through the local medical marijuana community, since most if not all of the centers were legal under Colorado law. Afterward, criticism of Representative Jared Polis, a longtime MMJ supporter, mounted, with one scene participant telling Westword,…
Although they snagged their renovated, turn-of-the-century storefront on Larimer Street during the Great Dispensary Rush of 2009 at close to the last minute, the owners of Botanico Care say that over the past two years, they’ve grown to love the RiNO arts district. And the neighborhood is full of patients…
According to keynote speaker and DU prof Sam Kamin, “Marijuana at the Crossroads,” a Sturm College of Law symposium that starts tomorrow (see the schedule below), aims to get beyond the usual pot palaver. Sample subject: Are attorneys breaking their professional oath simply by specializing in medical marijuana?…
To pot prohibition supporters, Operation Sweet Leaf, a raid on 25 reputed cannabis grows, paints the picture of growing criminality that begs for a police crackdown. But Mason Tvert, one of the main proponents of the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act, which recently submitted about 160,000 signatures aimed at landing…
As part of a Medical Marijuana Day of Action prompted by U.S. Attorney John Walsh’s seizure letters to 23 dispensaries near schools, the Medical Marijuana Assistance Program of America (MMAPA) held a rally outside the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, whose approach to allegedly fraudulent MMJ license applications…
The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) is the country’s most powerful cannabis advocacy organization, and it’s long had a close link to Colorado, which hosted its 40th anniversary conference last year. But relations between NORML and Colorado’s medical marijuana community are strained due to comments by…
U.S. Attorney John Walsh’s seizure letters to 23 dispensaries near schools — and his promise that he’s not bluffing — has led to protests from national organizations like Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP). Now, local groups are staging a Medical Marijuana Day of Action, which includes a letter-writing campaign and…
U.S. Attorney John Walsh says he’s not bluffing when it comes to seizure letters sent to 23 medical marijuana dispensaries near schools. And Neill Franklin, executive director of Massachusetts-based Law Enforcement Against Prohibition fears he’s in earnest. That’s why he’s co-authored a letter, on view below, in which he criticizes…
Last April, a bill to set THC driving standards was put on hold by a senate committee — and a DUID-marijuana working group charged with reconsidering the issue deadlocked over the question of per se standards. But now, Representative Steve King has spoken publicly about resurrecting the measure, and Senator…
A handful of medical marijuana centers in unincorporated Pitkin County are sitting in legal limbo, waiting on county authorities to move forward with regulations that the state says are necessary for the shops to stay in business…
U.S. Attorney John Walsh’s crackdown on pot shops near schools is a reminder that marijuana remains federally illegal regardless of laws in Colorado allowing its use for medical reasons. But Senator Pat Steadman, who previously criticized Walsh’s action as an intrusion on state law, is committed to pushing legislation related…
Attorney Rob Corry unwittingly provided U.S. Attorney John Walsh with a make-my-day moment. Corry recently told 9News that seizure letters sent to 23 dispensaries near schools were a “colossal bluff.” During a round of media interviews, Walsh begged to differ. “We are not bluffing,” he says. “We sent warning letters…
