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…
This dispensary has closed. For such a big shop, Heartland Pharmacy’s exterior has a low-key vibe. Because it’s partially obscured by large trees out front, I drove past it twice before its green-cross sign caught my eye — and I wasn’t even medicated…
Cannabis University founder Michell LaMay recieved title approval from the state board yesterday for her Relief for the Possession of Cannabis Act. She calls the bill an “elegantly simple solution” to marijuana laws in Colorado…
National Cannabis Industry Association exec Aaron Smith predicted that officials would speak out against seizure letters sent to 23 medical marijuana dispensaries within 1,000 of schools by U.S. Attorney John Walsh — and now, one is doing so. Senator Pat Steadman, who’s behind an MMJ financial co-op proposal, strongly criticizes…
Last week, U.S. Attorney John Walsh sent letters to 23 medical marijuana dispensaries within 1,000 feet of schools, threatening seizure if they don’t close by next month — an act that caused centers to scramble for scarce new locations and made some owners consider shutting down for good. Against this…
The chefs over at Simply Pure may have created the ultimate Peanut Butter & Jelly Cup in theory, with cannabis and fruit jelly being the key ingredients. In my head, it’s the perfect combination. Unfortunately, that wasn’t the case when I brought some home the other week for a review…
Letters from the U.S. Attorneys Office telling medical marijuana centers they have 45 days to shut down or face prosecution went out yesterday. Some shops are already receiving their ultimatums in the mail…
Cannabis activist Laura Kriho has a message for medical marijuana business people shaken by seizure letters sent to 23 dispensaries by the U.S. Attorneys Office and worried that centers faced with closure will have nowhere to move: Stop burying your head in the sand and get behind Legalize 2012’s proposed…
Letters from U.S. Attorney John Walsh tell owners of 23 medical marijuana centers that they must stop doing business within 45 days at their present location. MMJ lawyer Warren Edson says shops targeted in Denver will be able to move, but strict federal rules governing distances from schools will make…
Update: U.S. Attorney John Walsh’s letter to 23 medical marijuana dispensaries within 1,000 feet of schools, which threatens seizure and forfeiture if they don’t stop operating within 45 days, is a blow to the state’s MMJ industry. And spokesman Jeff Dorschner stresses that it won’t be the only one. “This…
