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Colorado Senate Passes Medical Marijuana Bill

Monday, February 1, 2010

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Colorado Senate Passes Medical Marijuana Bill

Despite the state of the economy, the medical marijuana issue seems to be what has really lit a fire under Colorado senators.  Today they passed a bill that would bar doctors from writing recommendations inside medical marijuana dispensaries.  It also requires that doctors review a person’s medical history and give them a full exam [...]

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Instructor Fired for Medical Marijuana? Don’t Be Paranoid.

Monday, January 25, 2010

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Instructor Fired for Medical Marijuana? Don’t Be Paranoid.

I came across Jason Lauve’s story in the Boulder Weekly this weekend.  It got me thinking about a couple of things.  First, is this idea of government by the people.  When the citizens of Colorado approved Amendment 20, legalizing medical marijuana, I wonder if the electorate stopped to consider all of the practical implications of [...]

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Why Won’t Legal Pot Advocates Take Yes for an Answer?

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

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Why Won’t Legal Pot Advocates Take Yes for an Answer?

The Great Colorado Pot Debate is heating up, and where there’s smoke, well there might just be someone enjoying a big fatty to relieve his serious medical condition. Over the weekend Colorado State Senator Chris Romer wrote an article for the Huffington Post about the state of negotiations taking place between the pot advocates and opponents.  [...]

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How to Get Medical Marijuana in Colorado

Sunday, January 17, 2010

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How to Get Medical Marijuana in Colorado

Who would have thought ten years ago that one day you would be able to walk into a store in a strip mall and pick up some righteous bud?  Not me.  Makes me wonder if that kid from woodshop class that tried to sell me some when I was a senior in high school has [...]

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Denver Passes Strict Pot Store Laws

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

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Denver Passes Strict Pot Store Laws

In response to overwhelming boom of medical marijuana dispensaries, Monday night the Denver City Council passed a set of regulations for the new industry. The new regulations require the licensing of medical-marijuana dispensaries, impose 1,000-foot buffers between the shops and schools or child-care facilities, bar on-site marijuana consumption, mandate certain security procedures and prohibit felons from [...]

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Judge Keeps Colorado Pot Dispensary Open

Thursday, December 31, 2009

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Judge Keeps Colorado Pot Dispensary Open

An Arapahoe county judge has told the city of Centennial that it could not shut down a medical marijuana dispensary, disagreeing with the city’s position that it could not use federal law as a pretext to shut down the dispensary. According to an article in the Denver Post: The rationale Centennial used in forcing the dispensary to [...]

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