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State Rep. Thinks Medical Marijuana Activists Smeared His Car With Ranch Dressing
Sep 1st
A state representative who wants voters to decide whether medical marijuana businesses should be banned is insinuating that someone with ties to the budding industry vandalized his car. More >
Los Angeles Medical Marijuana: City Rules Only 41 Dispensaries Can Stay Open
Aug 26th
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles officials said Wednesday that only 41 medical marijuana dispensaries can stay open under a city ordinance, and letters were sent to 129 clinics notifying them that they may be shut down.
The city attorney’s office said it expects a slew of lawsuits and will file a countersuit asking a judge to determine that the city’s strict process in interpreting the law was appropriate. The city said it won’t seek to close any clinics before a court ruling. More >
Prospectors Say State Medical Marijuana Law Cannot Be Used As Defense In Federal Drug Charges
Aug 20th
DENVER – The Associated Press has withdrawn its story about a man who faces federal charges of cultivating marijuana. The judge in the case has not yet ruled on whether the man can use the state’s medical marijuana law in his defense.
POT FOR THE POOR: D.C. Working To Subsidize Medical Marijuana
Aug 4th
WASHINGTON — No one should be too poor to buy pot if they live in Washington, at least if the marijuana is for a medical condition. That’s the conclusion of a new medical marijuana law enacted in the nation’s capital.
The District of Columbia passed a law earlier this year that allows residents to legally obtain the drug for medical reasons. But it also includes a provision unlike the 14 other states with medical marijuana laws, requiring the drug to be provided at a discount to poor residents who qualify. Who will get the reduced-price marijuana and how much it will cost, however, is still being worked out.
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Fountain City Hall Meeting Erupts In Fist Fight Over Medical Marijuana
Jun 10th
Update, 11:42 a.m.: District Attorney spokeswoman Kathleen Walsh:
“One, Dan was not a witness to that event — he did attend that meeting, but he was not a witness to that event — and two the Fountain police department is still investigating the incident, so they have not turned over their findings to the District Attorney’s office for review at this time,” she says. “So, we won’t be discussing anything until after we review their investigative findings, and we make a decision on whether or not to charge.”
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In Wake Of Medical Pot Bill, Municipalities Wade Into Hazy Debate Over Regulations
Jun 4th
Since the Colorado Legislature began debating the hot-button issue of medical marijuana and how to regulate its controversial new industry, towns and cities across the state have been in a holding pattern, just waiting to see what happens at the state level.
Now, however, the governor’s pen is hovering inches above a bill that will bring at least some clarity to the hazy fog that has surrounded medical marijuana ever since voters legalized it in 2000. And one of the more significant aspects of the bill says that Colorado municipalities and counties can regulate the industry any way they choose.
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WATCH: Polis Grills Eric Holder On Medical Marijuana Raids
May 17th
In his first appearance as a member of the House Judiciary Committee, Colorado Congressman Jared Polis grilled Attorney General Eric Holder on recent Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) raids of medical marijuana facilities In Colorado.
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Medical Marijuana Community In Springs Cries Foul Over Widespread Searches Of Facilities
May 13th
Colorado Springs police searched seven medical marijuana dispensaries in the city Wednesday as part of an ongoing investigation, said Sgt. B. Poole of the region’s Metro Vice, Narcotics and Intelligence squad.
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Senate Passes Medical Marijuana Reform
May 9th
DENVER — A push to regulate the state’s medical marijuana dispensaries appears to be nearing the finish line.
The Colorado Senate passed the proposed regulations in a 26-9 vote on Thursday, sending them back to the House to review changes made to the bill. The lack of controversial changes makes it likely that lawmakers will be able to pass regulations before they must adjourn next week.
Medical Marijuana And PTSD: VA Doctors Can’t Prescribe Pot Despite New Mexico’s Promising Example
Mar 31st
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — When Paul Culkin came home to New Mexico after serving with an Army bomb squad in Iraq, he tried counseling and medications offered by the Department of Veterans Affairs to cope with his post traumatic stress disorder.
Nothing worked very well. Then he found a new alternative: marijuana.
