Tag: Medical Marijuana
Weed surge: Colorado Dems likely to push 2012 pot legalization initiative
Poll-takers are reporting that Proposition 19, which would legalize, tax and regulate marijuana in California, will spur otherwise unenthusiastic Democrats to vote this year,...
Colorado newspapers high on medical marijauna
We know medical marijuana will never bring enough revenue to balance the state’s budget, but according to an article in today’s New York Times,...
Medical marijuana entrepreneurs, patients treated as unloved cash cows
Gov. Bill Ritter is drawing heat for his proposal to sweep $9 million from the state's medical marijuana patients registry fund to try to...
Colorado nabbed $7 million in medical marijuana fees this weekend
This past weekend, more than 2000 businesses in Colorado's medical marijuana industry submitted applications for licenses to operate. The applications were due Sunday and they required applicants to include payments for state fees. Those payments amounted to more than $7 million.
Vail official questions constitutionality of ban on marijuana dispensaries
VAIL – Vail Town Council member Margaret Rogers, an attorney, told the Colorado Independent Monday she doesn’t expect a new Colorado law allowing local governments to ban medical marijuana dispensaries to survive legal challenges.
In calling himself mainstream, Renfroe jumpstarts senate race
On the floor of the state senate, firebrand social conservative lawmaker Scott Renfroe has compared homosexuality to murder and lambasted the governor for not calling out the national guard on medical marijuana protesters. But Renfroe is up for reelection and told a reporter from his hometown Greeley Tribune this weekend that he was merely a "mainstream Republican" whose values were in line with those of his constituents. A lot of Coloradans would disagree and they have disagreed, some directly to former Weld County deputy district attorney Ken Storck, who is running against Renfroe precisely to bring more mainstream representation to Senate District 13.
Renfroe: Call out national guard on pot protesters, confiscate medical cards
Greeley Republican state Senator Scott Renfroe told his Senate colleagues Wednesday during debate on medical marijuana regulation that the large April 20 pro-pot rally...
Colo House members cast weed day yes vote on medical marijuana...
DENVER-- Inside the capitol Tuesday the House worked over changes to a bill that would regulate the state's burgeoning medical marijuana industry. Outside the capitol, thousands of annual 4/20 Pot Day revelers rallied to free the weed from legal constraints altogether.
Massey pot bill hearing explores reality of current dispensary business
DENVER-- A House Judiciary Committee hearing on a bill that seeks to regulate the burgeoning number of Colorado medical marijuana dispensaries Thursday featured strong praise and strong critiques of the proposed law from inside and outside the Old Senate Chamber here. The hearing amounted to a formal exploration of the state's path-breaking pot industry, where existing law and the intent of voters were weighed in light of frank descriptions of how businesses are actually operating on the ground.
Colorado pot bills still listening to music, not coming down for...
The two controversial high-profile medical marijuana bills introduced this session keep being pushed down into the works of the legislative process. A bill seeking...