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March 4, 2013
Marijuana: Jeremy Usher, Navy vet, could go to jail for treating his PTSD with cannabis
After returning from tours in Afghanistan and Iraq ten years ago, Navy veteran Jeremy Usher experienced symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder according to the Greeley Tribune. He subsequently tried treating his condition with alcohol, resulting in multiple DUIs and a probationary sentence. But ... More >>
Blogs
November 29, 2012
Amendment 64's Brian Vicente spreading state's medical marijuana message to Massachusetts
After the passage of Amendment 64, opportunities abounded for its main proponents, Mason Tvert and Brian Vicente. But while Tvert said he had no immediate plans to spread the gospel about the measure to other states, despite being invited to do so in California by HBO's Bill Maher, Vicente is branch ... More >>
Blogs
November 9, 2012
Amendment 64: Feds will threaten lawsuit or arrests to stop implementation, predicts DU prof
Colorado's voters may have approved Amendment 64, but the federal government is unlikely to allow implementation of the marijuana measure and will probably threaten to sue or begin making arrests to stop it. That's the prediction of Sam Kamin, a University of Denver professor and national expert on ... More >>
Blogs
November 8, 2012
Amendment 64's Brian Vicente on how act might be challenged, why he doubts it will be
The passage of Amendment 64, the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act, was a big win for attorney Brian Vicente, one of the measure's main proponents. But amid questions about when and how the proposal will take effect come suggestions that court challenges are inevitable. Vicente disagrees and expl ... More >>
Blogs
September 10, 2012
Marijuana Amendment 64 backers sue over Blue Book text they say is slanted against them
Update:A Denver District Court judge will hear a lawsuit filed by Amendment 64 backers over Blue Book language. The hearing takes place at 1:30 p.m. today in Courtroom 215 of the Denver City-County Building. Continue for more suit details. Original post, 9:44 a.m. September 10: On Thursday, Amendme ... More >>
Blogs
September 6, 2012
Marijuana: Amendment 64 Blue Book changes, legislator criticism don't worry proponent
Yesterday, members of the Legislative Council Committee asked for changes in the Blue Book description of Amendment 64, the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act, suggesting along the way that the initiative is likely to spur lawsuits. Opponents pounced on these assertions and others, but a 64 backer ... More >>
Blogs
August 15, 2012
Marijuana busts timed by law enforcement to undermine Amendment 64?
The Colorado Attorney General's office announcement of a 59-count indictment against Silver Lizard dispensary weeks after a law-enforcement survey showing medical marijuana was being diverted raised a question that's buzzed in the background amid the campaign for Amendment 64, the Regulate Marijuana ... More >>
Blogs
July 25, 2012
Marijuana: Could Los Angeles-style dispensary closures happen in Denver?
Yesterday, the Los Angeles City Council unanimously voted to ban medical marijuana dispensaries -- a decision that's expected to shutter more than 700 businesses. Could something like that happen in Denver? Attorney and longtime marijuana advocate Brian Vicente doubts it, but he doesn't reject the ... More >>
Blogs
July 20, 2012
Reader: Amendment 64 could lead to more out-of-state marijuana diversion
A post yesterday found Amendment 64 proponent Brian Vicente rejecting the theories of a professor, who suggested that passage of the measure could lead to lower pot prices and rising usage nationwide. One reader thought the wholesale dismissal of the prof's ideas was too sweeping.
Blogs
June 19, 2012
Marijuana study latest evidence MMJ doesn't boost teen use, advocate says
A just-released study associated with the University of Colorado Denver finds no link between teen marijuana use and the legalization of medical marijuana; read the report below. Sensible Colorado's Brian Vicente sees these results as more evidence that regulating pot actually causes a decrease in ... More >>
Blogs
May 29, 2012
Medical marijuana should be okayed for vets' PTSD treatment, activists say
In 2010, Sensible Colorado's Brian Vicente petitioned the Colorado Department of Public Health to add post-traumatic-stress disorder to the list of conditions that can be treated by medical marijuana. This effort not only failed, but it led to a public-relations disaster over untruths spoken by its ... More >>
Blogs
May 16, 2012
NORML exec predicts THC driving bill's return, hopes for improvement
Update: As we reported below, the much-debated THC driving bill died because Senator Nancy Spence, whose vote made the difference between passage and failure, was on vacation. But even as opponents of the measure celebrate this left-field victory, Allen St. Pierre, executive director of NORML, which ... More >>
Blogs
April 6, 2012
Marijuana: Amendment 64 backer says measure would help vets with PTSD
As backers of Amendment 64, the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act, ramp up their campaign by way of events like yesterday's unveiling of a pro-marijuana billboard, members of the medical marijuana industry are debating whether the measure would lead to doom or a boon. The latter, argues an Amendme ... More >>
Blogs
March 6, 2012
Marijuana: Responsible vendors bill modeled on alcohol program, advocate says
Yesterday, we told you about the medical-marijuana-related responsible vendors bill. And while the measure, which is about to face its first committee test, has garnered less attention than, for instance, MMJ banking and THC driving standards proposals, it's got some high-profile advocates, includin ... More >>
Blogs
January 3, 2012
Marijuana: Pot will be rescheduled if Obama or Ron Paul win, advocate says
Last week, the Department of Revenue sent a letter formally petitioning the federal government to reschedule marijuana; read it below. Sensible Colorado's Brian Vicente sees the move as a sign of the times, and predicts such rescheduling will happen within five years -- if Barack Obama or Ron Paul w ... More >>
Blogs
November 8, 2011
Medical marijuana crackdown in California illegal because it's not happening in Colorado?
Yesterday, attorneys in California asked a court to issue a temporary restraining order to stop federal raids on pot dispensaries there. This request makes a slew of legal arguments, one of which pivots on the lack of such federal actions in Colorado -- at least thus far. But as sympathetic ... More >>
Blogs
October 7, 2011
Medical Marijuana Industry Group decries feds' Cali crackdown, touts Colorado regs (VIDEO)
Update: Yesterday, we reported that landlords of property used by medical marijuana operations in California had received letters from a U.S. Attorney threatening asset seizure, because pot is against federal law. Now, Denver's Medical Marijuana Industry Group is decrying the tactic even as it touts ... More >>
Blogs
October 3, 2011
Marijuana PTSD study roadblock example of feds' schizophrenia, says Brian Vicente
Last year, Colorado's health department refused to approve medical marijuana for treating post-traumatic stress disorder -- but one branch of the federal government appeared ready to test pot's PTSD effectiveness. Now, however, the plan's on hold, much to the chagrin of Brian Vicente, who's long fou ... More >>
Blogs
August 10, 2011
Medical marijuana state employees won't face fed prosecution: What's it mean for Colorado?
Jan Brewer.As reported by our Toke of the Town blog, the Department of Justice's response to a lawsuit by Arizona Governor Jan Brewer directly contradicted an assertion by Colorado Attorney General John Suthers that state employees might be prosecuted for enforcing state medical marijuana law ... More >>
Blogs
July 18, 2011
Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act targeted by Douglas Bruce over prominence of word "TAX"
Brian Vicente.The Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act of 2012 continues to be a target more than a year before the November 2012 election for which it's aiming. First, rival organization Legalize2012 objected to any association with the terms "legalization" and "similar to alcohol." Now, prop ... More >>
Blogs
June 1, 2011
Marijuana legalization ballot measures language not likely to change much
Today, eight proposed 2012 marijuana legalization ballot measures were considered by the Colorado Office of Legislative and Legal Services. However, few changes were made and little was said by the initiatives' backers.
Blogs
May 25, 2011
Marijuana legalization: Brian Vicente mending fences with locals over 2012 initiatives filing
Brian Vicente.Last week, a group led by Mason Tvert and Brian Vicente filed eight initiatives to legalize marijuana in 2012 in what Cannabis Therapy Institute's Laura Kriho saw as a unilateral move that short-circuited input from grassroots locals. Rather than further fueling this spat, Vice ... More >>
Blogs
May 23, 2011
Marijuana legalization: Read eight initiatives filed for 2012 Colorado ballot consideration
Brian Vicente.Sensible Colorado's Brian Vicente has been talking about a 2012 ballot initiative to legalize marijuana for adult use here since at least this November 2009 post. But his effort to accomplish this feat is one step closer to reality now that he's submitted eight variations on a ... More >>
Blogs
May 23, 2011
Marijuana legalization: Laura Kriho accuses Brian Vicente ballot group of ignoring grassroots
Laura Kriho.Not every marijuana activist was thrilled by news that Brian Vicente has filed eight pot-legalization initiatives with the state. Indeed, Cannabis Therapy Institute's Laura Kriho, one of the main figures behind the separate Legalization2012.com group, is unhappy with what she see ... More >>
Blogs
May 6, 2011
Medical marijuana letter from U.S. Attorney early attack on 2012 pot legalization campaign?
Brian Vicente.Medical marijuana advocates have been debating the intent of U.S. Attorney John Walsh's letter attacking portions of HB 1043, a bill intended to tweak MMJ regs that became law last year. Among the theories: The letter is a warning shot in what will be a full-scale federal effort ... More >>
Blogs
April 20, 2011
Medical marijuana advisory committee shuts down, health dept. rejects caregiver definition
Brian Vicente.In February, a meeting of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment's medical marijuana advisory committee resulted in a definition of caregivers that cheered committee member Jill Lamoureux, who called it "movement forward for patient and caregiver rights." Now, ... More >>
Blogs
January 24, 2011
Medical marijuana: Brian Vicente on Wyoming ruling against MMJ patient, crime stats story
Brian Vicente.Medical marijuana has been enshrined in the Colorado constitution since 2000, with a new MMJ regulatory law signed into law this past June and more medical marijuana legislation in the pipeline. But that's not the case in other states, as the Wyoming Supreme Court recently remin ... More >>
Blogs
January 10, 2011
Marijuana statements show AG John Suthers needs to get a life, says advocate Brian Vicente
Brian Vicente.In touting the break-up of an alleged drug ring said to be using medical marijuana as cover, Colorado Attorney General John Suthers suggested a link between the MMJ biz and illegal dealing. Sensible Colorado's Brian Vicente sees this statement and others as evidence Suthers is ... More >>
Blogs
November 3, 2010
Medical marijuana dispensary bans pass in Aurora, Dougco: Fuel for legalization fight?
Brian Vicente.Update: The Sensible Colorado staff has been hard at work trying to determine if any of the community or county attempts to ban medical marijuana dispensaries were unsuccessful -- and they've found seven bright spots amid the disappointments in places like Aurora and Douglas Cou ... More >>
Blogs
September 22, 2010
Medical marijuana's rejection by health dept. for PTSD treatment could lead to lawsuit for hearing
Brian Vicente.Members of Colorado's health department held a hearing before deciding not to make Tourette's Syndrome a condition approved for medical marijuana treatment. But that wasn't the case with a petition involving post-traumatic stress disorder -- and Sensible Colorado's Brian Vicente ... More >>
Blogs
September 17, 2010
Marijuana-use spike in survey on national drug use proves time to legalize is now, advocate says
This week, news that a national survey by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) showed illegal drug use among Americans twelve and older is climbing, with much of the increase due to marijuana, made headlines nationwide. But Sensible Colorado's Brian Vicente s ... More >>
Blogs
September 16, 2010
Medical marijuana nixed for Tourette's in CO: "The system has failed," Brian Vicente says
Brian Vicente.Yesterday, Colorado's board of health considered and then rejected the prospect of formally adding Tourette Syndrome as a condition that can be treated by medical marijuana in this state. It's a decision that incenses Sensible Colorado's Brian Vicente, who earlier petitioned the ... More >>
Blogs
September 1, 2010
Medical marijuana petition forces Broomfield council dispensary ban onto November ballot
Brian Vicente.The Broomfield City Council recently voted to ban medical marijuana dispensaries in the community rather than place the issue on November's ballot. That didn't sit well with MMJ advocates in the area, who launched a petition drive earlier this month. The goal: collect 1,300 sign ... More >>
Blogs
July 14, 2010
Medical marijuana sting: Brian Vicente criticizes Aurora PD for targeting doctor
Brian Vicente.Aurora police chief Dan Oates defends a sting operation that led to the arrest of a doctor accused of writing medical marijuana recommendations without examinations. But Sensible Colorado's Brian Vicente, who's criticized law enforcement's approach to medical marijuana in the p ... More >>
Blogs
June 8, 2010
Medical marijuana laws will kill 40 percent of dispensaries, Brian Vicente predicts
Brian Vicente.Yesterday, with as little fanfare as possible, Governor Bill Ritter signed two bills, HB 1284 and SB 109, designed to regulate Colorado's medical marijuana industry. MMJ advocates like Matt Brown hail the legislation. But Sensible Colorado's Brian Vicente sees them as flawed l ... More >>
Blogs
May 18, 2010
Medical marijuana: What the new laws could mean for you
Brian Vicente is trying to figure everything out, too.Colorado rolled into the history books last week as the first place to codify a statewide marijuana distribution system, thanks to the passage of House Bill 1284 and Senate Bill 109. Both laws will take Colorado's convoluted and confusing ... More >>
Blogs
May 12, 2010
Medical marijuana bills are flawed landmarks, says MMJ advocate Brian Vicente
Brian Vicente sees pros and cons in both MMJ bills.Sensible Colorado's Brian Vicente wound up working the early shift today. Before 7 a.m., he'd appeared on Channel 4's morning news program to talk about yesterday's passage of HB 1284, a bill designed to regulate the state's medical marijuana ... More >>
Blogs
May 4, 2010
Brian Vicente on law enforcement's medical marijuana "desperation"
Brian Vicente has been watching legislative sausage get made.An attempt to kill HB 1284, the medical marijuana regulatory bill, fell short yesterday -- and that's fine by Sensible Colorado's Brian Vicente, a prominent MMJ advocate. "I think we're seeing desperation on the side of law enforce ... More >>
Blogs
April 29, 2010
Brian Vicente considers legalizing pot on the November ballot
Brian Vicente's got November on his mind.To legalize or not to legalize? That could be a question for the November ballot. Last week, as thousands hazed up Civic Center in celebration of 4/20 and, just across the way, legislators inched closer to passing the country's first state marijuana di ... More >>
Blogs
April 28, 2010
Medical marijuana hearing sets up fight on the senate floor
Matt Brown sees more weed battles looming.Yesterday morning, we previewed a senate committee hearing on House Bill 1284, which is intended to regulate the medical marijuana industry, with Sensible Colorado's Brian Vicente maintaining that he's ready to push a ballot initiative if the final re ... More >>
Blogs
April 27, 2010
Medical marijuana bill: Brian Vicente ready with ballot measure if final results suck
Brian Vicente isn't thrilled by the current direction of HB 1284.Today at 2 p.m., the public will be able to comment as House Bill 1284 reaches a senate committee. It's sure to be a contentious session, since even pro-regulation advocates like Matt Brown see the latest version of the measure ... More >>
Blogs
March 23, 2010
Medical marijuana bill: Brian Vicente says, "We're definitely feeling more positive"
Brian Vicente is still keeping his initiative options open.As of two days ago, the latest version of HB 1284, the bill to regulate the medical marijuana industry, looked something like this. But yesterday's hearing before the House judiciary committee resulted in a number of significant chang ... More >>
Blogs
February 18, 2010
Medical marijuana advocate Brian Vicente, organizer of DEA protest: Obama needs to "call off the dogs"
Brian Vicente doesn't buy the U.S. Attorney's argument.Today, President Barack Obama is coming to Denver to raise funds for Senator Michael Bennet -- a display of favoritism in the primary that frustrates longtime Obama fan Polly Baca. But his appearance is welcomed by Sensible Colorado's Br ... More >>
Blogs
February 12, 2010
Marijuana legalization: Sensible Colorado's Brian Vicente wants to put it on state ballot in 2012
Brian Vicente thinks the time will be right in two years for statewide marijuana legalization.In today's Denver Post, columnist David Harsanyi argues that the debate over medical marijuana is dishonest in part because advocates actually want legalization -- a goal that might be hurt by the pa ... More >>
Blogs
February 4, 2010
Brian Vicente on new medical marijuana bill: If legislators don't take patient access into account, "the people will hold them responsible"
Brian Vicente sees some pros among the cons of the new medical marijuana bill.Yesterday, we offered a sneak preview of a medical marijuana ballot initiative assembled by the advocacy group Sensible Colorado. That amendment will be formally made public by Sensible Colorado executive director B ... More >>
Blogs
February 3, 2010
Brian Vicente, Sensible Colorado plan to put medical marijuana dispensary initiative on the 2010 ballot
Brian Vicente isn't waiting around to see what Rep. Massey's bill has to offer.Representative Tom Massey's bill to regulate the medical marijuana industry -- previewed in this blog based on comments from a knowledgeable source and a second item containing insight from advocate Matt Brown -- h ... More >>
Blogs
January 20, 2010
Brian Vicente: Severe medical marijuana restrictions "will not be met kindly by the public"
Brian VicenteBrian Vicente, executive director of Sensible Colorado and co-chair of a new organization called Sensible Patient and Provider Coalition, is understandably pleased by the results of a new ABC/Washington Post poll showing that 81 percent of respondents supported legalizing marijua ... More >>
Blogs
December 18, 2009
Medical marijuana players prepare to (figuratively) storm the Capitol
Brian Vicente.If Colorado dispensaries seem a little empty tomorrow, that's because anyone who's anyone in the business will likely be at the University of Denver, where Sensible Colorado, a drug-reform advocacy group, will be holding a stakeholder's meeting from 1 to 4 p.m. at DU's Student F ... More >>
Blogs
November 25, 2009
Mason Tvert and Brian Vicente's plan to legalize Colorado pot in 2012
Mason, left, and Vicente: a match made in pot heaven.Move over, Cheech and Chong: The two most important people in Colorado's marijuana scene are Brian Vicente and Mason Tvert -- and they're out to prove it by passing a statewide initiative in 2012 that will legalize marijuana for all ... More >>
Blogs
November 10, 2009
Brian Vicente on victory in hearing to void Board of Health's medical-marijuana ruling
Brian Vicente helped make the Board of Health back down, at least temporarily -- and he'll get paid for doing so.As reported in our live blog about a Denver District Court hearing this morning, Judge Larry Naves ruled in favor of medical-marijuana advocates, who argued against a controversial ... More >>
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