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May 28, 2013
Marijuana edibles study: More toddlers are accidentally eating them, getting sick
Pot edibles are a burgeoning business in Colorado, and with the signing of marijuana-related legislation later this morning, that growth is expected to continue. But according to a Colorado-centric study just published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Pediatrics, something else is ... More >>
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March 14, 2013
Can hemp escape the role of marijuana's sober stepsister?
See also: Top ten hemp legends: Which myths are true -- and which went up in smoke?
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November 1, 2012
The history of cannabis in Colorado...or how the state went to pot
See also: William Breathes looks back on three years as the country's first pot critic
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April 24, 2012
Medical marijuana groups ask President Obama to call off MMJ crackdowns
At 2 p.m., hours before President Barack Obama is scheduled to speak at CU-Boulder, members of Colorado's medical marijuana industry will stage a press conference at which they'll ask the commander in chief to order call off federal law-enforcers such as U.S. Attorney John Walsh, whose seizure-threa ... More >>
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February 16, 2012
Marijuana activists form Patient Voter Project, blast Obama's MMJ policies
At 11 a.m. today, a rally will take place outside President Barack Obama's local campaign headquarters. But the participants won't be calling for his reelection -- at least not yet. Instead, the charter members of the Patient Voter Project, made up of numerous prominent marijuana advocates, will be ... More >>
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January 27, 2012
Medical marijuana: Jared Polis shrugs off seizure letters amid sellout claims
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 o ... More >>
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January 20, 2012
Marijuana: U.S. Attorney "not bluffing" about seizing dispensaries near schools
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 sen ... More >>
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January 17, 2012
Pot shop seizure letters decried by National Cannabis Industry Association
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. Ag ... More >>
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January 13, 2012
Medical marijuana: 23 dispensaries targeted by U.S. Attorney only "first wave"
John Walsh.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' ... More >>
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December 9, 2011
Med. marijuana: Eric Holder okay with lawful MMCs, but do threats remain?
Video below.This week, Congressman Jared Polis quizzed U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder about the Department of Justice's approach to medical marijuana; see a video of the exchange below. For the most part, Holder suggested that MMJ businesses following state law are not Department of Justic ... More >>
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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 >>
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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 >>
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July 15, 2011
Medical marijuana: DEA could raid any day, but we go to work anyway, says dispensary staffer
Last week, a spokesman for Representative Jared Polis expressed disappointment with a Justice Department medical marijuana memo that some in the MMJ industry saw as paving the way for DEA raids on dispensaries. Polis doesn't think such incidents are imminent, and neither does Colorado Dispens ... More >>
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July 5, 2011
Medical marijuana: Jared Polis disappointed in Justice Dept. memo but doubts sky is falling
Jared Polis.Last week, Deputy Attorney General James M. Cole sent a memo to U.S. attorneys about medical marijuana -- and rather than diminishing the paranoia of MMJ industry types in the wake of an earlier memo by U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag hinting at possible dispensary raids, it amplified ... More >>
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April 29, 2011
Medical marijuana cultivation no different than other pot grows, says U.S. Attorneys Office
A 2009 weed bust.U.S. Attorney John Walsh's letter objecting to elements of HB 1043, a bill meant to clean up parts of last year's medical marijuana rules, has alarmed activists and confused legislators like Senator Pat Steadman, the measure's co-sponsor. Could dispensary raids like those tak ... More >>
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April 27, 2011
Medical marijuana: Does U.S. Attorney John Walsh's letter signal end of federal MMJ truce?
John Walsh.HB 1043, a bill sponsored by Representative Tom Massey and Senator Pat Steadman to clean up last year's medical marijuana regulations, seemed to be quietly moving toward passage -- but no more. A letter from U.S. Attorney John Walsh attacking aspects of the legislation call into qu ... More >>
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April 27, 2011
Medical marijuana letter from U.S. Attorney worrisome to business, says Sen. Pat Steadman
Pat Steadman.Earlier today, we shared a letter from U.S. Attorney John Walsh attacking elements of HB 1043, a bill intended to clean up aspects of last year's medical marijuana legislation. Senator Pat Steadman, who's co-sponsoring the measure with Representative Tom Massey, confesses to bein ... More >>
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March 25, 2011
Medical marijuana: Does Melinda Haag's memo foreshadow federal MMJ raids in Colorado?
Melinda Haag.While medical marijuana is legal in Colorado, it remains against U.S. law -- and the push and pull between the state and the feds continues to concern the local MMJ community. Case in point: The Haag memo, a letter sent in February by California-based U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag p ... More >>
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December 14, 2010
Top 25 marijuana stories in Colorado in 2010: The year in weed
It's been a momentous year for marijuana in Colorado: landmark legislation, turf wars, huge profits, shocking arrests, enormous celebrations and more. Below, we've compiled links to and excerpts from 25 of the biggest weed stories to take place in the state during 2010. Page through and brea ... More >>
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October 22, 2010
Chris Bartkowicz: Plea shows jailed MMJ grower thought he was following CO law, Obama memo
Chris Bartkowicz.Update: Westword has obtained the plea agreement signed by Chris Bartkowicz, the Highlands Ranch home grower brought up on federal drug charges even though he said he was growing marijuana for medical purposes. The document, on view below in its entirety, shows that he was co ... More >>
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September 23, 2010
Chris Bartkowicz, Highlands Ranch marijuana grower, not allowed to use medical defense
Chris Bartkowicz.High profile medical marijuana grower Chris Bartkowicz won't be able to use the state's medical marijuana laws as part of his defense in federal court, a judge ruled yesterday. Bartkowicz was arrested last February after showing off his grow operation to a local television n ... More >>
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July 1, 2010
Medical marijuana stats: Is White House looking for link between dispensaries and crime?
Crime center?Last November, deputy attorney general David Ogden wrote a memo advising U.S. Attorneys in states where medical marijuana has been legalized to give a pass to MMJ businesses following local laws. But now, an e-mail trolling for info about dispensary-related crime suggests that so ... More >>
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April 5, 2010
Medical marijuana and the Chris Bartkowicz home-grow bust: Does federal law trump Amendment 20?
The case involving Chris Bartkowicz, seen in a 9News image, has opened a legal kettle of worms.Highlands Ranch's Chris Bartkowicz, whose home was raided by the DEA in February soon after he showed off his grow to a 9News reporter, is expected to offer a guilty plea in relation to the case. N ... More >>
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February 22, 2010
Medical marijuana raid in Highlands Ranch: Chris Bartkowicz attorney Joseph Saint-Veltri on conflicts between federal, state marijuana law
Chris Bartkowicz, as seen in the 9News story that brought him to the DEA's attention.Many of the attorneys who specialize in medical marijuana issues in Colorado speak, including Rob Corry, Lauren Davis and Brian Vicente, speak openly about cases while they're in progress. Joseph Saint-Veltr ... More >>
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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 16, 2010
Marijuana grower Chris Bartkowicz charged with possession, intent to distribute 224 marijuana plants; read the criminal complaint here
Chris Bartkowicz as seen in a 9News package he likely regrets.Chris Bartkowicz, whose Highlands Ranch marijuana grow was raided by the Drug Enforcement Administration last Friday after he was interviewed by 9News, has instantly become a major figure in the debate over medical marijuana in Col ... More >>
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February 15, 2010
Medical marijuana arrest: Chris Bartkowicz bust DEA's declaration that drug war not over
Chris Bartkowicz, as seen on 9News, was punished for publicity.Last week's DEA raid of Genovations, a Colorado Springs medical marijuana laboratory, was the second time in recent weeks that the agency had swooped in on a lab that had applied for a license in an attempt to prove its forthright ... More >>
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October 19, 2009
Colorado Attorney General John Suthers rips new Obama administration medical-marijuana regulations
"Stop using medical marijuana! In the name of my interpretation of the law!"Colorado Attorney General John Suthers wants to put the medical-marijuana genie back in the bottle -- so it's hardly surprising that he's not thrilled by the Obama administration's efforts to put enforcement of rules ... More >>

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