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James Cole

  • Blogs

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    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 >>

  • News

    January 23, 1997

    Off Limits

    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 >>

  • News

    January 2, 1997

    Happy Newt Year

    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 >>

  • News

    October 17, 1996

    Letters

    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 >>

  • News

    October 3, 1996

    Slay It With a Smile

    Paul Cameron's mission to stop homosexuality is hard to swallow

  • News

    March 28, 1996

    Ire of Newt

    The Speaker's shadow falls on local Republicans.

  • Film

    January 10, 1996

    FUTURE TENSE

    The Speaker's shadow falls on local Republicans.

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