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March 6, 2013
Marijuana: Eric Holder says fed response to Colorado law coming soon
Yesterday, eight former DEA administrators sent a letter to ranking members of the Senate Judiciary Committee (see it below), encouraging them to quiz U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder about why the Justice Department hasn't cracked down on Colorado and Washington state over their recently passed ma ... More >>
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February 12, 2013
Marijuana: Maryland pot decriminalization bill latest example of Amendment 64's impact
Yesterday, we highlighted a Pennsylvania proposal that mirrors Amendment 64, the Colorado measure whose proponents see as a template for nationwide marijuana reform. Today, a Maryland bill to decriminalize pot is the latest example of other states following in Colorado's footsteps -- but perhaps mov ... More >>
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February 11, 2013
Marijuana legalization proposal like Colorado's coming to Pennsylvania: More states to follow?
Following Amendment 64's passage, marijuana reformers have pushed for similar measures beyond Colorado's borders -- the idea being that if cannabis is legalized in more states, the federal government will have to change policies making pot illegal under all circumstances. That's precisely what's hap ... More >>
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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 >>
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November 14, 2012
Marijuana: Rachel Maddow links Amendment 64 confusion to end of alcohol prohibition
While the passage of Amendment 64 has received national and even international attention (via Mexico president Felipe Calderon's comments about his nation's pot policy in A64's wake), much of the mainstream media's coverage has been less than thoughtful. But as usual, MSNBC's Rachel Maddow is an exc ... More >>
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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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October 30, 2012
Marijuana: One pot bust every 42 seconds, FBI stats show
Law Enforcement Against Prohibition has been one of the national organizations most active in promoting Amendment 64, the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act. No surprise, then, that the group puts an election-oriented spin on just-released crime statistics from the FBI for the year 2011. According ... More >>
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October 22, 2012
Marijuana Majority website boosts Amendment 64 with power of celebrity, social media
Last week, we noted that actress Susan Sarandon is voicing robocalls on behalf of Amendment 64, the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act. Now, a new website, MarijuanaMajority.com, is pushing such measures here and elsewhere using the words of other notables who've questioned drug policy, including F ... More >>
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October 18, 2012
Marijuana: Amendment 64's new ad features veteran Denver cop attacked by opponents
Last month, opponents of Amendment 64, the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act dismissed retired Denver Police Lieutenant Tony Ryan as a "pro-pot rent-a-cop." But being personally attacked clearly didn't intimidate Ryan. He's the face of a new Amendment 64 television ad, in which he says law enforce ... More >>
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September 21, 2012
Marijuana: Amendment 64 opponents dub Tony Ryan, decorated Denver officer, a rent-a-cop
Yesterday, the backers of Amendment 64, the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act, held a press event at which retired Denver Police Lieutenant Tony Ryan appeared alongside other law-enforcement representatives who support the measure. Afterward, the head of the main anti-64 group dubbed him a "pro-po ... More >>
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September 20, 2012
Amendment 64 camp on law-enforcement support, teachers union opposition
At noon, proponents of Amendment 64, the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act, will hold a press event at which two law-enforcement organizations will join previous backers in expressing their support for the measure; get details below. A spokeswoman stresses that the get-together isn't a response to ... More >>
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September 6, 2012
Marijuana video features Barack Obama pot lecture, arrests of Harold and Kumar
On Tuesday in this space, Law Enforcement Against Prohibition's Tom Angell accused the Obama campaign of using stoner stereotypes in a video featuring Harold and Kumar actors Kal Penn and John Cho despite the president's broken promises on pot policy. Now, Angell is sharing a clip in which Obama foo ... More >>
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September 4, 2012
Marijuana activist says Obama campaign using "Harold and Kumar" clip to hide bad policies
Update below: Kal Penn and John Cho, the stars of the Harold and Kumar movies, have been to Colorado multiple times in recent weeks to stump for the Obama campaign, and both appear with the president in a video about Penn hosting Democratic National Convention coverage this week; see it below. Howev ... More >>
Blogs
June 12, 2012
Marijuana: Ken Buck says Amendment 64 backers care more about profit than people
New update below: The campaign supporting Amendment 64, the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act, treated news that Weld County DA Ken Buck had taken a high-profile role with Smart Colorado, an organization devoted to defeating the measure, as a cause to celebrate, portraying him as a polarizing figu ... More >>
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May 22, 2012
Marijuana prohibition's end would unite police, community, advocate says
Tonight, Neill Franklin, a former Baltimore narcotics cop who's now the executive director of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, aka LEAP, will be speaking in Denver (details below) about ending marijuana prohibition in Colorado. If that happened, he believes, "it would be very significant in reu ... More >>
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March 9, 2012
THC driving bill's real cost may be as high as $3 million, ex-judge says
A Senate committee has passed a THC driving bill considerably broader than one put on hold last year. Since then, there's been debate about how expensive the measure would be, with one report estimating the cost for the state's public defender's office at almost $600,000. But an attorney, former jud ... More >>
Blogs
February 15, 2012
Drug Policy Alliance's 911 overdose bill clears Senate
In November, Art Way, manager of the Drug Policy Alliance's Colorado branch, previewed a Good Samaritan bill intended to prevent those who call 911 when a friend is overdosing from being arrested for doing so. Despite law-enforcement opposition, the bill passed the Senate yesterday -- but big obstac ... More >>
Blogs
January 31, 2012
Drug task force commander out of touch on marijuana regulation, activist says
The Operation Sweet Leaf raids of 25 home grows were more than justified according to North Metro Drug Task Force Commander Jerry Peters. But in addition to talking with us about the busts, Peters also said that allowing adult recreational use of marijuana would constitute a tragic error -- a thesis ... More >>
Blogs
January 26, 2012
Operation Sweet Leaf raids boost marijuana regulation, says Mason Tvert
Mason Tvert.To pot prohibition supporters, Operation Sweet Leaf, a raid on 25 reputed cannabis grows, paints the picture of growing criminality that begs for a police crackdown. But Mason Tvert, one of the main proponents of the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act, which recently submitted ab ... More >>
Blogs
January 26, 2012
Marijuana at the Crossroads: Event asks if MMJ lawyers are breaking oath
According to keynote speaker and DU prof Sam Kamin, "Marijuana at the Crossroads," a Sturm College of Law symposium that starts tomorrow (see the schedule below), aims to get beyond the usual pot palaver. Sample subject: Are attorneys breaking their professional oath simply by specializing in medic ... More >>
Blogs
January 25, 2012
Medical Marijuana Day of Action includes rally at health department
U.S. Attorney John Walsh's seizure letters to 23 dispensaries near schools -- and his promise that he's not bluffing -- has led to protests from national organizations like Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP). Now, local groups are staging a Medical Marijuana Day of Action, which includes a l ... More >>
Blogs
January 25, 2012
Reader: Check out my impressive list of great athletes who enjoy weed
Neill Franklin.Our interview with Law Enforcement Against Prohibition executive director Neill Franklin, who co-wrote a letter criticizing U.S. Attorney John Walsh's seizure threat to 23 dispensaries near schools attracted many comments that went beyond the subject at hand. Example: this list ... More >>
Blogs
January 24, 2012
Medical marijuana: Law enforcement group rips dispensary seizure letters
John Walsh.U.S. Attorney John Walsh says he's not bluffing when it comes to seizure letters sent to 23 medical marijuana dispensaries near schools. And Neill Franklin, executive director of Massachusetts-based Law Enforcement Against Prohibition fears he's in earnest. That's why he's co-auth ... More >>
Blogs
December 7, 2011
Med. marijuana patients pulled over by cops talking their way into jail?
You're a medical marijuana patient, and a police officer pulls you over and says he smells pot. So you immediately show him your ID card and talk about how long it's been since you've medicated. Smart move? Not according to ex-judge Leonard Frieling, who says this approach will likely result ... More >>
Blogs
November 30, 2011
Sexy Pizza gives pot-positive police a slice of the action
The traditional food-and-profession pairing is as follows: Stoners are to pizza as cops are to donuts. But the guys at Sexy Pizza on Capitol Hill are trying to change up that combo, by designating a pizza that benefits Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, a group of current and former cops and judge ... More >>
Blogs
August 4, 2011
Marijuana regulation: Meet Leonard Frieling, former judge calling for end to pot prohibition
Leonard Frieling.Yesterday, former judge Leonard Frieling co-starred in a media event at the City and County Building designed to attract attention to the petition-gathering process for the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act of 2012. But while the location was great for TV, it wasn't terrifi ... More >>
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June 3, 2004
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