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May 1, 2013
Amendment 64-like proposal may be heading north to Alaska
Could Alaska be the next state to legalize and regulate small amounts of cannabis for personal use? Supporters in Juneau think so. The process has begun to gather signatures for a ballot measure that would legalize up to an ounce of marijuana for personal use, allow for home cultivation and set up ... More >>
News
April 18, 2013
In honor of 4/20, marijuana activist Mason Tvert discusses the future of pot
See also: Pot critic William Breathes answers your cannabis queries in a special 4/20 edition
Blogs
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 >>
Blogs
January 23, 2013
Marijuana: Hawaii legislator introduces pot bill nearly identical to Amendment 64
Could what is basically a carbon copy of Colorado's Amendment 64 help make the Aloha State the next one to pass laws legalizing the cultivation, sale and possession of marijuana in small amounts? If Hawaii House Speaker Joseph Souki is successful, it just might.
Blogs
January 17, 2013
Marijuana: Mason Tvert says limiting pot sales to Colorado residents would be unconstitutional
Should marijuana pot shops in the state be limited to Colorado residents? This was one controversial debate to emerge this month as the governor's task force began its work dedicated to implementing Amendment 64. But Mason Tvert, one of the law's proponents, says there shouldn't be a debate at all, ... More >>
Blogs
January 10, 2013
Marijuana showdown: Mason Tvert to take on Patrick Kennedy prior to Project SAM launch
Project SAM, a national organization that opposes marijuana legalization, is scheduled to formally launch during a 10:30 a.m. press conference today at the Denver Press Club. The event is only open to accredited journalists, but Marijuana Policy Project spokesman and Amendment 64 proponent Mason Tve ... More >>
Blogs
January 10, 2013
Marijuana: Project SAM, anti-legalization group, launches Colorado chapter, Mason Tvert attacks
A national organization that opposes the legalization of marijuana and is advocating "smarter approaches" launched today in Denver -- and also announced that the group will soon open a chapter in Colorado, where voters in November passed Amendment 64. The advocates behind the group, called Project S ... More >>
Blogs
January 9, 2013
Marijuana: Project SAM touts public-health approach to pot in fighting legalization
The signing of Amendment 64 has plenty of folks talking about marijuana legalization -- even the Obama administration drug czar. Project SAM, which will formally launch in Denver tomorrow, is against the wider availability of cannabis. But the group, whose acronym stands for "Smart Approach to Marij ... More >>
Blogs
December 17, 2012
Marijuana rescheduling not Amendment 64 "silver bullet," says Mason Tvert
Last week, a number of mainstream media outlets suggested that rescheduling marijuana might bridge the gap between conflicting state and federal laws following the passage of Amendment 64 -- this despite the fact that the federal government took nine months to shrug off Colorado's rescheduling sugge ... More >>
Blogs
December 14, 2012
Marijuana petition asks Joe Biden not to push for crackdown on Colorado, Washington
The longer the federal government waits to tell Colorado and Washington whether it will allow the states to determine their own marijuana policy after each passed pot-reform measures, the more theories surface about who in the administration might prove to be an impediment. The latest involves Vice ... More >>
Blogs
December 14, 2012
Video: Barack Obama says targeting recreational marijuana users not a priority, but....
In teasing her interview tonight with President Barack Obama on 20/20 (see a preview below), Barbara Walters naturally starts with...pot. But while the headline statement involves Obama's assurance that the federal government has larger priorities than to go after recreational marijuana users in Col ... More >>
Blogs
December 5, 2012
Marijuana: Mason Tvert thinks Amendment 64 boosted national poll favoring legalization
Earlier today, Sam Levin posted about business organizations calling for a federal crackdown on Colorado to prevent the implementation of Amendment 64, passed by voters last month. Meanwhile, though, 58 percent of voters quizzed nationwide favor legalizing marijuana according to a new poll -- and ac ... More >>
Blogs
November 15, 2012
Marijuana: Amendment 64's Mason Tvert on Bill Maher's invite, advocate advice
During a recent appearance on his HBO discussion show, Bill Maher asked Mason Tvert, one of the primary proponents behind Amendment 64, the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act, to relocate in California and push through a similar measure there -- and Tvert lightheartedly said he would; see the video ... More >>
Blogs
November 13, 2012
Marijuana: Mexico sees Amendment 64 as way to moderate its pot policy, analyst says
The response to Amendment 64's passage has gone international, with Felipe Calderon, Mexico's president suggesting that his country's pot policies may have to change as a result of the measure, as well as a similar one approved in Washington. A marijuana analyst sees the comments as evidence Mexico ... More >>
Blogs
November 9, 2012
Marijuana: Amendment 64 critic on why Boulder DA should take action against backers
Update: A day before passage of Amendment 64, we noted that activist Kathleen Chippi had filed a complaint against the measure with the Boulder District Attorney's Office, which opened an investigation to determine if actions were justified; see our original coverage below. Now, Chippi is sharing a ... More >>
News
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
Blogs
November 1, 2012
Marijuana: How pot measures in Washington and Oregon compare to Amendment 64
Colorado isn't the only state with pot in the voting booths this year. The Pacific Northwest has also become a cannabis-friendly haven over the last few decades, and ballot measures in both Washington and Oregon contain legalization proposals.
Blogs
October 19, 2012
Marijuana: Susan Sarandon voicing robocalls for Amendment 64
Last night, I got a call from Susan Sarandon. No, she didn't want to talk to me about her Academy Award for Dead Man Walking or the eleven pending projects listed on her IMDB page or whether Justin Timberlake is a motherlover in real life. No, she wanted to tout Amendment 64, the Regulate Marijuana ... More >>
Blogs
September 25, 2012
Marijuana: Amendment 64 opponents, backers fueled by controversial out-of-state money
Update below: While Washington and Oregon have marijuana measures on the November ballot, Colorado's Amendment 64, the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act, continues to attract more than its share of national attention -- and money from national organizations. Indeed, even as 64 opponents decry the ... More >>
Blogs
July 12, 2012
Marijuana measures in Oregon, Washington won't hurt Colorado campaign, advocate says
Amendment 64, the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act, has arguably received more attention than any other pro-pot ballot measure in the U.S. But there's a similar proposal in Washington, and one could soon be approved for this year's election in Oregon. Could these efforts hurt fundraising for Amen ... More >>
Blogs
May 11, 2012
Video: Amendment 64's first campaign ad encourages marijuana talks
Last month, the backers of Amendment 64, the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act, unveiled a billboard near Mile High Stadium (and a liquor store) that took a soft-sell approach to promoting the proposal. So, too, does the first campaign commercial for Amendment 64, which starts airing today and is ... 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
July 19, 2011
Medical marijuana could be legalized in more than half of U.S. states by 2014, advocate says
Could the broader approval of medical marijuana lead to legalization of marijuana for recreational use? That's one theory put forward by cannabis activists like Morgan Fox, communications manager for the Marijuana Policy Project. Fox believes more than half of U.S. states could legalize MMJ b ... More >>
Blogs
July 8, 2011
Marijuana legalization: Legalize 2012 objects to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act name
Tvert & Vicente.The firestorm of invective at the Great Legalization Debate suggested that parties behind competing marijuana-reform measures for the 2012 ballot might not be exactly rooting for each other. More evidence: Legalize2012.com has created a guideline for reporters that objects to ... More >>
Blogs
June 2, 2011
Medical marijuana: Caregivers' Cup to end after June event due to state registry, organizer says
Timothy Tipton.The Caregivers' Cup has been a local medical marijuana scene staple for eight years via semi-annual gatherings featuring product contests and more. But organizer Timothy Tipton says the next get-together, slated for June 26 at the Oriental Theater, will be the last due to the a ... 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 4, 2010
Mason Tvert and SAFER celebrates five years of marijuana advocacy
Mason TvertThe Grand Hyatt Denver will be hopping this Saturday, as folks gather to celebrate the fifth anniversary of Safer Alternative for Enjoyable Recreation, the local drug-policy reform organization better known as SAFER. Former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson, Denver City Councilman C ... More >>
Blogs
March 22, 2010
Medical marijuana fight: Health department lobbies against MMJ use in treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder
Photo by John J. Kruzel, courtesy of the U.S. Defense DepartmentThe use of the lifelike simulator shown here has been approved for PTSD treatment.Update, 4:00 p.m.: Representative Sal Pace's amendment relating to medical marijuana and post-traumatic stress disorder has been defeated, and the ... More >>
Blogs
March 11, 2010
Medical marijuana dispensary owner Jason Irwin on the pros and cons of talking to the press
Jason Irwin as he appeared on CNN this week.These days, people involved in the medical marijuana community are understandably paranoid about interacting with the press -- and especially TV reporters -- thanks to the story of Highlands Ranch's Chris Bartkowicz, who was arrested following a Dru ... More >>
Blogs
March 10, 2010
Pot power players Who's Who in Colorado: The pro-marijuana team
Keeping track of all the individuals and organizations duking it out on the front lines of the state's medical-marijuana debate is trickier than picking through the med strains at your corner dispensary. To help weed through the chaos, we've created this guide to the state's top marijuana pow ... 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 16, 2009
There ain't no party like a pro-pot party
What a difference a year makes. Almost exactly twelve months ago, more than a hundred of Colorado's most committed marijuana activists got together for a "Colorado Marijuana Reform Seminar and Activist Boot Camp" at Regis University. They were there to plan an ambitious new political strateg ... More >>
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December 1, 2005
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