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Blogs
April 10, 2013
4/20 at CU-Boulder: Rob Corry explains why he won't challenge campus closure
Last month, after CU-Boulder announced that it would be closing campus on 4/20 for the second consecutive year, marijuana attorney Rob Corry, who unsuccessfully challenged last year's shutdown, said he was exploring the possibility of seeking a permit for a 4/20 event at CU this year as an alternati ... More >>
Blogs
March 25, 2013
Marijuana: Rob Corry likes some A64 task force recommendations, hates even more
Marijuana lawyer Rob Corry has spent years critiquing, and often ripping apart, pot-related legislation. Note his line-by-line shredding of the original 2010 medical-marijuana regulatory draft and a companion measure about the relationship between doctors and MMJ patients or his 2011 letter to lawma ... More >>
Blogs
March 20, 2013
4/20 at CU-Boulder: Attorney may seek permit to hold pot rally on campus despite closure
CU-Boulder recently announced that it would close its campus on April 20 for the second consecutive year in an effort to squelch the annual 4/20 rally traditionally held there. Attorney Rob Corry, who last year took CU to court in an unsuccessful attempt to thwart the closure, has some new tactics ... More >>
Blogs
March 13, 2013
4/20 at CU-Boulder: Legal action in attempt to block campus closure?
Last year, CU-Boulder closed its campus on April 20 in an attempt to squelch the annual 4/20 event -- and the university, whose spokesman deems the 2012 shutdown a great success, plans to repeat the feat next month. Can anything stop this action? Well, the ACLU of Boulder is asking the school to re ... More >>
Blogs
February 26, 2013
Marijuana: Would THC driving bill help people busted for alcohol DUIs beat the rap?
At this writing, HB 13-1114, a bill to set THC driving-impairment standards, is being debated by the House judiciary committee -- and it differs substantially from the version that failed twice before. This time, the THC limit is part of wide-ranging legislation that makes changes in the way driving ... More >>
Blogs
February 25, 2013
Marijuana: THC driving bill recommended by A64 task force "95 percent bad," attorney says
As our Melanie Asmar reported, the Amendment 64 Task Force backed passage of a marijuana DUI bill during a meeting earlier this month. The current legislation tweaks a version that's failed each of the past two years, incorporating a suggestion that marijuana attorney Rob Corry floated last year. Do ... More >>
Blogs
January 3, 2013
Reader: Pot club a publicity stunt? How about Westword's pot critic?
You could hardly turn on television New Year's Day without seeing another report on Club 64, the state's first legal pot-smoking club -- as touted by attorney Rob Corry. "Freedom was in the house last night," Corry told CNN, sounding about as hip as a rapping grandmother, according to William Breath ... More >>
Blogs
January 2, 2013
Rob Corry touts state's first "pot club" on CNN, but is it all a publicity stunt? (VIDEO)
Marijuana attorney Rob Corry made the TV rounds yesterday, appearing twice on CNN in stories about the opening of Club 64, which he dubbed the state's first legal pot smoking club. Corry was on the Situation Room and also featured in the CNN Newsroom talking about his club, which isn't really a cl ... More >>
Blogs
December 31, 2012
Colorado's first hash bars opening today
In our first Ask a Stoner, we featured a question about whether legal, recreational pot smoking clubs like the ones found in Amsterdam could be created in Colorado, thanks to Amendment 64 passing. Turns out, not one but two pot-friendly lounges will open today.
Blogs
November 13, 2012
Reader: Tribal nations may not solve marijuana banking problem, but something needs to
Patricia Calhoun's post about marijuana banking issues noted attorney Rob Corry's notion about using financial institutions in sovereign tribal nations to break the regulatory logjam. In the subsequent debate about whether this approach is feasible, one reader expresses doubts even as he supports th ... More >>
Blogs
September 11, 2012
Marijuana: Amendment 64 camp prefers deal to suing over Blue Book language
Yesterday, backers of Amendment 64, the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act, went to court over changes in Blue Book language they say were made against the will of legislators. Another hearing has been set for tomorrow, but advocates say the appearance can be avoided with a little cooperation from ... More >>
Blogs
June 25, 2012
Marijuana: Elisa Kappelmann acquittal ends another wasteful pot prosecution, attorney says
Last month, attorney Rob Corry estimated that prosecutors had wasted $100,000 in its failed pot prosecution of Josh Jones -- a case he felt should have never been taken to trial. He sees similar prosecutorial wrongheadedness in the case of another client, Colorado Springs' Elisa Kappelmann, a licen ... More >>
Blogs
May 25, 2012
Medical marijuana: State wastes $100K when caregiver beats rap?
Medical marijuana caregiver Josh Jones was recently acquitted after not one but two trips to court in relation to what law enforcers counted as 140 plants -- a figure Jones's attorney, Rob Corry, questions. However, Corry has no doubt the prosecution of his client was an enormous waste of taxpayer ... More >>
Blogs
May 9, 2012
Marijuana: House Bill 1358 fails in Senate, THC DUI not dead yet?
Representative Beth McCann's proposal to shift millions in medical marijuana patient registry fees from the Colorado Department of Health and Environment to the Medical Marijuana Enforcement Division, failed to pass through the Senate today. But the controversy it started regarding the nearly $10 mi ... More >>
Blogs
May 8, 2012
Medical marijuana fees, bill prompt proposed class-action lawsuit
At this writing, the fate of HB 1358, a Representative Beth McCann-sponsored bill that would shift millions from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment's medical marijuana registry fund to the financially strapped Medical Marijuana Enforcement Division, is still unknown with just t ... More >>
Blogs
March 27, 2012
Marijuana: Rob Corry wants proof of support for U.S. Attorney MMC seizure threats
Earlier this month, attorney Rob Corry shared correspondence between him and U.S. Attorney John Walsh over seizure-threat letters sent to 23 dispensaries near schools. His latest gambit: A Freedom of Information Act request intended, in part, to determine if the actions are as popular as Walsh has i ... More >>
Blogs
March 2, 2012
Medical marijuana update: U.S. Attorney John Walsh rejects safe harbor for MMCs
Additional update below: Yesterday, attorney Rob Corry shared correspondence with U.S. Attorney John Walsh about seizure-threat letters sent to 23 dispensaries within 1,000 feet of schools; get details and see the documents below. Corry interprets Walsh's letter as establishing what he calls "safe h ... More >>
Blogs
February 27, 2012
THC driving bill: Marijuana lawyer Rob Corry suggests a compromise
This afternoon, Senator Steve King's revival of a THC-driving-limits bill will be the focus of a hearing at the State Capitol. In advance of the debate, attorney Rob Corry has released a letter, on view below, in which he argues against the measure. However, he also floats a compromise idea t ... More >>
Blogs
December 16, 2011
Med. marijuana lawyer: Health dept. can't deny cards over physician assistants
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has announced that it may deny thousands of medical marijuana applications over questions about whether physician assistants did exams -- a policy CDPHE's Dr. Chris Urbina reiterated in a recent interview. But MMJ lawyer Rob Corry calls ... More >>
Blogs
December 8, 2011
Medical marijuana: Jury clears Kaleb Young, caretaker who had no red card
Big pic below.Last Friday, medical marijuana caretaker Kaleb Young, in the company of attorneys Rob Corry and Travis Simpson, retrieved a pickup-truck full of marijuana and equipment from the Larimer County Sheriff's Office. Thus ended a fourteen-month legal odyssey that began with a SWAT te ... More >>
Blogs
November 2, 2011
Medical marijuana: Richard Wainwright case shows 6 plant limit can expand, attorney says
Now that a dispensary ban has passed in Fort Collins, patients there will either have to go elsewhere for their medical marijuana or sign up with a caretaker who's ostensibly limited to six plants per person. But attorney Rob Corry says this limit isn't hard and fast -- and as proof, he point ... More >>
Blogs
June 14, 2011
Medical marijuana cost Paul Curry his job at MillerCoors: Could it set legal precedent?
Paul Curry recently lost his job at MillerCoors in Golden for testing positive for pot -- even though he's a registered medical marijuana patient. Now, having retained big-shot pot attorney Rob Corry, Curry is fighting that decision in a move that could set state precedent over whether or not ... More >>
Blogs
June 1, 2011
Medical marijuana: Rob Corry announces intent to sue over MMJ laws (and swears he means it)
Rob Corry.Last May, medical marijuana attorney Rob Corry was among a group of attorneys threatening to sue if HB 1284 and SB 109, a pair of MMJ measures, became law. Nearly a year after Governor Bill Ritter signed both bills, such a suit has yet to materialize. But Corry swears that one is on ... More >>
Blogs
May 25, 2011
Medical marijuana: Rob Corry wouldn't sign MMJ clean-up bill if he were John Hickenlooper
Rob Corry.Last October, attorney Rob Corry wrote to John Hickenlooper to ask the then-Denver mayor to stop prosecuting Lacy Lee, a woman busted for smoking pot at a pro-cannabis rally; the case was later dropped. Now, Corry's written to Hick again, this time to offer expert analysis on HB 104 ... More >>
Blogs
May 5, 2011
Medical marijuana: Ft. Collins PD returns Frank Marzano's seized grow gear (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
Corry and Marzano.Update: Yesterday, the Fort Collins Police Department returned growing equipment and other property seized from medical marijuana grower Frank Marzano way back in 2007, during a hunt for a fugitive that turned into a pot raid. Last year, a Colorado court ruled that the searc ... More >>
Blogs
April 13, 2011
Medical marijuana: Rob Corry files temporary restraining order to fight Castle Rock ban
Rob Corry.Update: Plants 4 Life, Castle Rock's only medical marijuana dispensary, had been ordered to close by 7 p.m. yesterday in accordance with the MMJ retail-sales ban passed by the town last week. But late in the afternoon, attorney Rob Corry, who's been fighting on behalf of Plants 4 Li ... More >>
Blogs
March 23, 2011
Medical marijuana: Rob Corry on denial of injunction against Loveland dispensary ban
Rob Corry.Update: On March 1, attorney Rob Corry sued the City of Loveland on behalf of three dispensaries that had to close the previous day under the provisions of a voter-approved medical marijuana business ban. However, yesterday's preliminary injunction hearing didn't go the plaintiffs' ... More >>
Blogs
March 11, 2011
Marijuana: Rob Corry thinks THC driving limits may violate constitution, disabilities act
Rob Corry.Yesterday, HB 1261, Representative Claire Levy's bill to set THC driving limits, survived its first legislative test, passing out of committee by a 6-2 vote. But medical marijuana attorney Rob Corry continues to argue against the bill -- see his letter to legislators below. In his v ... More >>
Blogs
January 27, 2011
Medical marijuana: Rob Corry calls Dept. of Revenue draft regs "death by 1,000 cuts"
Rob Corry.At 9 a.m., Colorado's Department of Revenue will begin two days of public hearings at the Jefferson County Justice Center, Hearing Room 1, about its draft regulations for the medical marijuana industry. Among those hoping to speak is MMJ attorney Rob Corry -- but he's already fired ... More >>
Blogs
December 10, 2010
Marijuana prosecution of Lacy Lee dropped -- because cops didn't have joint to prove case
Lacy Lee busted.During a May 1 rally to legalize marijuana, Lacy Lee was arrested for holding a joint -- something attorney Rob Corry considered so absurd, especially given a video of the incident on view below, that he agreed to represent her pro bono. The offense carries a maximum fine of ... More >>
Blogs
November 16, 2010
Medical marijuana: Arapahoe Sheriff returning hash to patient sets precedent, says Rob Corry
Rob Corry.Moments from now, the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office will return hash it seized from medical marijuana patient Gregory VonAlmen -- and Von Almen's attorney, Rob Corry, believes the decision sets a precedent by establishing that marijuana concentrate and other related products are ... More >>
Blogs
October 25, 2010
Marijuana rally video shows arrest of Lacy Lee, confrontation between cops & angry protesters
Lacy Lee under arrest.According to attorney Rob Corry, voters have tried to make Denver "the most marijuana-friendly city on Earth," supporting a 2000 amendment to use cannabis medically, 2004 and 2006 measures to legalize it for adult use, and a 2008 edict to make enforcing pot regs the lowe ... More >>
Blogs
October 19, 2010
Marijuana bust in Denver: Rob Corry asks John Hickenlooper to stop prosecution of Lacy Lee
Rob Corry.At 8:30 a.m., Lacy Lee will go on trial for smoking marijuana at a pro-cannabis event -- unless, that is, Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper grants a request expressed in a letter on view below from attorney Rob Corry, who represents Lee, and asks the city attorney to drop the case. But ... More >>
Blogs
August 23, 2010
Medical marijuana: Attorney general wants to revive rejected case against Frank Marzano
Rob Corry.In July, attorney Rob Corry outlined his appeal on behalf of Frank Marzano, who was convicted of marijuana charges in 2007 after a search for a fugitive turned up medical marijuana. Two weeks ago, the Colorado Court of Appeals tossed the Marzano case on illegal-search-and-seizure gr ... More >>
Blogs
August 9, 2010
Medical marijuana conviction against Frank Marzano tossed due to illegal search
Rob Corry.Back in July, attorney Rob Corry told us about a case involving Frank Marzano, a medical marijuana grower who was convicted in 2007 after his crop was discovered during an unrelated search for a wanted fugitive. Today, Corry reveals that the criminal charges have been dismissed. Fi ... More >>
Blogs
July 23, 2010
Medical marijuana search & seizure: Rob Corry on appeal of disputed Frank Marzano verdict
Rob Corry.The medical marijuana laws in Colorado are akin to a full employment plan for attorneys. Take this week's appeal of a case involving Frank Marzano, who was convicted in 2007 of cultivation and possession of marijuana after a search for a fugitive turned up weed -- and despite the fa ... More >>
Blogs
June 4, 2010
Pot jokes: The Colorado Supreme Court declines to hear mine
The Colorado Supreme Court does not care about my definition of a caregiver. This week, the court declined to consider the appeals court ruling that upheld the controversial conviction of Stacy Clendenin, a Longmont medical marijuana grower who was convicted of drug distribution because she ... More >>
Blogs
May 7, 2010
Medical marijuana bill to be target of lawsuits, Jessica Corry announces
Jessica Corry and others are already preparing for legal action.Although HB 1284, the medical marijuana regulatory bill (read the latest version here), has been passed by the Senate, it won't be law until the Colorado House and Governor Bill Ritter sign off on it. Nonetheless, the measure al ... More >>
Blogs
May 7, 2010
Rob Corry doesn't think National Guard should have seized MMJ cards on 4/20, Scott Renfroe
Rob Corry's got another MMJ doubter in his sights.It's been a busy day for the Corry family. Earlier today, attorney Jessica Corry spoke about a legal and industry coalition formed to potentially sue over portions of HB 1284, the medical marijuana regulatory bill nearing passage. Now, her hu ... More >>
Blogs
April 22, 2010
Rob Corry offers free defense for anyone ticketed for smoking weed on 4/20
No one's taken Rob Corry up on his offer -- yet.As noted in a just-published blog, the Cannabis Therapy Institute has called on Boulder DA Stan Garnett to forgo prosecuting anyone ticketed for smoking weed at CU's annual orgasm of cannabis consumption. If Garnett decides to go ahead anyway, ... More >>
Blogs
April 19, 2010
Rob Corry accuses Health Dept. of getting between medical-marijuana patients and doctors
Rob Corry has the CDPHE in his sights again.Back in January, when attorney and medical marijuana advocate Rob Corry called on the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment to reveal how much money it had collected from MMJ patient fees, he complained about a waiting period for perm ... More >>
Blogs
April 6, 2010
Jeffrey Sweetin, special DEA agent, thinks medical marijuana advocate Rob Corry is more interested in legalizing pot for everyone than in providing it responsibly for patients
Jeffrey Sweetin doesn't think much of Rob Corry's objections to the doctor-patients bill.For members of the medical marijuana industry, Jeffrey Sweetin, special agent in charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration's Denver field office, is a lightning rod thanks to comments he made after th ... More >>
Blogs
March 31, 2010
Rob Corry says Chris Romer's proposal for medical marijuana patients under 21 is a lawsuit waiting to happen
Rob Corry isn't buying Chris Romer's arguments.On Monday, Senator Chris Romer argued in favor of requiring those under 21 to do more in order to qualify for a medical marijuana card than those over that age -- and he also predicted that there'd be a backlash and a potential dispensary ban if ... More >>
Blogs
March 17, 2010
Marijuana at the end of the St. Paddy's Day rainbow: Arapahoe County to return two pounds of pot seized from caregiver last year
For this case, Rob Corry seemed to tap the luck of the Irish.Today should turn out to be a very good St. Paddy's Day for Colin Olmstead, since he'll be getting a whole lot of green from the Arapahoe County DA's office -- and by green, we mean two pounds of pot. Olmstead had the marijuana con ... More >>
Blogs
February 10, 2010
Rob Corry says new medical marijuana bill gave him a bad case of déjà vu
Rob Corry doesn't know if calling this bill "new" is truth in advertising.Prominent medical marijuana advocates such as Matt Brown and Brian Vicente have already weighed in on the medical marijuana bill sponsored by Representative Tom Massey. But one of the most notable figures in the medical ... More >>
Blogs
January 15, 2010
Republican moms should support marijuana reform, says Jessica Peck Corry
The fight over medical marijuana in the state legislature is ramping up, with Republicans being perceived as the group most resistant to policies that allow the proliferation of dispensaries across the state. An exception to that rule is the Independence Institute's Jessica Peck Corry, who looks a ... More >>
Blogs
January 12, 2010
Rob Corry: Denver City Council's medical marijuana regulations will "harm people and cause human suffering"
Rob Corry is keeping his legal options open. As usual.Yesterday, the Denver City Council passed rules intended to regulate the burgeoning medical marijuana industry -- and most members of the overflow crowd weren't happy with what went down. That includes Rob Corry, an attorney and medical m ... More >>
Blogs
November 13, 2009
Medical-marijuana businesses should police themselves, says advocate Rob Corry
Rob Corry thinks a trade association would do a better job of keeping dispensaries in line that the government.Attorney Rob Corry has been on a roll of late, having won over Judge Larry Naves in a recent Denver District Court proceeding that voided a Board of Health ruling about the definitio ... More >>
Blogs
November 10, 2009
Live blogging the Denver District Court pot hearing
A Flickr photo.Last Thursday, several of the state's prominent pot lawyers filed a motion to void a recent Colorado Board of Health decision to strike from its rules what it means to be a marijuana caregiver -- a move that upended the burgeoning medical marijuana industry. Starting at 8:30 a. ... More >>
Blogs
November 5, 2009
Marijuana lawyers file motion against Board of Health pot hearing
Joel WarnerThe controversial Board of Health hearingDuring the emergency Colorado Board of Health hearing Tuesday that struck from state rules what, exactly, it means to be a marijuana caregiver and sent the state's medical marijuana community into turmoil, prominent pot lawyer Rob Corry told ... More >>
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