National Cannabis Industry Association exec Aaron Smith predicted that officials would speak out against seizure letters sent to 23 medical marijuana dispensaries within 1,000 of schools by U.S. Attorney John Walsh — and now, one is doing so. Senator Pat Steadman, who’s behind an MMJ financial co-op proposal, strongly criticizes…
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. Against this…
The chefs over at Simply Pure may have created the ultimate Peanut Butter & Jelly Cup in theory, with cannabis and fruit jelly being the key ingredients. In my head, it’s the perfect combination. Unfortunately, that wasn’t the case when I brought some home the other week for a review…
Letters from the U.S. Attorneys Office telling medical marijuana centers they have 45 days to shut down or face prosecution went out yesterday. Some shops are already receiving their ultimatums in the mail…
Cannabis activist Laura Kriho has a message for medical marijuana business people shaken by seizure letters sent to 23 dispensaries by the U.S. Attorneys Office and worried that centers faced with closure will have nowhere to move: Stop burying your head in the sand and get behind Legalize 2012’s proposed…
Letters from U.S. Attorney John Walsh tell owners of 23 medical marijuana centers that they must stop doing business within 45 days at their present location. MMJ lawyer Warren Edson says shops targeted in Denver will be able to move, but strict federal rules governing distances from schools will make…
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’t be the only one. “This…
This dispensary has closed. In high school, my friends and I used to buy weed from a guy who lived in some shady apartments. The dude only let one or two people actually come buy weed, so the parking lot of his apartment complex always looked suspiciously shady, with us…
Today, as Governor John Hickenlooper delivers his State of the State address at the Capitol, cannabis activists will gather at nearby Lincoln Park for what they’re calling the Marijuana State of the State Rally. The event will take place from 10:30 a.m. to (naturally) 4:20 p.m. and feature speakers aplenty…
Members of the medical marijuana biz have been complaining for years about the difficulties inherent in obtaining banking services in an industry that the federal government considers illegal — and Senator Pat Steadman has sought a fix for nearly as long. Now, on day one of Colorado’s legislative session, he’s…
Late last month, Colorado Springs police busted 28-year-olds Peter Mattaroo and Kristine Bauer for allegedly operating a fake medical marijuana dispensary out of their apartment on Lionstone Drive. How could the average customer have known it was bogus? We’ve got some ideas about that…
Edi-Pure has infused classic treats and sweets with the soothing medicine of cannabis, allowing patients to escalate in relief with taste buds begging for more of their delicious and discrete morsels. This week, I dipped back into my childhood of nabbing a few candies from the local candy store with…
As one of the authors of California’s Proposition 215, which sanctioned medical cannabis for the first time in the United States, as well as several legal handbooks, Michael Malott has a unique perspective on the medical marijuana laws that have been passed since. And he’s just published a book that…
The first time I walked into Alternative Medicine on Capitol Hill was a mistake. I was looking for The Clone Store, but I was stoned and walked in the wrong shop. I’m pretty easy going, so I said fuck it and waited in the lobby. But nobody came to receptionist…
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has finally started denying and rejecting the 4,200 medical marijuana patients who were evaluated by a physician assistants and have been waiting for as long as four months for an answer. And as if the delay so far wasn’t bad enough, many…
This week, Boulder City Attorney Tom Carr asked the city council to impose an emergency moratorium against new applications for medical marijuana operations, to run through at least February 8. Why? The heart of the matter involves a court ruling, on view below, focusing on Bushes, an MMJ grow…
Although no letters have been sent by the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the rumor that the feds are going to be shutting down dispensaries in violation of the Drug Free School Zone laws has been enough to create a paranoid buzz in the medical marijuana community. But while it’s anybody’s guess…
In July, the folks behind the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act of 2012 launched a petition drive to land the measure on the November 2012 ballot — and at 11:30 p.m. today, they’ll celebrate the effort at a press event before formally submitting nearly 160,000 signatures. Proponent Mason Tvert notes…
Last week, the Department of Revenue sent a letter formally petitioning the federal government to reschedule marijuana; read it below. Sensible Colorado’s Brian Vicente sees the move as a sign of the times, and predicts such rescheduling will happen within five years — if Barack Obama or Ron Paul win…
Standing Akimbo’s Buddy Mix took me back to elementary school, when we mixed together rice cereal, peanut butter and sugar in a bag and got an awesome mess of goodness that we called Puppy Chow. Now a grown-up equivalent has been infused with the wonderful medicine that is marijuana, giving…
Last week, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Minnesota released information alleging that Boyd Ethan Wilkinson of Brighton, Robert Lee Bowker of Lyons, Mathew Martin Hecker of Evergreen and Anthony W. Raymond of Longmont had worked out a deal with two Minnesota men to ship pounds of marijuana from Colorado to…
This dispensary has closed. Greenhouse is neither green nor a house. This may seem like a total “duh” statement, but it seems important to note in a town that has dozens of dispensaries in actual houses painted green…
