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Medical marijuana pops up on DenverPost.com

Where does the Denver Post stand when it comes to the legality of medical-marijuana dispensaries? In an August 31 editorial, the paper declared, "It would be much easier if marijuana use were legalized and regulated," but added that "authorities ought to make sure certified users truly are deserving of the...
By Michael RobertsSeptember 29, 2009
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Where does the Denver Post stand when it comes to the legality of medical-marijuana dispensaries? In an August 31 editorial, the paper declared, “It would be much easier if marijuana use were legalized and regulated,” but added that “authorities ought to make sure certified users truly are deserving of the treatment.” However, the business department has no such quibbles, as judged by the ad above, which popped up this morning on the home page of the Post‘s website. And why not? Revenues are down and dispensaries at FinallyLegalPot.com (whose site is inaccessible at this writing) aren’t illegal — yet. Their money’s as green as their product! So smoke ’em if you got ’em!

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Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword‘s news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor’s degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master’s degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

michaelrobertscolo@gmail.com

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