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Marijuana DUI Bill Dies

AP | KRISTEN WYATT | Posted 05.15.2012

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DENVER — A marijuana blood limit for drivers was rejected Tuesday for a third time in Colorado, as lawmakers from both parties argued about how ...

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Obama's War On Pot Ramps Up In Colorado

HuffingtonPost.com | Matt Ferner | Posted 05.08.2012

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In its official party platform, the Colorado Democratic Party endorses the legalization of marijuana. In March, 56 percent of the Denver County Re...

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Marijuana DUI Bill Headed For Approval?

Posted 05.02.2012

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A bill that would set a marijuana blood standard for drivers--similar to that of current blood alcohol standards--took a big step toward approval on T...

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BURNED: Anemic Attendance At CU's Anti-4/20 Concert

Posted 04.23.2012

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A much-promoted concert at CU last Friday faces derision after reports it failed to draw much of a crowd. Officials at CU brought in the event in an ...

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CU's 420 Pot Rally Goes Up In Smoke [LIVEBLOG]

AP | REMA RAHMAN | Posted 04.20.2012

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DENVER -- The pungent smell of pot that blankets a popular quadrangle at the University of Colorado-Boulder every April 20 is being replaced by the st...

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Marijuana Activists Sue University

The Huffington Post | Matt Ferner | Posted 04.20.2012

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Marijuana activists are filing suit against University of Colorado Boulder for the planned campus shut down on Friday, The Denver Post reports. CU-Bou...

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Anti-420 Student Group Calls CU's Smoke Out A 'Disgrace'

Posted 04.19.2012

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Over the years, April 20th has become an unofficial marijuana enthusiast's holiday. And one of the major events traditionally held at University of Co...

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CU-Boulder 420 Shut Down: Is This A Party Or A Protest?

Posted 04.19.2012

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Last week, the University of Colorado Boulder announced that on April 20 it will close the entire campus to all visitors as part of an effort to stop ...

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Historic 4/20 in Colorado: Voters Have a Chance to End Marijuana Prohibition!

Art Way | Posted 04.17.2012

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It's time to end nearly a century of marijuana prohibition in Colorado. This policy has failed as badly as alcohol prohibition. And the common sense solution is the same: regulate it.

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Colo. Dems Endorse Marijuana Legalization Amendment

The Huffington Post | Matt Ferner | Posted 04.16.2012

On Monday, the Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol announced that the Colorado Democratic Party officially endorsed Amendment 64 at its state ...

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4/20 Gathering Cached? CU-Boulder Shuts Down Campus

Posted 04.16.2012

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On Friday, the University of Colorado Boulder announced that on April 20 it will close the entire campus to all visitors as part of a continuing effor...

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Great Marijuana Debate, Round 2: Should Pot Be Fully Legalized?

The Huffington Post | Matt Ferner | Posted 04.04.2012

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On March 19, The Huffington Post hosted the Great Marijuana Debate and asked readers if marijuana should be legalized for recreational use. On the...

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25 More Dispensaries Threatened By Feds: Move Or Shut Down

Posted 03.24.2012

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On Friday, the U.S. Attorney's office issued letters to the owners of 25 medical marijuana dispensaries located within 1,000 feet of a school notifyin...

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Debate: Should Marijuana Be Legalized For Recreational Use?

The Huffington Post | Matt Ferner | Posted 03.20.2012

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Marijuana. This little plant sure generates a lot of drama. And it seems these days everyone has an opinion about what should be done about it, from a...

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After Deadline, One Dispensary Lives On

Posted 04.28.2012

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Colorado's medical marijuana dispensaries located within 1000 feet of a school faced a deadline Monday -- the pot shops had to comply with a federal o...

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Dispensaries Near Schools Must Move Or Shut Down Today

Posted 02.27.2012

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The deadline for Colorado's medical marijuana dispensaries that are located within 1000 feet of a school has arrived -- the pot shops must comply with...

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Banking Bill For Colo. Pot Shops Rejected

AP | By KRISTEN WYATT | Posted 04.15.2012

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DENVER -- Medical marijuana is legal in 17 states, but the industry has a decidedly black-market aspect – it's mostly cash-only. Colorado lawma...

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Joint Checking Account? MMJ Businesses May Get Financial Co-Ops

Posted 01.27.2012

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In September of 2011, the last bank in Colorado to openly work with medical marijuana businesses closed those accounts and shut its doors to working ...

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Fake Medical Marijuana Shop Sold Much More Than Pot

Posted 01.04.2012

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Peter Mattaroo and Kristine Bauer, a Colorado Springs couple, have been arrested after police say they discovered an unlicensed medical marijuana disp...

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DOJ Pot Crackdown: Could Colo. Be Next?

AP | By P. SOLOMON BANDA | Posted 12.26.2011

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DENVER -- A high-ranking U.S. Justice Department official who wrote a memo saying state medical marijuana laws do not provide immunity from federal pr...

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