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Matt Ferner

Coloradans Will Use More Than 2 Million Ounces Of Pot In 2014: Study

HuffingtonPost.com | Matt Ferner | Posted 05.20.2013 | Denver

Colorado's new legal weed laws will be put to good use in the coming year, according to a recent study from Colorado State University which predicts t...

Remembering the Godfather of the Hemp Revolution: Jack Herer

The 420 Times | Posted 05.16.2013 | Politics
The 420 Times

As we enjoy the incredible momentum within the cannabis law reform movement, it's important to remember one of the founders of the movement. It's hard to imagine being where we are today without the life and work of Jack Herer.

WATCH: What's With The Feds' Silence On Legal Weed?

The Huffington Post | Matt Ferner | Posted 05.14.2013 | Denver

Last November, Colorado voters passed Amendment 64, which legalized marijuana for recreational use by adults 21 and over. Just last week, Colorado law...

WATCH: Mason Tvert Talks Colorado's Historic Legal Weed Bills

The Huffington Post | Matt Ferner | Posted 05.14.2013 | Denver

Last week, Colorado lawmakers passed the first bills in history that will serve to establish a regulatory framework for a legal marijuana market for a...

First Major Hemp Crop In 60 Years Is Planted In Colorado

AP | Posted 05.14.2013 | Denver

SPRINGFIELD, Colo. (AP) — Springfield farmer Ryan Loflin is now watching over one of Colorado's first industrial hemp crops in almost 60 years. ...

Matt Ferner

Lawmakers Pass Historic Legal Weed Regulation, Tax Bills

HuffingtonPost.com | Matt Ferner | Posted 05.08.2013 | Denver

On the final day of the legislative session, Colorado lawmakers finally passed two historic bills to implement recreational marijuana legalization in ...

Too Stoned To Drive Bill Advances, Appears Poised To Become Law

The Huffington Post | Matt Ferner | Posted 05.07.2013 | Denver

A controversial measure which sets a THC-blood limit for Colorado motorists -- a concept which has failed six times in the last three years in the sta...

Amendment 64 Repeal Effort Fails

The Huffington Post | Matt Ferner | Posted 05.07.2013 | Denver

A last-minute effort by some Colorado lawmakers to repeal Amendment 64, which legalized marijuana for recreational use in the state last November, was...

Pot Magazines Could Be Treated Like Porn In Colorado

AP | KRISTEN WYATT | Posted 05.02.2013 | Denver

DENVER — Marijuana magazines are under scrutiny in Colorado, where lawmakers might require stores to put them behind the counter. The unusual p...

Washington Woman: I Was Fired For Second-Hand Pot Exposure

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.01.2013 | Politics

Cheryl Hale's 16-year career at a Washington state retail store came to an end about a year and a half ago when an on-the-job injury forced her to sub...

Colorado Lawmakers Propose A 25 Percent Tax For Legal Weed

The Huffington Post | Matt Ferner | Posted 05.08.2013 | Denver

Buyers of recreational marijuana in Colorado could pay a 25 percent tax on their legal weed if voters approve of the rates that state lawmakers have p...

Colorado Lawmakers Advance Legal Weed Tax Bill

AP | By KRISTEN WYATT | Posted 04.30.2013 | Denver

DENVER (AP) — Marijuana as a potential tax bonanza has Colorado lawmakers wrestling with a question both sides say they don't know how to answer: Ho...

Matt Ferner

Legal Weed Law Repeal 'Unconstitutional': Election Law Firm

HuffingtonPost.com | Matt Ferner | Posted 04.29.2013 | Denver

A repeal effort that is reportedly being considered by some Colorado lawmakers may not be an option according to a top election law firm who says that...

Matt Ferner

Drug Warrior: Everyone Involved In Legal Weed Is A Criminal

HuffingtonPost.com | Matt Ferner | Posted 04.26.2013 | Denver

Tom Gorman, director of the Rocky Mountain High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Program, has been called a "drug-war soldier" for good reason -- he be...

Matt Ferner

When It Comes To Weed, High Taxes Are Supported

HuffingtonPost.com | Matt Ferner | Posted 04.26.2013 | Denver

Although Coloradans are known to reject increased taxes when it comes to even popular state services -- take K-12 education improvement, for example -...

Matt Ferner

Amendment 64 Repeal Effort Being Considered?

HuffingtonPost.com | Matt Ferner | Posted 04.26.2013 | Denver

The backers of Amendment 64 have announced a news conference for Friday morning to denounce what they are saying is an effort by an anti-legalization ...

Court: Smoke Pot? No Job Protection For You

AP | STEVEN K. PAULSON | Posted 04.25.2013 | Denver

DENVER — Medical and recreational marijuana may be legal in Colorado, but employers in the state can lawfully fire workers who test positive for...

Drug Czar Questions Drug Arrests, Says Administration Will Continue To Fight Pot

AP | BRIAN WITTE | Posted 04.25.2013 | Politics

BALTIMORE — The nation's drug czar said Wednesday the legalization of marijuana in Washington state and Colorado won't change his office's missi...

California Lieutenant Governor Makes Stunning Statement On Marijuana

Gavin Newsom | Posted 04.24.2013 | San Francisco
Gavin Newsom

It is time for California to decriminalize, tax and regulate marijuana and decide who sells it, who can buy it legally, and for how much.

25 People Who Are More 'Evolved' Than Obama On Marijuana

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 04.22.2013 | Politics

On April 20, people around the nation will celebrate the enigmatic 4/20 holiday by smoking, toking and eating marijuana. According to federal law, the...

Republican Urges Holder To Make Pot Decision: 'Children Are Dying'

AP | FREDERIC J. FROMMER | Posted 04.19.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- How it affects children will be one factor the Justice Department weighs as it determines how to respond to the legalization of marijuan...

High Times Holds 'Cannabis Cup' In U.S. For 1st Time On 4/20

The Huffington Post | Matt Ferner | Posted 04.19.2013 | Denver

The Rocky Mountain High may never come down again after this April 20th marijuana smoke-a-thon in Denver. The "420" marijuana holiday is expected ...

CU-Boulder Blocks 4/20 Smoke-Out For Second Year

The Boulder Daily Camera | BRITTANY ANAS | Posted 04.17.2013 | Denver

In the University of Colorado's continued attempt to end the unsanctioned 4/20 smoke-out, officials are gearing up to close the campus to outside visi...

Legal Weed Draws Tourists To Colo., Wash., For 4/20

AP | KRISTEN WYATT | Posted 04.15.2013 | Denver

DENVER -- Thousands of people are expected to join an unofficial counterculture holiday celebrating marijuana in Colorado and Washington this coming w...

Boulder's Pipefitter Turns 40, Changes With The Times

The Boulder Daily Camera | Alicia Wallace | Posted 04.15.2013 | Denver

On Jan. 29, 1991, Bonnie Dahl thought for certain that her Boulder business and her future were doomed. The co-owner of The Pipefitter on University ...