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Medical Marijuana In Colorado: Judge Voids Board Of Health Decision

AP | DAN ELLIOTT | Posted 11.10.2009 | Denver

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DENVER — A judge overturned tight restrictions Tuesday on Colorado medical marijuana providers, saying state health officials had ignored the ne...

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Colorado Medical Marijuana: Motion To Void Controversial Board Of Health Decision To Begin With Tuesday Hearing

Westword | Westword | Posted 11.09.2009 | Denver

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On November 5, medical-marijuana advocates filed a motion to void a state Board of Health ruling striking its previous definition of caregiv...

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Barney Frank: POT BUST Took Place With Congressman Present

Posted 11.08.2009 | Politics

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Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) was present during his partner James Ready's marijuana arrest in 2007, according to a police report. Ready was arrested ...

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Medical Marijuana Legal Battle: Lawers File Injunction Against Board of Health

Westword | Westword | Posted 11.06.2009 | Denver

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During the emergency Colorado Board of Health hearing Tuesday that struck from state rules what, exactly, it means to be a marijuana caregi...

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Hapa Sushi Makes New York Times For Pot Dispensary-Based Advertising

The New York Times | Andrew Adam Newman | Posted 11.05.2009 | Denver

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AFTER Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. announced in March that he would end the Bush administration practice of frequently raiding medical marijuan...

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Savitex: The All-New "Cannabinoid" Marijuana!

Jonathan Leigh Solomon | Posted 11.08.2009 | Comedy

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Jonathan Leigh Solomon

Pot Side Effect: Spending money on rolling papers. Savitex Side Effect: Discovering that by folding old rolling papers just so, you can create lovely origami.

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High Time!

Shan Wells | Posted 11.04.2009 | Denver

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Shan Wells

When even old George Will thinks Mary Jane is riding the Freedom Express, you know that national legalization can't be too far away.

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Colorado Board Of Health Holds Emergency Meeting To Determine Definition Of Medical Marijuana "Caregiver"

Posted 11.03.2009 | Denver

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Update: The AP reports that the Colorado Board of Health has voted to eliminate the regulation that defines a 'care-giver' as anyone who supplies medi...

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Colorado Can Lead Nation In Marijuana Policy

Jessica Corry | Posted 11.03.2009 | Denver

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Jessica Corry

While some regulation of any industry may be appropriate at times, medical marijuana is being unfairly villainized by those who disagree with the state's voters

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Montel Williams to Receive Award for Medical Marijuana Advocacy

Tony Newman | Posted 10.30.2009 | Media

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Tony Newman

Montel Williams, who hosts the nationally syndicated daily radio show Montel Across America, is being recognized for sharing his own story as a medical marijuana patient and advocate.

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Stacy Clendenin NOT A 'Primary Care-Giver,' Should Face Marijuana Charges: Court

Posted 10.30.2009 | Denver

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The Colorado Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that selling medical marijuana to licensed patients does not qualify someone as a "primary care-giver," a...

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A Seedling of Sanity Takes Root in the War On Drugs

Rich Robinson | Posted 10.28.2009 | Politics

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Rich Robinson

It is time to cast aside all of the misinformation and propaganda about what marijuana is and what it is not. At least we are on the right path.

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Push To Legalize Marijuana Gains Ground In California

nytimes.com | JESSE McKINLEY | Posted 10.28.2009 | Politics

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These are heady times for advocates of legalized marijuana in California -- and only in small part because of the newly relaxed approach of the federa...

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Colorado Marijuana Busts: Taxpayer Dollars Wasted When Cops Bust Legal Growers

Glenwood Springs Post Independent | Robert Allen | Posted 10.26.2009 | Denver

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SUMMIT COUNTY, Colorado -- Sheriff's deputies recently searched a Summit County home where nearly 200 marijuana plants are under cultivation, but the ...

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Medical Marijuana Leading To Boon For Many Colorado Real Estate Firms

The Denver Post | Tom McGhee | Posted 10.25.2009 | Denver

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Real estate brokers say that Colorado's medical-marijuana law has sparked a land rush, as entrepreneurs lured by a growing number of licensed users se...

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Lance Armstrong, Michael Phelps -- and What They Say About Our Idiotic Drug Policies

David Sirota | Posted 10.23.2009 | Politics

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David Sirota

Why do we as a country encourage the consumption of drugs that are far more harmful than some of the drugs, like marijuana, we outright criminalize?

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Obama and Paterson Get Love For Recent Drug Policy Reforms

Tony Newman | Posted 10.22.2009 | New York

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Tony Newman

For as long as I can remember, the conventional political wisdom had been that elected officials, especially Democrats, can't touch drug policy reform with a ten foot pole.

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Medical Marijuana In Colorado Headed For A Legislative Battle

The Denver Post | Lynn Bartels | Posted 10.22.2009 | Denver

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Saying the will of the voters isn't being followed, state Sen. Chris Romer plans to introduce a medical-marijuana bill next year clarifying regulation...

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DEA 'Cartel' Claims Lack Facts, Again

Erin Rosa | Posted 10.21.2009 | Denver

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Erin Rosa

DEA agents in Denver have a sordid history when it comes to backing up their claims, and their most recent allegation that medical marijuana dispensaries are being supplied by 'cartels' is no different.

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Medical Marijuana: Increased Applicants In Colorado Lead Law Enforcement To Questions Pot Sources

The Denver Post | Mike McPhee and Victoria Barbatelli | Posted 10.21.2009 | Denver

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Demand for medical marijuana in Colorado has grown so fast in the past few months that it has outstripped the production of legal "grow" operations an...

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Marijuana Critic Hired By Colorado Newspaper

AP | KRISTEN WYATT | Posted 10.21.2009 | Media

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DENVER — The store has a television lounge and a pool table, and snacks and acupuncture are free for customers who drop up to $130 an ounce on 1...

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John Suthers, Colorado Attorney General, Says New Federal Marijuana Policy Based On Faulty Assumptions

The Denver Post | Jordan Steffen | Posted 10.20.2009 | Denver

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Colorado Attorney General John Suthers says that if an Obama administration plan not to arrest medical-marijuana users and suppliers is going to work,...

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WATCH: Ryan Grim Discusses Obama's New Marijuana Policy On MSNBC

Huff TV | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics

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Huffington Post reporter Ryan Grim appeared on MSNBC today to talk about the Obama administration's new policy on marijuana prosecutions. The White...

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Holder's Baby Step On Medical Marijuana

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.25.2009 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Obama's plan is good news for medical marijuana advocates, but although this is a historic shift in the War on Drugs, it does not go far enough because it does not resolve the illogic of the underlying legal issue.

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Medical Marijuana Bill On Backburner Despite New Obama Policy

Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 10.20.2009 | Chicago

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A bill to legalize medical marijuana that narrowly passed the Illinois Senate in May faces an uncertain future in the General Assembly in spite of wha...

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