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Another City Loses to Skeptics

Fort Collins ban Medical Marijuana Dispensary Another blow to the medical marijuana industry – aside from federal prosecution and intimidation in California and the U.S. Attorney General’s threatening letters to ALL legal states, Colorado is still battling individual city bans on medical marijuana dispensaries.  Fort Collins’ Question 300 put a ban on all medical marijuana [...]

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New Colorado Medical Marijuana Rules Nearly Finalized

The DOR’s final draft of Colorado Medicinal Cannabis Rules The Colorado Department of Revenue recently released the pending new rules for Colorado’s medical marijuana industry, which will become effective on July 1st, 2011. The 77-page document is designed to address several areas of concern with the current state guidelines, including cultivation practices, security issues, and [...]

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Its not easy being weed

There are several species of poisonous plants that may be found growing along our highways. While most of these can produce pain and itching that will last a few hours to a few days, some, such as the Giant Hogweed at right, cause blisters, burning and scarring that may last for several years. Designated for [...]

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Colorado Edible Medical Marijuana Bill Undergoes Changes

House Bill 1250, its original intent being to ban medical marijuana edibles due to their appeal to children, was recently amended, and consequently passed, by the House Judiciary Committee. The committee voted 7-3 in favor of the bill, with an amendment allowing state legislators to vote on the requirement of child-resistant packaging & child warning [...]

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Medical Marijuana Bills Pass Colorado Judiciary Committee

Two medical marijuana bills, one which sets a marijuana blood content threshold for drivers, and the other which extends the moratorium on new dispensary/cultivation licenses, recently passed the Colorado House Judiciary Committee. House Bill 1261, sponsored by Representative Mark Waller (R) of El Paso County & Representative Claire Levy (D) of Boulder, proposes that a [...]

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