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Home-grown marijuana crackdown passes first test in legislature

Mar 7, 2017

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State lawmakers on Monday advanced a measure that aims at cracking down on the illegal diversion of marijuana. House Bill 1220 would limit marijuana home grows to 12 plants statewide. Local jurisdictions, including Colorado Springs and Denver, have already limited home grows to 12 plants. But law enforcement felt there should be a statewide standard.…

Colorado industry group, AG not backing down to White House hint of legal marijuana crackdown

Feb 26, 2017

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Sadie Gurman

The Justice Department will step up enforcement of federal law against recreational marijuana, White House spokesman Sean Spicer said Feb. 23, offering the Trump administration’s strongest indication to date of a looming crackdown on the drug, even as a solid majority of Americans believe it should be legal. “I do believe you’ll see greater enforcement…

Governor worries about health impacts from marijuana consumption clubs

Feb 9, 2017

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Peter Marcus

Gov. John Hickenlooper said Thursday the biggest factor that could send a marijuana consumption clubs bill up in smoke are health concerns surrounding the measure. A bipartisan bill in the legislature, Senate Bill 63, would allow for marijuana consumption clubs. Licenses would be issued to establishments where retail or medical marijuana could be sold and…

Colorado bill adding PTSD as qualifier for marijuana crosses important first hurdle

Jan 30, 2017

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Peter Marcus

State lawmakers on Monday offered hope to throngs of veterans who have for years been asking the state to add post-traumatic stress disorder as a qualifying condition for medical marijuana. The Senate State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee unanimously backed the legislative proposal, offering a symbolic endorsement of the normalization of medical marijuana. The bill…

Colorado lawmakers could allow marijuana for PTSD; a hurdle remains

Jan 23, 2017

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Peter Marcus

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story has been updated to reflect that the hearing originally scheduled for Tuesday on the PTSD medical marijuana bill has been postponed. Post-traumatic stress disorder would be eligible for medical marijuana treatment in Colorado under a proposal in the legislature. Advocates believe this is the year to finally add PTSD as a qualifier for…

Pot industry, state gear up to take on marijuana black and gray markets

Dec 29, 2016

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Mike McKibbin

Cracking down on the black and “gray” marijuana markets in Colorado is needed and supported by both the state’s legal marijuana industry and state regulators, a Denver City Council committee was recently told. Kristi Kelly, interim executive director of the Marijuana Industry Group, told the Special Issues Committee that regulation of medical and recreational marijuana…

Smell from Boulder marijuana grow draws $14,000 in fines

Nov 7, 2016

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Associated Press

The smell from a Boulder marijuana grow facility has earned the facility’s operator $14,000 in fines. The Daily Camera reports that the Dandelion Grow earned its second odor violation this month, costing the grow $10,000 – more than any other single fine the city has administered since recreational marijuana was legalized in 2014. Boulder spokeswoman Sarah…

? Transparency urged for Denver pot policy office

Oct 20, 2016

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Mike McKibbin

The 2 year old Denver Office of Marijuana Policy should do more to increase public awareness of where the city’s marijuana-related tax revenue is spent, according to Denver Auditor Timothy O’Brien. While he praised the strategic planning and collaborative efforts of the office in an audit report presented to the independent audit committee Thursday, Oct.…

? Billboard touts Denver pot consumption initiative

Oct 17, 2016

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Mike McKibbin

Backers of Initiated Ordinance 300 (I-300), a City and County of Denver measure on the Nov. 8 general election ballot that would allow marijuana consumption in some private establishments, unveiled a billboard Monday to promote voter approval of the measure. The billboard, located at 489 Lincoln St., reads “Now that adult use is legal… Permit it in some…

Pot ballot measure may tear the lid off most Denver regulations

Oct 12, 2016

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Mike McKibbin

If Denver voters approve a ballot measure to allow neighborhood marijuana consumption areas, city and county officials may not be able to deny a permit, add conditions or hold hearings, according to an analysis from the city attorney’s office. Assistant City Attorney David Broadwell presented the analysis of Initiated Ordinance 300 to the City Council’s…