medical marijuana

Colorado House rejects effort to ban cannabis use in churches; approves PTSD

Apr 20, 2017

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Peter Marcus

As marijuana enthusiasts gathered in Denver’s Civic Center on Thursday, praying for rain to hold during 420 festivities, lawmakers across the park rejected an effort to ban cannabis use in churches. The legislature on Thursday also approved adding post-traumatic stress disorder as a qualifying condition for medical marijuana. Rep. Dan Pabon, D-Denver, pushed a last-minute…
Denver Council argues over extending marijuana store hours

Apr 11, 2017

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Mike McKibbin

Instead of a sought-after additional five hours of business, Denver’s recreational marijuana dispensaries seem likely to be allowed three extra hours, and city coffers could see between $664,000 to $1.3 million in extra revenue if all those dispensaries decided to take advantage of the extra hours that may soon be allowed under a City and…
Colorado reduces marijuana growing limits on residential properties

Apr 5, 2017

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Brian Heuberger

In a rare show of bipartisanship, both the Colorado House and the Colorado Senate unanimously approved a bill that reduces the residential medical marijuana growing limit from 99 plants per household to 12 plants per household. If patients and caregivers register with the state, they would be allowed to grow up to 24 plants due…
Bill to allow medical marijuana to treat PTSD gains broad, bipartisan support

Mar 31, 2017

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Brian Heuberger

A bill that enables doctors to prescribe medical marijuana to PTSD patients has gained momentum in the Legislature this year, passing the Senate with broad support on a 34-1 vote and now pressing forward with similar agreement in the House. Sponsored by state Sen. Irene Aguilar, D-Denver, and state Rep. Jonathan Singer, D-Boulder, SB 17…
‘Is Mike Coffman invincible?’ Aurora Republican talks campaign, policy at 62nd birthday party

Mar 30, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Before he talked about the upcoming congressional agenda and assessed his chances in next year’s election – it’ll be a tough race, he’s sure of it – Mike Coffman dropped to the floor last Sunday afternoon and did some push-ups, one for each year he’s been on this earth. “There’s this ridiculous tradition where I…
Coffman plans to block feds from marijuana crackdown in Colorado by cutting off their funds

Mar 23, 2017

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Ernest Luning

U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman says he’s planning to block Attorney General Jeff Sessions from cracking down on Colorado’s recreational marijuana industry by forbidding the federal government from spending funds in the state to enforce federal laws banning the drug. The Aurora Republican told supporters at a fundraiser for his congressional campaign on Sunday that he…
Poll shows Colorado voters favor limiting marijuana home-grows

Mar 21, 2017

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Peter Marcus

Colorado voters favor limiting the number of marijuana plants that can be grown at home, according to a survey obtained by Colorado Politics. There is broad support for limiting home grows to 12 plants, according to the Keating Research poll, which was conducted between March 8-13. Colorado voters favor the 12-plant limit by 21 points, 57…
Home-grown marijuana crackdown passes first test in legislature

Mar 7, 2017

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Peter Marcus

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…
Attorney General Coffman says she’ll ‘stand up for the voters’ if feds crack down on marijuana

Feb 25, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Colorado’s chief law enforcement officer says she’s prepared to take on the federal government if the Trump administration threatens the state’s recreational marijuana industry. White House spokesman Sean Spicer on Thursday ignited a furor when he told reporters that states could face “greater enforcement” of federal laws banning recreational marijuana, although he didn’t go into…