states rights
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Colorado can handle marijuana regulation without federal meddling
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As a father of four young children, I have concerns about the prevalence of marijuana in our community. The subject has become a regular topic of conversation in our family several times a week and every one of our children knows the pungent stench of marijuana. In my five years as a state senator I…
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Colorado lawmakers tear into Sessions, Justice Department decision to rescind policy on legal marijuana
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U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner, a Colorado Republican, said on Twitter Thursday he’s “prepared to take all steps necessary” to block a reported move by Attorney General Jeff Sessions reversing federal policy that has has let states legalize recreational marijuana. His Democratic counterpart, Michael Bennet, said the decision will “create unnecessary chaos and confusion.” “This reported…
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Colorado reduces marijuana growing limits on residential properties
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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…
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How did that song at the Ralph Carr hearing go, exactly?
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Michael Bellmont, a folk musician from Longmont, led attendees in song at a press conference introducing Thornton Democratic Rep. Joe Salazar’s Ralph Carr Freedom Defense Act, a states’ rights pro-immigrant and refugee bill. Bellmont felt an obligation to be there, he told The Colorado Statesman. He fears a “return to those dark days” when ethnic…
