Tag: john hickenlooper

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March 9, 2015
03/09/2015
Lawsuit Officially Filed Against Colorado for Legal Cannabis

Lawsuit Officially Filed Against Colorado for Legal Cannabis

Among those who filed the lawsuit are six Colorado sheriffs, four Nebraska sheriffs as well as two county attorneys from Nebraska and Kansas.
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August 21, 2014
08/21/2014
Hickenlooper: Marijuana Regulators Have Done ‘A Very Good Job’

Hickenlooper: Marijuana Regulators Have Done ‘A Very Good Job’

Gov. Hickenlooper says he’s pleased with the way his state has handled voters’ wishes on recreational marijuana legalization. “I think done a pretty good...
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June 16, 2014
06/16/2014
Colorado to Spend $9 Million on Medical Marijuana

Colorado to Spend $9 Million on Medical Marijuana

Colorado is preparing to begin the largest state-funded study on the benefits of medical marijuana, The Denver Post reports. Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper signed a bill that will...
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June 13, 2014
06/13/2014
Just Say No to Marijuana Tax, ‘No Over Taxation’ Sues

Just Say No to Marijuana Tax, ‘No Over Taxation’ Sues

Colorado overtaxes marijuana and is engaging in criminal activity by taxing something that is federally a crime, a “registered issue committee” called No Over Taxation claims in...
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June 9, 2014
06/09/2014
Colorado Law Sets Up Marijuana Banks; Feds Must OK

Colorado Law Sets Up Marijuana Banks; Feds Must OK

Gov. John Hickenlooper signed legislation Friday that tries to establish the world’s first financial system for the newly legal marijuana industry in Colorado. It would allow pot businesses to...
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May 29, 2014
05/29/2014
Marijuana Is Going Great, Says Colorado Government

Marijuana Is Going Great, Says Colorado Government

Colorado Gov. Hickenlooper opposed Amendment 64, but now he tells CBS News he has no major qualms with how things have gone. “If people didn’t smoke before, generally they’re...
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May 23, 2014
05/23/2014
Colorado: Lawmakers Approve Measure Funding State-Sponsored Medical Cannabis Research

Colorado: Lawmakers Approve Measure Funding State-Sponsored Medical Cannabis Research

State lawmakers have approved legislation, Senate Bill 155, to fund observational and clinical research assessing the safety and therapeutic efficacy of cannabis. Democrat Gov. John Hickenlooper signed the bill into...
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March 13, 2014
03/13/2014
Anti-Pot Group Complains Coloradans Not Buying Enough Pot

Anti-Pot Group Complains Coloradans Not Buying Enough Pot

But is Project SAM right to suggest that annual tax revenue from the Coloradan recreational marijuana business will be more like $24 million than $118 million next...
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December 4, 2013
12/04/2013
Colorado Governor Puts Cannabis Research in the Budget

Colorado Governor Puts Cannabis Research in the Budget

Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper put over $7 million in his proposed 2014 budget for medical research on cannabis.
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June 18, 2013
06/18/2013
Judge Torches Colorado’s Marijuana Magazine Rule

Judge Torches Colorado’s Marijuana Magazine Rule

A federal judge in Colorado struck down a law that would require magazines about marijuana to be sold behind counters like pornographic magazines, following findings by state...
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June 17, 2013
06/17/2013
Colorado Governor Signs Law Regulating State Hemp Production

Colorado Governor Signs Law Regulating State Hemp Production

Governor John Hickenlooper has signed legislation, Senate Bill 241, into law creating a new program within the Department of Agriculture to oversee the regulation of commercial hemp production. Hemp is...
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June 3, 2013
06/03/2013
Colorado Legislature Must Have Been Smoking Something

Colorado Legislature Must Have Been Smoking Something

Colorado voters have legalized recreational pot smoking, but this week the governor signed an unconstitutional bill that prohibits marijuana-centric magazines from being sold except from under the...
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May 31, 2013
05/31/2013
Colorado Governor Signs Marijuana Bills

Colorado Governor Signs Marijuana Bills

In a public ceremony at the state capitol in Denver Tuesday, Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper (D) signed into law four bills that will establish a legal, regulated marijuana...
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December 10, 2012
12/10/2012
Colorado Amendment 64 Signed Today by Governor Hickenlooper

Colorado Amendment 64 Signed Today by Governor Hickenlooper

Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper has quietly signed Amendment 64 into law today. Governor Hickenlooper has been unclear about when he will sign Amendment 64 into law, which...
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November 29, 2012
11/29/2012
Governor Hickenlooper to Create Marijuana Task Force to Iron Out Laws for Legal Weed in Colorado

Governor Hickenlooper to Create Marijuana Task Force to Iron Out Laws for Legal Weed in Colorado

Colorado Governor Hickenlooper will create a marijuana task force to help iron out the new laws and policy regarding legal marijuana in the state.
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November 12, 2012
11/12/2012
Bill Maher To Mason Tvert: Help Cali Legalize Cannabis and I’ll Fund It

Bill Maher To Mason Tvert: Help Cali Legalize Cannabis and I’ll Fund It

Mason Tvert, Executive Director for the Campaign to Regulate Marijuana like Alcohol, was on last Friday’s episode of Real Time with Bill Maher on HBO, and talks...
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November 9, 2012
11/09/2012
Colorado and Washington Legalized Marijuana Tuesday, What Happens Now?

Colorado and Washington Legalized Marijuana Tuesday, What Happens Now?

Tuesday night, the states of Colorado and Washington sent a loud and clear message to the federal government that they no longer wish to enforce the futile...
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November 9, 2012
11/09/2012
Marijuana Advocate Brings ‘Cheetos and Goldfish’ to Colorado Governor

Marijuana Advocate Brings ‘Cheetos and Goldfish’ to Colorado Governor

“I decided to break out the Cheetos and Goldfish for him and try to move the process along a little bit and I’m happy the governor is...
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November 9, 2012
11/09/2012
And the Federal Fast Talking Has Started…

And the Federal Fast Talking Has Started…

02:46pm I posited yesterday that federal fast talking about the Colorado and Washington initiatives would start soon. It turns out that federal fast talking hasn’t even needed feds to get...
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November 8, 2012
11/08/2012
Expect Federal Fast Talking About CO and WA to Start Soon

Expect Federal Fast Talking About CO and WA to Start Soon

05:16pm Not a day has passed since legalization initiatives passed in two states, and ominous words have already been spoken. According to CBS, “rug laws remain...
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