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March 8, 2013
03/08/2013
US Attorney General to Respond “Relatively Soon” to Cannabis Legalization

US Attorney General to Respond “Relatively Soon” to Cannabis Legalization

United States Attorney General Eric Holder told members of the US Senate that the Obama administration is still formulating its policy in regards to states that have legalized the...
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March 6, 2013
03/06/2013
More Overreaching Arguments Against Marijuana Legalization by DEA Chiefs and the UN

More Overreaching Arguments Against Marijuana Legalization by DEA Chiefs and the UN

The International Narcotics Control Board, a UN agency, and eight former DEA administrators came out swinging this week against marijuana legalization in Colorado and Washington. The INCB says the...
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March 5, 2013
03/05/2013
NJ Governor Claims He’s Not Sabotaging Medical Marijuana

NJ Governor Claims He’s Not Sabotaging Medical Marijuana

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie denies sabotaging the medical marijuana system in the state. “I do not want people flying to New Jersey, getting off a plane, going...
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March 5, 2013
03/05/2013
CO Sheriff’s Office: No Objective Test for Marijuana DUI

CO Sheriff’s Office: No Objective Test for Marijuana DUI

Aspen police and Pitkin County Sheriff’s have made no marijuana DUI arrests. Sheriff’s Office records manager Charlie Matthews: “I wouldn’t say it’s so much a policy as that...
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March 4, 2013
03/04/2013
Amendment 64 Task Force Finished Recommendations

Amendment 64 Task Force Finished Recommendations

Colorado’s Amendment 64 Task Force finished its work as February came to a close. After months of work and several public meetings, the task force has done...
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March 4, 2013
03/04/2013
Boulder Council Poised Tuesday to Tackle Recreational Marijuana Rules

Boulder Council Poised Tuesday to Tackle Recreational Marijuana Rules

The Boulder City Council will consider recreational marijuana regulations proposed by city officials at its regular meeting Tuesday, covering topics such as recreational pot stores and 21 being the...
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March 1, 2013
03/01/2013
The Aspen Legal Seminar – Register Now! Reserve Your Room!

The Aspen Legal Seminar – Register Now! Reserve Your Room!

The 2013 NORML Aspen Legal Seminar registration site is now live on the NORML website, and we urge you to register now for what will surely be another exceptional legal seminar...
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March 1, 2013
03/01/2013
Colorado’s New Weed Acadamy Run by a Former NASA Scientist

Colorado’s New Weed Acadamy Run by a Former NASA Scientist

In Colorado, where it’s legal to possess weed for recreational use but still a crime to sell it, one former NASA scientist is teaching enterprising smokers how to grow...
By: Andy Cush
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February 28, 2013
02/28/2013
Broomfield, CO Bans Marijuana Businesses Until 2015

Broomfield, CO Bans Marijuana Businesses Until 2015

Broomfield’s City Council voted 7-3 to ban marijuana businesses in the city until January, 2015. The ban could be made permanent afterward with a public vote. Since...
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February 26, 2013
02/26/2013
Time: Will High Marijuana Taxes Encourage Black Markets?

Time: Will High Marijuana Taxes Encourage Black Markets?

Figuring out an appropriate marijuana tax policy is more complicated than it sounds. In Washington State, there is a 25% tax at three different stages of cannabis...
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February 25, 2013
02/25/2013
Weedist Talks to Mason Tvert of Marijuana Policy Project

Weedist Talks to Mason Tvert of Marijuana Policy Project

Weedists: Meet Mason Tvert “Weedists are the people who are out there fighting the good fight and these are their stories.” Mason Tvert is largely credited with the...
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February 25, 2013
02/25/2013
Castle Rock, CO Bans Commercial Marijuana Operations

Castle Rock, CO Bans Commercial Marijuana Operations

The city of Castle Rock, a short drive south from Denver, Colorado, has finalized a ban that covers commercial marijuana cultivation, manufacturing, testing and sales within town limits. Luckily,...
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February 21, 2013
02/21/2013
CO’s Amendment 64 Task Force Recommends Marijuana Tourism

CO’s Amendment 64 Task Force Recommends Marijuana Tourism

Colorado’s Amendment 64 Task Force has voted to recommend allowing tourists to buy marijuana, though the amount will be limited to curb resale attempts. The task force also...
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February 20, 2013
02/20/2013
Federal Marijuana Reform Bills Gaining Attention

Federal Marijuana Reform Bills Gaining Attention

In the wake of the introduction of federal marijuana reform bills on February 5, the national media has started paying closer attention to the possibility of change in the...
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February 19, 2013
02/19/2013
Amendment 64 Task Force – Employers Choose Own Policies

Amendment 64 Task Force – Employers Choose Own Policies

Colorado’s Amendment 64 Task Force recommendeds that employers may choose to keep existing policies regarding marijuana use for employees or write their own company policies. This means...
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February 15, 2013
02/15/2013
Legal Pot Boosts Tourism Revenue

Legal Pot Boosts Tourism Revenue

Even without retail stores for legal recreational marijuana, many Canadians have already begun taking their vacations in Washington and Colorado. This influx of tourism is due to...
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February 15, 2013
02/15/2013
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.02.14)

Medical Marijuana Update (2013.02.14)

What? Nothing happened in California? It’s a rare week, but the quiet in the Golden State is being made up for by action in state legislatures around...
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February 13, 2013
02/13/2013
Colorado Passes Responsible Medical Marijuana Vendors’ Bill

Colorado Passes Responsible Medical Marijuana Vendors’ Bill

The Colorado House of Representatives has passed HB 1061, a bill that will create training programs for medical marijuana employees. Any dispensary with all employees trained would...
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February 13, 2013
02/13/2013
CO ‘Free’ Marijuana Delivery Service Raided, Could Face Life

CO ‘Free’ Marijuana Delivery Service Raided, Could Face Life

Billygoatgreen MMJ, the Colorado Springs delivery service that offered free marijuana in exchange for a delivery charge, has been raided by police. The owners now face serious...
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February 8, 2013
02/08/2013
Another Colorado Town Bans Marijuana Clubs

Another Colorado Town Bans Marijuana Clubs

Steamboat Springs, Colorado is the latest of many CO cities adopting ’emergency’ ordinances to prevent the formation of private marijuana clubs. Most CO cities banning marijuana clubs...
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