Pubdate: Wed, 11 Mar 2015
Source: Colorado Springs Independent (CO)
Column: CannaBiz
Copyright: 2015 Colorado Springs Independent
Contact:  http://www.csindy.com
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1536
Author: Bryce Crawford

FASHION AND EDIBLES MEAN HYPE FOR HEMP AND MORE

Fruity and radical

Since the Indy first wrote about Blackberry Maverick in April of last 
year, the Colorado Springs clothing label has expanded sales into 
Denver, been featured in Los Angeles fashion magazines, and set up an 
office on East Platte Avenue.

All of which takes us to the brand's upcoming Spring/Summer 
collection - themed around "stormy sweets," referencing "the 
dualities inside of us" - which you can catch at Hype for Hemp, a 
trunk show at 8 p.m., Friday, March 20, hosted by Studio A64 (332 E. 
Colorado Ave., studioa64.com). Entry is $5, with dresses from $75 to $95.

Blackberry describes its approach to design as "Tak[ing] the Retro 
Woman to the Edge," which includes clothing made from a hemp blend, 
says founder and designer Leslie Robertson via web chat. "It is an 
amazing fabric and we have found there is a lot of buzz around this 
choice," she says. "We are doing this event as a beta test, to see 
what the actual interest is and are planning to do our second 
production run utilizing all fabrics that are hemp, bamboo, recycled 
poly and organic cotton."

Attendees can essentially expect a rocking dress-up party, with 
digital and Polaroid photographers and marijuana edibles from Sarah Giron.

"We will outfit the area to be a woman's dream closet," Robertson 
says. "We will have rolling racks ... and steamer trunks full of 
accessories and shoes from our sponsor, Irregular Choice. The plan is 
to create an environment that will allow women to play dress up and 
let out [their] inner child. They will also have the opportunity to 
. participate in a fashion show alongside actual models."

Sheriffs confused about law

Another marijuana lawsuit has found its way to the desk of new 
Colorado Attorney General Cynthia Coffman, and this time it's 
(mostly) homegrown. Six Colorado sheriffs, as well as counterparts in 
Kansas and Nebraska, are suing Gov. John Hickenlooper in U.S. 
District Court in an attempt to kill Amendment 64 because the 
plaintiffs say it conflicts with federal law.

"When these Colorado Sheriffs encounter marijuana while performing 
their duties ..." reads the suit, available at tiny.cc/pm38ux, "each 
is placed in the position of having to choose between violating his 
oath to uphold the U.S. Constitution and violating his oath to uphold 
the Colorado Constitution."

University of Denver law professor Sam Kamin tells the Denver Post 
that nothing requires county sheriffs to enforce federal law.

"Of the four [recent lawsuits], this is the one with the least 
merit," the paper quoted Kamin as saying. "They have targeted not 
just the [marijuana store] regulation piece but they're also 
essentially saying Colorado can't legalize marijuana. No one has ever 
gone that far."

The Gazette reports that new El Paso County Sheriff Bill Elder was 
not asked to join the suit.
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