Pubdate: Wed, 01 Jul 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

PURE MEDICAL PUSHED FROM DOWNTOWN, RAND PAUL GRADES HIGH

Pure Medical pushed out of downtown

Since the early days of the medical-marijuana boom, Pure Medical 
(puremedicalcolorado.com) has run two locations in town, one in 
Rockrimmon, which once drew a complaint to the city from District 
Attorney Dan May, who said he was calling only as a citizen, and one downtown.

The downtown location recently had to move, says manager Karlie Van 
Arnam, who says that she's heard from others within her organization 
that the owners were forced to non-renew the lease due to pressure 
from the note-holding bank. (County records show the owners to be 19 
North Tejon Partners, LLC, a legal entity that includes embattled 
local development company LandCo Equity Partners and nightclub mogul 
Sam Guadagnoli. Nobody answered a listed phone number.)

Thus, the second Pure Medical is born at 130 E. Cheyenne Road, near 
the Ivywild neighborhood, with a grand-opening party set from 1 to 5 
p.m. on July 24.

"We're going to have the O.pen party bus down - they have music and 
games," says Van Arnam. "Cheeba Chew's going to be there; we're going 
to have EdiPure down. We've got some free swag from Weed Maps and 
that kind of stuff to give away, so we're going to be doing a bunch 
of promotions. We will have deals on a bunch of product. We are also 
going to have pipes that we give away for any purchase over a hundred 
dollars; and EdiPure's going to be running a deal where you buy one 
and you get a 100 mg EdiPure for a penny."

Paul grades high on pot

Last Friday, the Marijuana Policy Project released its report card 
for 22 presidential candidates. Leading the class with an A- is 
Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul. The grade is "based largely on his 
sponsorship of a medical marijuana bill, his support for reducing 
marijuana-related penalties, and his strong support for allowing 
states to regulate marijuana for adult use," reads a press release. 
(Bernie Sanders gets a B, Hillary a B-, and Trump a C.)

On Tuesday, Yahoo News reported, Paul probably made history as the 
first major presidential candidate to solicit marijuana money at a 
fundraiser. A VIP reception at the Colorado Convention Center - which 
is concurrently hosting the second annual Cannabis Business Summit 
and Expo, held by the National Cannabis Industry Association - 
offered a chance to mix with the candidate for donations of $2,700 
("Attendee"), $5,400 ("Sponsor") or $10,400 ("Host").

"He will take your questions and talk about his support of federal 
medical marijuana," reads a pre-event press release from the NCIA, 
"his push to reform banking laws so they do not deny services to 
legal cannabis businesses, his work on criminal justice reform, and 
his support of allowing states to determine their own cannabis laws."
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