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51 US CO: Psychedelic MiracleWed, 20 Jul 2016
Source:Colorado Springs Independent (CO) Author:Stanley, J. Adrian Area:Colorado Lines:439 Added:07/20/2016

Hallucinogenic African Bark Could Be the Answer to Heroin Addiction, and Addiction in General

Richard Dilley had tried everything by the time he traveled to Mexico and agreed to ingest a drug derived from a hallucinogenic African shrub bark that, he was told, would alter his brain. All for the bargain price of $10,000.

While terrifying in a way, the drug known as ibogaine (or Tabernanthe iboga in its natural state) was, at this point, less of a horror than the drug Dilley had been addicted to since his teen years.

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52US CO: Pot Sales Could Help Fund $7m Civic CenterFri, 15 Jul 2016
Source:Denver Post (CO) Author:Aguilar, John Area:Colorado Lines:Excerpt Added:07/15/2016

EDGEWATER - This may not be the city that cannabis built, but Colorado's most famous cash crop could soon be the driving force behind construction of a $7 million, 40,000-square-foot civic center in this tiny community wedged between Lakewood and Denver.

Edgewater is exploring using sales tax revenue from marijuana sales to cover more than half the cost - $4 million - of building a facility that will house a new city hall, police station, fitness center and library. It's a project that likely wouldn't move forward - - at least not for years - absent the tax remittances made by the city's halfdozen pot shops. The city expects to collect north of $1.2 million in sales tax revenues from pot in 2016.

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53US CO: Manufacturing, Retail Positions Growing In Colo.Fri, 15 Jul 2016
Source:Denver Post (CO) Author:Wallace, Alicia Area:Colorado Lines:Excerpt Added:07/15/2016

Halfway through 2016, Colorado's employment growth is meeting expectations and the the economy continues to outperform the nation: Employment is growing faster here, housing is hotter and incomes are higher, according to a report released Thursday by the University of Colorado Leeds School of Business.

And Colorado's fledgling marijuana industry - which, in the grand scheme of things, is just a tiny sliver of the economic pie chart - is backfilling retail sales losses from the bankruptcy of a certain Englewood-based sporting goods retailer and bolstering otherwise sluggish manufacturing segments, according to the Colorado Business Review report.

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54US CO: Editorial: Anti-pot Side's Dubious ClaimFri, 15 Jul 2016
Source:Denver Post (CO)          Area:Colorado Lines:Excerpt Added:07/15/2016

News that backers of an antipot ballot measure decided to shelve their campaign should count as a hollow victory for Colorado's cannabis industry - and as a clear wake-up call.

For one thing, the surprising claim that the marijuana industry gamed the system to keep Amendment 139 from voters would be, if substantiated, a public relations nightmare. But that's not all. The ballot fight stirs up a second perception problem that marijuana sellers would be smart to address on their own.

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55 US CO: Column: Dear Stoner: How Much Marijuana Can a TouristThu, 14 Jul 2016
Source:Westword (Denver, CO) Author:Fuego, Herbert Area:Colorado Lines:61 Added:07/14/2016

Dear Stoner: I'll be visiting Colorado this summer, and everyone is telling me I can only buy a quarter-ounce. Is that true? If so, is that for every shop, or can I buy more at another?

Dear Based: It used to be that way, but not any longer! In June, Governor John Hickenlooper signed a law bumping up the out-of-stater limit to an ounce, so you don't have to limit yourself to a quarter-ounce at each shop you visit. Not that I've met many people who go through a quarter in a day - but they're out there.

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56 US CO: Column: Marijuana Industry Cheats Death With CleverWed, 13 Jul 2016
Source:Colorado Springs Independent (CO) Author:Stein, Nat Area:Colorado Lines:88 Added:07/14/2016

A statewide ballot initiative aimed at Colorado's legal cannabis industry disintegrated on July 8, much to the chagrin of its proponents and relief of opponents.

Amendment 139, which would've effectively taken 80 percent of products off dispensaries' shelves, had scored approvals from the state Title Board, Colorado Supreme Court and Secretary of State's Office. But, according to backers' withdrawal announcement, the task of gathering 98,492 valid signatures by Aug. 8 became nearly impossible when, they alleged, industry-funded opposition "[bought] off signature gatherers to keep the initiative from moving forward."

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57US CO: Activists Withdraw Controversial Amendment 139Sat, 09 Jul 2016
Source:Denver Post (CO) Author:Baca, Ricardo Area:Colorado Lines:Excerpt Added:07/12/2016

The activists aiming to implement strict THC limits on Colorado's recreational marijuana industry will withdraw the controversial Amendment 139 next week, their attorney told The Cannabist on Friday.

"139 is done," said attorney Frank McNulty, Colorado's former Speaker of the House and the lawyer representing the Healthy Colorado Coalition, made up of citizens pushing for tighter controls on the cannabis industry. "This is something I spent a great deal of time on in my last two years in the legislature, and my interest in protecting our state and our kids hasn't waned since then.

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58US CO: Star Musicians In Tune With Signature PotMon, 11 Jul 2016
Source:Denver Post (CO) Author:Blevins, Jason Area:Colorado Lines:Excerpt Added:07/11/2016

Latest Innovation From Weed Growers Is More Partnership Than Endorsement Deal.

Pot is going the way of sneakers and snowboards.

As cannabis fights for a foothold in the U.S. economy, innovative weed growers are taking cues from a variety of industries - footwear, musical instruments, skis and snowboards, for example - and working with superstar musicians to develop signature marijuana strains, pro-model cannabis that sails off the shelves.

Colorado's growers - captains of the state's maturing cannabis scene - - are leading the charge in this next stage of marijuana marketing that's more partnership than endorsement deal.

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59 US CO: LTE: Denver's Glaring Pot-Shop SignsThu, 07 Jul 2016
Source:Denver Post (CO) Author:Poley, Robert L. Area:Colorado Lines:32 Added:07/08/2016

Marijuana is legal in Denver and Boulder. As you drive around Boulder, you will notice that the marijuana stores are low-key - almost invisible. Driving through Denver, the marijuana stores are quite glaring. To me, the visible marketing cheapens the look of Denver.

I suggest that Denver politicians can learn something from Boulder. Boulder's zoning laws tightly regulate marijuana marketing. I think that really helps Boulder's image.

Should low-key visual marketing be considered in Denver, the marijuana stores will complain about how much money they've invested in signage. I suggest the Denver City Council give them four years to recoup the investment, then make the stores take down the signs.

Denver can do better!

Robert L. Poley,

Boulder

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60US CO: Marijuana Issues On Ballot?Thu, 07 Jul 2016
Source:Denver Post (CO) Author:Murray, Jon Area:Colorado Lines:Excerpt Added:07/08/2016

Dueling Petitions Would Allow for Social Use of Pot

Denver voters could have their pick in November between two initiatives aimed at allowing social use of marijuana in different places.

One group has been gathering signatures for an initiative that would allow private marijuana consumption clubs. The other has a more expansive aim: to allow nearly any business, including a bar, to offer a set-off, 21-and-over public "consumption area," so long as the owner obtains a neighborhood group's support first.

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61 US CO: Column: Dear Stoner: Who's Open After 7 P.m.?Thu, 07 Jul 2016
Source:Westword (Denver, CO) Author:Fuego, Herbert Area:Colorado Lines:59 Added:07/07/2016

Dear Stoner: My friend said his landlord has been giving him shit for smoking pot. WTF? It's legal!

Deb

Dear Deb: It sure is, but that doesn't protect renters who smoke pot in a house owned by someone else. It's not uncommon to see no-smoking stipulations in leases, and they aren't limited to just tobacco (though few are crafty enough to specify vaporizers or smoking in the back yard). Unless your friend's landlord is persistent and lives close enough to spy, smoking pot there isn't much different than smoking pot was in any rental house three and a half years ago, when it was still illegal.

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62 US CO: PUB LTE: Pot Taxes For Potholes?Wed, 06 Jul 2016
Source:Denver Post (CO) Author:Costello, Jeff Area:Colorado Lines:24 Added:07/06/2016

When I came to Denver three years ago, I was a bit shocked at the condition of the streets. Oh well, I thought, money must be tight here. But then marijuana legalization happened and I read about the avalanche of money it created. Do the pot users and wide-eyed would-be millionaire entrepreneurs not use the roads? One would think some of this newfound source of tax money could be used to repair at least the worst of them. No?

Jeff Costello,

Denver

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63 US CO: Column: With Plant Limit in Effect, Patients Speak OutWed, 06 Jul 2016
Source:Colorado Springs Independent (CO) Author:Stein, Nat Area:Colorado Lines:95 Added:07/06/2016

Crouse worries new local law will lead to another years-long legal battle.

Bob Crouse didn't think he'd still be fighting. Standing outside the City Administration Building downtown with a cardboard sign and a cadre of medical marijuana supporters on Wednesday, June 29, he remembers this exact day four years ago. It was 4:20 p.m., he says, that a jury decided he was not guilty on charges of felony possession with intent to distribute.

That moment of elation contrasted the nightmarish events leading up to it. Diagnosed with leukemia in 2007, Crouse says his prospects looked grim until he started medicating with homemade "phoenix tears" - - a concentrated oil extracted from cannabis flower. That regimen started killing his cancer cells, but in May 2011, local police cut down and confiscated his 55 marijuana plants and pounds of processed flower. After being acquitted, he sued to get his medicine back - some $300,000 worth - plants that ultimately were returned dead and unusable.

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64US CO: State Has $ 2.4m For Research On MarijuanaSat, 02 Jul 2016
Source:Denver Post (CO) Author:Ingold, John Area:Colorado Lines:Excerpt Added:07/02/2016

Colorado's Health Department has $ 2.4 million to put toward studies about marijuana use, and now it is looking for researchers to help spend it.

The department this week began accepting grant applications for its Retail Marijuana Health Monitoring Program. The department already has a historic research program to fund studies on medical marijuana. The new grants, funded by the legislature this spring, will go toward studies about the health effects of marijuana use more generally across the state post-legalization. Money for the grants comes from marijuana taxes.

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65 US CO: PUB LTE: Denver's Reaction to the Deterioration ofSat, 02 Jul 2016
Source:Denver Post (CO) Author:Hackworth, Ben Area:Colorado Lines:44 Added:07/02/2016

"Denver mayor says violence won't be tolerated on 16th Street Mall," June 30 news story ( online only).

Let's just assume what DenverMayorMichael Hancock is saying is true- that marijuana is ruining the 16th Street Mall, which most people would find preposterous.

Where has his leadership been as he's seen the mall's safety deteriorating?

The 16th Street Mall is the most visited place in Denver and has deserved more police protection since long before marijuana was legalized.

It's time for city leaders to have the appropriate amount of police officers for the whole city.

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66US CO: Legalizing Pot In Colo. Didn't Increase Teen UseFri, 01 Jul 2016
Source:San Diego Union Tribune (CA) Author:Wheaton, Daniel Area:Colorado Lines:Excerpt Added:07/01/2016

With California poised to vote on marijuana legalization in November, some may be asking, "What effect would it have on our youths?"

If Colorado is any measure, youth use may not rise. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment surveyed teens about marijuana habits and found that marijuana use has decreased 5 percentage points since 2009. Then, 43 percent said they had used marijuana, while now that number is at 38 percent.

Colorado's voters legalized marijuana for adults with a ballot measure in 2012.

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67 US CO: Column: Dear Stoner: How Can I Get the Weed Smell OutThu, 30 Jun 2016
Source:Westword (Denver, CO) Author:Fuego, Herbert Area:Colorado Lines:53 Added:06/30/2016

Dear Stoner: I really want to try my hand at growing my own, but I live across the street from an elementary school. What am I supposed to? Jamey

Dear Jamey: Once cultivating marijuana became legal under the Colorado Constitution in 2012, you've been allowed to grow marijuana in your home no matter where you live - as long as you're the homeowner or have permission from the homeowner. Think of it this way: Can a homeowner brew beer on his/her property if it's near a school? The answer is yes, so what makes growing recreational marijuana any different - other than years of uneducated prohibition?

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68 US CO: Column: All Cash, No Banks For DispensariesWed, 29 Jun 2016
Source:Colorado Springs Independent (CO) Author:Stein, Nat Area:Colorado Lines:110 Added:06/29/2016

At around 5 p.m. on Monday, June 20, a medical marijuana center on the north side of Colorado Springs was the target of an armed robbery. According to the police blotter, "a male with a light complexion wearing dark clothes" entered the business, weapon in hand, demanding cash. He made away with an undisclosed amount of money and merchandise.

Lt. Timothy Stankey, police department spokesman, says that because the suspect is still at-large and an investigation is just getting underway, the full case report is unavailable.

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69US CO: Proposals To Roll Out Pot Clubs Spark DebateSun, 26 Jun 2016
Source:Denver Post (CO) Author:Wyatt, Kristen Area:Colorado Lines:Excerpt Added:06/26/2016

Backers say smokers need "place to go"; foes foresee "wrong message"

Legal marijuana is giving Colorado a stinky conundrum. Visitors can buy the drug, but they can't use it in public. Or in a rental car. Or in most hotel rooms.

The result is something marijuana advocates and opponents feared - people toking up on sidewalks, in city parks, and in alleys behind bars and restaurants - despite laws against doing so. And they're getting dinged with public marijuana consumption tickets.

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70 US CO: Pot Foes Dismiss Study ResultsSat, 25 Jun 2016
Source:Los Angeles Times (CA) Author:Evans, Erica Area:Colorado Lines:85 Added:06/26/2016

When Colorado legalized marijuana for recreational use in 2012, opponents of the new law warned that more teenagers would start using the drug.

But teen use of marijuana has held steady, according to a new survey of nearly 17,000 high school and middle school students by the state Department of Public Health and Environment.

The study, released this week, also found that "Colorado does not significantly differ from the national average in lifetime or current marijuana use."

Colorado, which has some of the most liberal marijuana laws in the country, is something of a test case for legalization, as 25 states now allow medical or recreational use of the drug to varying degrees. Legalization advocates have seized on the findings to bolster their position.

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71 US CO: Colorado Teens' Pot Use Not SurgingSat, 25 Jun 2016
Source:Honolulu Star-Advertiser (HI)          Area:Colorado Lines:38 Added:06/26/2016

DENVER (AP) - Marijuana use among Colorado high-schoolers has not increased since legalization, the state Health Department reported Monday in a new batch of youth survey results.

The 2015 Healthy Kids Colorado survey of about 17,000 middle and high school students across the state showed that 21.2 percent of high school students reported that they currently use pot. That's just a hair below the national average, which was 21.7 percent.

Since voters approved recreational marijuana use for those 21 and older in 2012, Colorado has worked to keep youths off of pot. Campaigns have said the drug will keep them from achieving their full potential and reminded them their brains aren't fully developed until they reach 25.

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72 US CO: PUB LTE: Teen Pot UseThu, 23 Jun 2016
Source:Pueblo Chieftain (CO) Author:Warren, Chris Area:Colorado Lines:37 Added:06/26/2016

In a recent Associated Press article "Colorado: Youth pot use hasn't gone up since legalization" the main idea was that overall in Colorado marijuana use among high schoolers has remained stagnant at 21 percent, just below the national average of 22 percent. The Pueblo for Positive Impact group found the rate in Pueblo is much higher at 30.1 percent among high schoolers and decided to post several posts to its Facebook page, emphasizing this huge difference.

The rate in Pueblo is the highest in the state and was for the past survey as well. I have recently been blocked by the group for posing links to the past survey showing Pueblo use is actually declining since dispensaries were opened in the state.

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73 US CO: Pot Clubs? Colo. Backers Want Legal Site to Light UpFri, 24 Jun 2016
Source:Chicago Tribune (IL) Author:Wyatt, Kristen Area:Colorado Lines:67 Added:06/24/2016

DENVER (AP) - Legal marijuana is giving Colorado a stinky conundrum. Visitors can buy the drug, but they can't use it in public. Or in a rental car. Or in most hotel rooms.

The result is something marijuana advocates and opponents alike feared - people toking up on sidewalks, in city parks and in alleys behind bars and restaurants - despite laws against doing so. And they're getting dinged with tickets.

From Denver to mountain resorts like Aspen and Breckenridge, police wrote nearly 800 citations for the new crime of public consumption in 2014, the first year recreational sales began.

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74US CO: Editorial: The Good News On Teen Pot UseThu, 23 Jun 2016
Source:Denver Post (CO)          Area:Colorado Lines:Excerpt Added:06/23/2016

The biggest single risk in legalizing marijuana in 2012 - with no other issue even close - was the effect it might have on adolescents.

Would usage skyrocket among this group? Teens who use drugs are more likely than adults to end up dependent on them and to suffer other long-term consequences, such as academic failure. If it can be shown for sure that legalization pushes more kids into pot use, most arguments on behalf of legal pot would be overwhelmed.

That's why the recent data from the state's Healthy Kids Colorado Survey, which shows marijuana use among high school students has not increased and is roughly the same as the national average, is so heartening. Even the most ardent opponents of legalization ought to pleased, since the prospect of repealing Amendment 64 in the near future is approximately zero. We're going to be living with the consequences of legalization for the time being, both good and bad.

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75 US CO: Numbers Of Teen Dope-Smokers FlatThu, 23 Jun 2016
Source:New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)          Area:Colorado Lines:65 Added:06/22/2016

Rates of cannabis use among Colorado's teenagers are essentially unchanged in the years since the state's voters legalised marijuana in 2012, new survey data from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment shows.

Last year, 21 per cent of Colorado youths had used marijuana in the past 30 days. That rate is slightly lower than the national average and down slightly from the 25 per cent who used marijuana in 2009, before legalisation. The survey was based on a random sample of 17,000 middle and high school students in Colorado.

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76 US CO: Column: Challenging Retail Pot In PuebloWed, 22 Jun 2016
Source:Colorado Springs Independent (CO) Author:Stein, Nat Area:Colorado Lines:111 Added:06/22/2016

The initiative against pot in both the city and county of Pueblo supposedly leaves the medical side alone. Indeed, the language of the submitted ballot question specifies "retail" marijuana facilities and the campaign for its passage focuses on the ills of legalizing recreational use. But, in effect, the two sides of the industry are so intertwined that banning one could pose a serious threat to the other.

According to the state Marijuana Enforcement Division's records, 17 of Pueblo County's 22 licensed retail marijuana dispensaries have a corresponding medical center - nearly all in the same location.

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77 US CO: Legal Weed Sparks Debate Over Allowing Pot ClubsWed, 22 Jun 2016
Source:Washington Times (DC) Author:Wyatt, Kristen Area:Colorado Lines:78 Added:06/22/2016

DENVER (AP) - Legal marijuana is giving Colorado a stinky conundrum. Visitors can buy the drug, but they can't use it in public. Or in a rental car. Or in most hotel rooms.

The result is something marijuana advocates and opponents feared - people toking up on sidewalks, in city parks and in alleys behind bars and restaurants - despite laws against doing so. And they're getting dinged with public marijuana consumption tickets.

From the capital city of Denver to mountain resorts like Aspen and Breckenridge, police wrote nearly 800 citations for the new crime of public consumption in 2014, the first year recreational sales began.

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78 US CO: Colo.: No Rise In Youth Pot UseTue, 21 Jun 2016
Source:Albuquerque Journal (NM)          Area:Colorado Lines:30 Added:06/21/2016

21% Figure Just Below National Average

DENVER (AP) - Marijuana use among Colorado high schoolers has not increased since legalization. That's according to the state Health Department, which released a new batch of youth survey results Monday.

The 2015 survey of about 17,000 middle and high school students across the state showed that about 21 percent of high school students reported that they currently use pot. That's just a hair below the national average, which was almost 22 percent.

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79US CO: Survey: Pot Use Among Colo. Teens FlatTue, 21 Jun 2016
Source:Denver Post (CO) Author:Ingold, John Area:Colorado Lines:Excerpt Added:06/21/2016

One out of every five Colorado teens admits having used marijuana in the past month, but that rate has not increased since pot was legalized in the state and is in line with the national average, according to a new report from the state Health Department.

Among the other findings of the 2015 Healthy Kids Colorado Survey, released Monday:

The large majority of Colorado middle and high school students - 62 percent - say they have never used marijuana.

Alcohol is the drug of choice among Colorado teens, with 30 percent of kids surveyed saying they drank within the previous month.

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80US CO: Group Wants Voters To Stop SalesMon, 20 Jun 2016
Source:Denver Post (CO) Author:Riley, Rachel Area:Colorado Lines:Excerpt Added:06/20/2016

Commissioner Is Open to a Ballot Question but Suspects a Ban Is Unlikely.

Legal recreational marijuana and a low cost of living have drawn growers, sellers and users to the Pueblo area, but a group of residents hopes to change that.

Citizens for a Healthy Pueblo submitted petitions to the county and state that, if approved, will place measures to ban commercial cultivation and sales of recreational marijuana in the city and county of Pueblo in November.

"We've had this for almost 2 1/2 years, we see what it looks like, and we don't want it for our community," said Charlene Graham, the group's chairwoman.

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81US CO: Column: How DEA Should Classify PotSun, 19 Jun 2016
Source:Denver Post (CO) Author:Downey, Tom Area:Colorado Lines:Excerpt Added:06/19/2016

A Three-Part Approach Can Satisfy State, Feds Alike

This summer may be a big moment in the national conversation about marijuana. With a decision coming by July 1, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency could partially legalize medical marijuana, and the federal government could usher in a new era with a comprehensive and multi-structural approach to pot policy.

Just don't expect to fill a marijuana brownie prescription at your local drug store any time soon.

Marijuana has been a Schedule I narcotic since 1970. That means, in the eyes of the federal government, marijuana has no medicinal value and is highly addictive.

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82 US CO: Group Files Petitions to Ban Pueblo RecreationalThu, 16 Jun 2016
Source:Pueblo Chieftain (CO) Author:Mestas, Anthony A. Area:Colorado Lines:117 Added:06/17/2016

Citizens for a Healthy Pueblo submitted more than the required amount of signed petitions to both the City Clerk and the Pueblo County Clerk and Recorder Thursday to place initiatives on the November ballot that would eliminate commercialized marijuana in the city and the county.

The anti-pot group, which has been collecting signatures over the last eight weeks, turned in 4,476 signatures to the city - 2,541 petitions more than the required amount - to City Clerk Gina Dutcher. Dutcher's staff counted the signatures Thursday. The signatures were signed on 177 petition sections.

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83US CO: Pot Banking Passes Hurdle - AgainFri, 17 Jun 2016
Source:Denver Post (CO) Author:Migoya, David Area:Colorado Lines:Excerpt Added:06/17/2016

The Bill Would Forbid the Use of Federal Funds to Punish Banks.

Banks wishing to do business with the marijuana industry without fear of government reprisal inched closer to reality - again - when a Senate committee Thursday approved a measure - again - to do just that.

A bill nearly identical to one passed by the Senate last year, this time sponsored by Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley and Washington Sen. Patty Murray, was approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee and would forbid the use of federal funds to penalize a financial institution that works with marijuana enterprises legally operating under state laws.

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84 US CO: Column: Dear Stoner: Does MMJ Do Anything for Migraines?Thu, 16 Jun 2016
Source:Westword (Denver, CO) Author:Fuego, Herbert Area:Colorado Lines:62 Added:06/16/2016

Dear Stoner: I've been dealing with migraines for years, and my prescribed medication rarely works. I've been thinking about medical marijuana as an alternative treatment. Does it do anything for migraines?

Ken

Dear Ken: They say that those who deal with migraines and insomnia are the most intelligent and creative people; I am neither, but my dumb ass still dealt with the same issue growing up. I tried all sorts of treatments - aspirin, prescription ibuprofen and Imitrex, multiple MRIs, even locking myself in a dark, silent room - but nothing worked. I've also gotten so stoned that I've forgotten I even had a migraine - but that put me out of commission longer than the headache ever did. Finally, I spoke with a medical marijuana doctor about my condition, and he recommended tinctures and edibles.

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85 US CO: Column: Canna Activists to Obama: Deschedule NowWed, 15 Jun 2016
Source:Colorado Springs Independent (CO) Author:Stein, Nat Area:Colorado Lines:105 Added:06/15/2016

Advocates call for descheduling.

Last week, CannaBiz covered local activists' demonstration outside the Air Force Academy before President Barack Obama's widely watched commencement address. As cars from all over the country poured in, the loosely affiliated Cannabis Patient Rights Coalition spoke out - asking the mayor to stop tightening local regulations and the president to stop classifying cannabis as an illegal narcotic.

That federally illegal status is cause for much consternation in Colorado's burgeoning industry and all those who operate, regulate, litigate, finance and insure it. But, as the activists lining the road into the Air Force Academy on the morning of June 2 readily admit, changing that status has to be done properly.

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86 US CO: PUB LTE: Cannabis Jobs, Taxes Are At RiskSun, 12 Jun 2016
Source:Pueblo Chieftain (CO) Author:Hanson, Vince Area:Colorado Lines:40 Added:06/15/2016

I am gravely concerned about the effort to ban the sale, cultivation and testing facilities of recreational marijuana in Pueblo County. Now that marijuana is legal in Colorado, counties have the choice of whether to regulate the industry locally. Through responsible regulation, they create a climate in which jobs are created and tax revenue is generated.

Pueblo County has aggressively regulated the retail marijuana industry. These regulations have added over $3 million in revenue to Pueblo County since 2014. This new revenue stream has benefited all our citizens through scholarships, services for the homeless, 4-H and FFA and other programs.

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87 US CO: PUB LTE: Proposed Marijuana Ban MisguidedSun, 12 Jun 2016
Source:Pueblo Chieftain (CO) Author:Mendez, John Area:Colorado Lines:49 Added:06/14/2016

I have been following Citizens for a Healthy Pueblo for some time now and I must say I am very disappointed in the name choice. I would say that "citizens against marijuana in Pueblo" would be much more appropriate.

Among marijuana companies, dispensaries open to the public are the largest source of tax for a city. Retail marijuana is taxed more heavily than anything else in the marijuana industry. Last year, the tax collected from marijuana (rivaled) the tax collected from alcohol in Colorado.

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88 US CO: Column: Dear Stoner: Can I Use My MMJ Card In Vegas?Thu, 09 Jun 2016
Source:Westword (Denver, CO) Author:Fuego, Herbert Area:Colorado Lines:58 Added:06/09/2016

Dear Stoner:I'm going to Vegas in October and wonder if I can use my Colorado medical card to pick up a little medicine while I'm there. Rich

Dear Rich: Nevada is one of the few medical marijuana states with a reciprocity law that allows out-of-state patients to possess and purchase cannabis while they're visiting. Although the state might not have as many dispensaries or options as you'll find in Colorado, Nevada has become a haven for patients coming from states with more restrictive regulations - and those coming from states with no MMJ. A February article in the Las Vegas Sun detailed how pre-screened tourists with a valid California ID or U.S. passport boarded a California-bound bus in Vegas and were connected with a doctor, who evaluated the tourists for a California medical card. If the tourists were approved, a medical marijuana recommendation was printed on the bus in Vegas, where the new patients were then free to visit dispensaries and carry and consume cannabis.

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89 US CO: Column: Obama's Academy Visit Primetime for CannabisWed, 08 Jun 2016
Source:Colorado Springs Independent (CO) Author:Stein, Nat Area:Colorado Lines:94 Added:06/08/2016

Even for a city always crawling with military brass, our June 2 visitor was still a cut above. The Commander in Chief was in town to address the Air Force Academy's graduation ceremony - an affair that brought in proud families from all over the country and, of course, sizable media attention.

Local cannabis activists saw an opportunity in the occasion. Rolling out of bed at sunrise, a group of 10 diehards gathered around the Academy's gates to send a message to President Barack Obama, Mayor John Suthers and all the ceremony attendees: Leave patients alone.

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90 US CO: PUB LTE: No-Pot PetitionFri, 03 Jun 2016
Source:Pueblo Chieftain (CO) Author:Cantor, Bryan Area:Colorado Lines:54 Added:06/04/2016

This letter is not to start a debate or argue whether I'm pro-or anti-cannabis. Every person in Pueblo has the right to believe whatever they so choose, along with the right to vote on what's happening within their own county.

I am just informing the people who read The Pueblo Chieftain on what the petition really means and intends to do. There are four types of licenses for marijuana, and there are retail and medical licenses for each.

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91 US CO: LTE: Heroin And PotTue, 31 May 2016
Source:Pueblo Chieftain (CO) Author:Alsever, Robert N. Area:Colorado Lines:57 Added:06/04/2016

When it comes to the war on marijuana in Pueblo, pot proponents claim we should worry about "real" drugs like heroin and prescription drugs- not marijuana. My answer: We do worry. I believe making marijuana legal has only fueled heroin use.

Fifteen years ago physicians and hospitals were told they weren't managing pain adequately. Health care responded. What followed was a national prescription opiate epidemic.

The Center for Disease Control reports prescription opioid abuse leads to a 40-fold increase in heroin use. Yet Colorado opiate prescriptions per 100 residents have decreased (CDC 2014). Our state weighs in at 70, compared with 120 to 140 for the Rust Belt and southern states.

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92 US CO: Column: Dear Stoner: How Do You Make Herb Tinctures?Thu, 02 Jun 2016
Source:Westword (Denver, CO) Author:Fuego, Herbert Area:Colorado Lines:52 Added:06/02/2016

Dear Stoner: I just got some pot brownies, and I'm not planning to ingest them for two weeks. Do you think the potency will still be the same, and if they'll be okay to eat? Can I heat them up if they go hard?Tasnim

Dear Tasnim: We've talked to multiple cannabis bakeries and kitchens about the shelf life of edibles, and all of them have said that edibles are pretty hard to tarnish in terms of potency, so two weeks definitely wouldn't be long enough to harm your brownies. The "normal" ingredients in them are what you need to worry about, because they'll decay much faster on your kitchen counter than THC would. Throw the brownies in the freezer if you're scared of spoilage, but that's just to fend off mold, not THC degradation. Freezing definitely beats food poisoning - and what a waste of pot that would be!

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93 US CO: Column: Lamborn Votes Against Vets' Access to MedicalWed, 01 Jun 2016
Source:Colorado Springs Independent (CO) Author:Stein, Nat Area:Colorado Lines:100 Added:06/01/2016

Third time was the charm for Congress to pass legislation to let Veterans Administration doctors discuss medical marijuana with patients in states where it's legal (like this one!). From a 195-222 failed House vote in 2014 to a narrower 210-213 loss in 2015, this month the House shifted to a 233-189 approval - reflecting the transformation in public opinion over those years.

Among the "no" votes that failed to stop the action, co-authored by Rep. Jared Polis, D-Boulder, was Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colorado Springs. Lamborn, who represents this veteran-laden district and sits on the House Veteran Affairs Committee, has long decried the shortcomings of what he terms "Obama's VA department." Many local vets are as familiar with those shortcomings - the bureaucratic bottlenecking of much-needed care - as they are with elected leaders' failure to effect meaningful reform. And that frustration has fueled the fight for expanded access to medical marijuana to treat the wounds of war, as detailed in the Indy's April 20 cover story "Aim to Heal."

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94 US CO: He Got High And Killed His WifeWed, 01 Jun 2016
Source:Los Angeles Times (CA) Author:Kelly, David Area:Colorado Lines:134 Added:06/01/2016

Richard Kirk Is Charged With Murder, but a Lawsuit Contends That Edible Marijuana Made Him Do It.

DENVER - Kristine Kirk's last moments were a harrowing collision of terror and confusion.

Her husband, Richard, had burst through the door ranting about the end of the world. He began climbing in and out of a first-floor window, lying on the bedroom floor and asking for someone to kill him. Then he retrieved a pistol from his safe.

"He's taking the gun out, sir," Kristine, 44, told a Denver 911 dispatcher. "I don't know where to go.... Richard, please stop ... please stop ... please stop."

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95 US CO: 'Black Market Marijuana,' Cash Found In Slain Student'sThu, 26 May 2016
Source:Durango Herald, The (CO) Author:Benjamin, Shane Area:Colorado Lines:71 Added:05/29/2016

Police Also Recover Suspected Cocaine From Suspects' Vehicles

Police recovered 9.1 pounds of processed marijuana and a little more than $20,000 cash from the room of [name1 redacted], the Fort Lewis College student who was shot and killed early Tuesday during a home invasion.

The marijuana was in plastic bags and glass jars, and all the packaging was marked with product information, according to a news release issued Thursday by the Durango Police Department.

"It is obvious from the packaging and through interviews that this is black market marijuana, and it was being illegally distributed," the release says.

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96 US CO: Column: Dear Stoner: Can You Smoke Melted PotThu, 26 May 2016
Source:Westword (Denver, CO) Author:Fuego, Herbert Area:Colorado Lines:62 Added:05/26/2016

Dear Stoner: My brother has cancer, and I think medical marijuana would be better for his pain than Oxycontin, which can be addictive. If you were looking for advice on what strains to use, where would you go?

Marge

Dear Marge: Opiate painkillers work for many people, but I've also seen the addictive effects firsthand: Several kids I went to high school with are now doing heroin because of their opiate addictions.

For cancer patients suffering extreme pain and nausea from their conditions and/or chemotherapy, potent and heavy strains are the way to go. Heavy indicas like Afghani, Alien Rock Candy, Bubba Kush or Grape Ape are all great candidates for insomnia and pain relief. Most strains with the word "Purple" in their names and any indica-leaning kush are also usually a safe bet. Sativa strains like Jack Herer, Tangerine Kush and anything Hawaiian are good for stimulating appetites, but they affect everyone differently.

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97 US CO: Column: Under Springs' Residential Plant LimitWed, 25 May 2016
Source:Colorado Springs Independent (CO) Author:Stein, Nat Area:Colorado Lines:69 Added:05/25/2016

Plant-count work-arounds

Last week, CannaBiz reported on the plight of Rebecca Lockwood - a local mom who grows marijuana at home to treat her severely autistic son, Calvin, and several other sick kids. Since City Council put a 12-plant limit on residential grows, caregivers like her will have to choose: stop making life-saving medicine or risk arrest. This week, CannaBiz breaks down that choice, because nothing's really ever that simple, is it?

One option for homegrowers is to buy from a dispensary. That is indeed viable if any of the 132 medical marijuana centers in town grow the appropriate strains at an affordable price point. But that's a big "if." Many patients grow at home precisely because those factors are prohibitive.

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98 US CO: LTE: Civic Center Pot Fest Left A MessTue, 24 May 2016
Source:Denver Post (CO) Author:Humphrey, Abby Area:Colorado Lines:25 Added:05/24/2016

I have nothing against the legal use of marijuana. However, after driving by Civic Center on Sunday morning and seeing it trashed by participants of Saturday's pot celebration, I think all future gatherings of this type should be forever banned from city facilities. There were thousands of bottles and other debris strewn over several blocks of Broadway. There were clearly inadequate trash containers, and the participants were slobs. I hope the city has the ability to levy heavy fines against the promoter.

Abby Humphrey,

Denver

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99 US CO: PUB LTE: Legal Pot No GatewayThu, 19 May 2016
Source:Pueblo Chieftain (CO) Author:Mutty, Peter Area:Colorado Lines:32 Added:05/20/2016

Street marijuana dealers face the same risks and penalties if they were selling crack cocaine or other schedule 1 substances. Because they take the same risk, it is likely that the street dealer will also carry drugs other than marijuana.

The illegal street pusher takes no more risk offering more dangerous and addictive substances and therefore offers the gateway to purchase them.

Recreational cannabis is clean, controlled, monitored by law enforcement, regulated and tested. No other product is dispensed and no gateways are offered within these law-abiding establishments.

Let's keep our recreational systems in place and keep our Pueblo residents out of jeopardy. Let's keep educating and put our efforts into preventing illegal street marijuana gateway sales from occurring.

Peter Mutty

Pueblo West

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100US CO: Editorial: State Needs More Data On Pot EffectsFri, 20 May 2016
Source:Denver Post (CO)          Area:Colorado Lines:Excerpt Added:05/20/2016

The Littleton City Council's crushing 5-1 vote this week against allowing recreational marijuana sales is the latest evidence that Coloradans remain deeply divided over this state's ongoing experiment with legal pot.

Even after more than two years of extensive retail sales next door in Denver, Littleton leaders believe such commerce could do more harm to their community than it is worth.

Which is their prerogative, of course. Amendment 64 provides for a local option and that's what the city just exercised.

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