3 Soldiers Break Into MMJ Dispensary

Three U.S. military soldiers were busted early Saturday during an attempt to rob a medical marijuana dispensary in Colorado, local police said.

The bumbling trio, who are active duty soldiers from Fort Carson in Colorado Springs, managed to break into the Rocky Road Remedies facility, but became trapped after the pot shop’s doors locked from the inside, police said.

Security footage of the break-in showed three people dressed in black suits and masks scampering around the shop in a panic, running between rooms, climbing through windows and trying to smash their way out.

Unfortunately for the soldiers, police officers next door on another call were tipped off by the store’s alarm and found the men trapped inside.

Darius Thomas, 23, Cory Young, 22, and Ramone Holling, 22, were arrested on suspicion of second-degree burglary, ABC reported. They are being held on $10,000 bail.

Renze Waddington, the shop’s owner, said the three didn’t snatch anything because he locked all the cash and pot in a safe overnight, Colorado's KDVR-TV reported.

Fort Carson has a population of more than 10,500 people and is home to several Army units, including combat teams of the Army’s 4th Infantry Division, as well as a Special Forces group, an engineer battalion and units of the Army and Navy reserves and National Guard.

Waddington said despite the break-in, he won’t hold a grudge against the military.

"I respect people in the military, and I don't really want to shine a bad light on the military,” Waddington told KDVR. “I think it's isolated characters."

$8 Million & Growing: Colorado Medical-Marijuana Business License Fees

Medical Marijuana is proving to be
a legitimate cash cow for the state
of Colorado.

Colorado has collected more than $8 million dollars in fees from medical-marijuana businesses this year. That's up from $7.3 million on Aug. 1, when the state reported having recieved a total of 2,071 license applications from folks hoping to grow, manufacture and sell pot under Colorado's new regulations for the industry.

But what's really notable is how the amount garnered from medical-marijuana businesses has surpassed the amount of revenue the state has brought in from license and permit fees for other types of more established industries, often by vast margins.

Here's how the revenue numbers compare so far for the 2010-11 fiscal year (which ends next July 1), according to data compiled by the state comptroller:

MEDICAL MARIJUANA LICENSE: $8,079,750

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES LICENSE: $1,284,718

DIVISION OF REAL ESTATE LICENSE: $2,042,419

RADIOLOGICAL LICENSE: $769,069

DEALER (GAMING) LICENSE: $921,309

BARBERS & COSMETOLOGISTS: $297,508

CHIROPRACTIC LICENSE: $74,293

DIV OF WILDLIFE USE PERMITS: $10,970

DIVISION OF INSURANCE LICENSES: $1,547,351

HEALTH LICENSES: $879,197.84

CHILD CARE LICENSES: $275,310.00

The Union: The Business Behind Getting High

The Union: The Business Behind Getting High

Follow filmmaker Adam Scorgie as he demystifies the underground market and brings to light how the marijuana industry can function while remaining illegal. Through growers, police officers, criminologists, economists, doctors, politicians and pop culture icons, Scorgie examines the cause and effect nature of the business - an industry that may be profiting more by being illegal.

This is the best current documentary on the subject of pot prohibition and marijuana stigmas! Very well produced, I gotta give props to the director here...many points scored for producing a modern, entertaining, and well-arranged film. Grant you this film is biased on its recurring theme of "let's legalize already" and somewhat misleading with its title of business behind pot (only some of the movie is devoted to that specifically) but this is the most modern, edgy, and entertaining documentary I've seen for some time.

It pits both sides of the legalization argument and shows how many of the anti-legalization/anti-marijuana arguments are completely false and based merely on ignorance, prejudice and lack-of-facts.

Whether you are for marijuana prohibition or against it, this film inspires what should be a national discussion of the topic. This film is a MUST SEE for all interested in this topic. An important film for convincing arguments on the subject and perfect mix of humor, entertainment, and education. BUY NOW

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Review: Durban Poison from Kind Pain Management

Name: Durban Poison
From: Kind Pain Management (Lakewood, CO)
Type: Sativa
Price: $50/eighth (includes tax)

Durban Poison is a landrace strain hailing from Durban, South Africa. It was stabilized there before seeds hit the global market. This sample was purchased from Kind Pain Management (KPM) in Lakewood, Colorado and is one of their house-strains. The first time I went to KPM they were all of out of their Durban Poison, which usually makes me flag that strain for the next visit. When I came back for round two it was in-stock and I was stoked. I grabbed it early on in the day, but did not get chance to puff on it until later that evening.

Durban Poison grows in long, dense buds, which is atypical from most sativas. This can be a detractor for sativas as dry, airy buds tend to fall apart when handling. This was not the case with the Durban Poison from KPM. These buds held together until I was ready to slay them. Breaking the nugs into my bowl was easy as if they just crumbled into keef ready for me to smoke.

The aroma from the broken-up buds was wonderful. It was sweet and fresh, reminding me of dryer sheets. It also had a slight backing of an aniseed or licorice flavor as well. Very nice. The stems were proportionate in size and snapped when bent, indicating a thorough drying process. The smoke itself was smooth and the taste matched the smell completely. When smoked they burned down to almost no ash which shows they were flushed properly.


This Durban Poison was a quick hitter; I was feeling the high behind my eyes almost as soon as I exhaled.

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Coloradans Send Mixed Message On Medical Marijuana

Colorado voters take on the MMJ Dispensary issue

Ten years after Coloradans across the state voted to legalize marijuana for certain medical conditions, voters sent a mixed message on whether to allow dispensaries in their cities and counties.

In June, Gov. Bill Ritter signed a law that allows cities and counties to ban dispensaries within their borders. Jurisdictions have two options under the new law -- cities can either ban dispensaries at city councils' discretion or ask voters whether they want to ban dispensaries within their city limits.

More than 40 Colorado jurisdictions voted on local rules on medical marijuana this election.

According to Sensible Colorado, voters in Eagle, El Paso, Alamosa, Costilla and Park counties approved dispensaries. Sensible Colorado also said the cities of Fraser and Minturn approved dispensaries. The group said voters in Garfield County voted for licensed, commercial medical marijuana grows, but not dispensaries.

Voters in Aurora, Loveland, Broomfield, Jamestown, Windsor, Olathe, Paonia and Mesa County appeared to have voted for bans on dispensaries, according to published reports and various county clerk websites.

"Unfortunately, certain municipalities voted to ban dispensaries-- effectively cutting off safe access to medicine for patients in those communities," said Brian Vicente of Sensible Colorado, a medical marijuana advocacy group.