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Castle Rock & Grand Junction Ban MMJ Dispensaries

Castle Rock residents Tuesday voted against allowing medical-marijuana dispensaries to operate in the town.

The vote means that Plans 4 Life, the only dispensary in the city, will have to close by April 15. The Town Council last year voted in favor of banning dispensaries in the town, and Tuesday's vote upheld that decision.

Elsewhere in Colorado:

• A measure to ban marijuana dispensaries also passed in Grand Junction, receiving more than 56 percent of the vote.

Edible marijuana survives, child-proof packages could be required

Edible marijuana survived a challenge in Colorado on Tuesday when a state lawmaker withdrew her proposal to ban pot-infused products in favor of optional child-proof packaging standards.

The House Judiciary approved the bill 7-3 after it was changed to allow, but not require, state regulators to call for tamper-proof packaging. No edible products were banned.

Earlier this month, dozens of marijuana activists testified against the proposed ban. The sponsor said she intended it to prevent candies and other sweets from improperly being eaten by children. But many patients and even some doctors pointed out that marijuana is safer to eat than to smoke.

After the vote, sponsoring Rep. Cindy Acree said she didn't intend to limit patient access to edible marijuana. The new version, which faces another committee before heading to the full House, simply allows tamper-proof packages.

"My biggest concern in all this is the safety of children," said Acree, R-Aurora.

Colorado's Department of Revenue has already proposed sweeping regulations on the safe production of marijuana edibles, including labeling requirements. Even though Acree's bill was dramatically watered down, some in the Judiciary Committee wondered whether edible marijuana packaging should be put in law at all.

"We're getting so far down in the weeds in the specifics that I could see use coming back next year and the next year and the next," said Democratic Rep. Sue Ryden of Aurora, who voted against the watered-down version.

A few marijuana activists attended the vote and said that even the watered-down bill should have been rejected.

Laura Kriho, outreach coordinator for the Cannabis Therapy Institute, pointed out that state regulators are already moving toward safety and labeling requirement for pot brownies and other edibles.

"It's unnecessary," Kriho said of the amended bill.

The state's largest marijuana lobby, the Medical Marijuana Industry Group, applauded the changes, focusing on the fact that edibles weren't banned.

"Banning edibles would hurt our patients' ability to access their medicine, so this compromise is a much-needed step towards protecting that access," Stacey Vilos-Fauth, owner of edible marijuana producer Gaia's Garden Group, said in a statement after the vote.

In addition to removing the ban on edibles, lawmakers erased two things opposed by state regulators.

Lawmakers took out any limits on marijuana advertising after regulators warned advertising rules could trigger free-speech challenges. Lawmakers also removed a reference to "food and drink" after health regulators said the phrase could inadvertently trigger food safety requirements.

Medical Marijuana Bill passes first legislative committee

A medical marijuana bill making its way through the Colorado State Legislature would extend the state's moratorium on new medical marijuana facilities through July 1, 2012.

Fraser Town Manager Jeff Durbin said his staff and the town board are proceeding with plans to develop local ordinances to regulate and zone medical marijuana operations within town limits to be ready for whatever comes down the pike from the state.

The Grand County commissioners are also proceeding with a review of proposed local regulations.

House Bill 1043, sponsored by Rep. Tom Massey, R-Poncha Springs, and Sen. Pat Steadman, D-Denver, cleared its first hurdle in February by passing the House Judiciary Committee on a unanimous vote.

The language of the introduced version of the bill was stricken and replaced with language negotiated with the sponsor and various other parties with direct interest in the bill.

While billed primarily as “cleanup legislation” to correct problems in the Colorado Medical Marijuana Code passed last year, there will be some significant changes should the bill pass as is.

One key change will be that no one may apply for a new license until July 1, 2012, a one-year extension of the statewide moratorium on new licenses.

Existing licensees will have the ability to apply for changes to their original license application (i.e. ownership interests, affiliated grow operations) as long as they comply with existing state and local laws.

The proposed bill also removes confidentiality restrictions to grow premise license applications and allows local jurisdictions to do background checks on applicants if they choose.

Edible Medicine Ban Hearing Set For March 1st

This Announcement is
provided as a Public Service by the
Cannabis Therapy Institute

House Bill 11-1250 will outlaw all medicinal cannabis edible products in Colorado, overturning the licensing scheme for Infused Products Manufacturers that was created by the state legislature last year. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Cindy Acree (R-Arapahoe and Elbert Counties) and Sen.
Scott Renfroe (R-Weld County).

This bill has been assigned to the House Judiciary Committee. The public hearing on the bill has been set for March 1, 2011. This will be the public's ONLY TIME TO COMMENT on the bill, until it is moved to the Senate.

PLEASE BRING ALL YOUR PATIENTS TO SPEAK OUT AT THIS HEARING. This is a serious attack on patient rights, and we must show the Committee that will not allow them to prohibit this important cannabis therapy.

*HEARING ON CANNABIS EDIBLE BAN*
House Judiciary Committee

Tues., March 1, 2011

LOCATION: Committee Hearing Room 0107, Basement of state Capitol Building, 200 E. Colfax, Denver, CO

TIME ESTIMATE: According to the official House Calendar, the hearing on HB1250 is scheduled to begin "upon adjournment". This means when the Representatives adjourn from their morning session on the House Floor, they will come down to Hearing Room 0107 and start the hearing on HB1250. What time they start the hearing all depends on how many items are on the House calendar for that morning, so there is no way to say the official start time of the hearing.

It would be safest to show up earlier, maybe around 9am or 10am. Our guess is that testimony will be taken from around 10am to 12noon. The hearing will break at noon for lunch, and then reconvene at 1:30pm only if there is more testimony to hear.

It is also good to show up early to get a seat in the hearing room.
Usually, medical marijuana hearings are held in the Old Supreme Court chambers, the biggest room in the Capitol, because of the large turnout for these hearings. Inexplicably, the Judiciary Committee doesn't think there will be that much interest in this hearing, so they have scheduled it for a smaller room.

Capitol Bill Room
Call the Bill Room for status on bills and any last minute time changes.
(303) 866-3055

Go to the state legislature's page to see the calendar or read the bill.
http://www.leg.state.co.us/

Attire: Dress to Impress
Provisions: Bring food and water, as the hearing may last a while.

Sign up on CTI's email list for updates:
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LISTEN LIVE ONLINE
You listen online to the House Judiciary Committee hearing:
http://www.coloradochannel.net/

Here is the official summary of HB 1250:
"Current law permits a medical marijuana-infused products licensee to produce edible products. The bill would prohibit medical marijuana-infused consumable food and beverage product manufacturing and sale."

*ACTION ALERT*
Stop HB 11-1250, the Medical Cannabis Edible Ban

Emails and Phone Calls Needed

Sample Letter to House Judiciary Committee "I urge you vote no on House Bill 11-1250. Edible cannabis is an important therapy for patients. Patients depend on edible cannabis medicines as one of the most important ways to ingest and benefit from cannabis. The therapeutic value of consumed cannabis medicinals cannot be understated.
This is another direct attack on patient rights. Please have compassion for Colorado patients who need cannabis edible medicine to survive."

We are urging you to CALL and EMAIL the House Judiciary Committee Members.

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House Judiciary Committee Members Phone and Email

BOB GARDNER, Chair
Colorado State Representative, District 21 Capitol Phone: (303)866-2191
E-Mail: bob.gardner.house@state.co.us

MARK BARKER, Vice Chair
Colorado State Representative, District 17 Capitol Phone: 303-866-3069
E-Mail: mark.barker.house@state.co.us

BRIAN DELGROSSO
Colorado State Representative, District 51 Capitol Phone: (303)866-2947
E-Mail: brian@briandelgrosso.com

CRISANTA DURAN
Colorado State Representative, District 5 Capitol Phone: 303-866-2925
E-Mail: crisanta.duran.house@state.co.us

DANIEL KAGAN
Colorado State Representative, District 3 Capitol Phone: (303)866-2921
E-Mail: repkagan@gmail.com

PETE LEE
Colorado State Representative, District 18 Capitol Phone: 303-866-2932
E-Mail: pete.lee.house@state.co.us

CLAIRE LEVY
Minority Whip
Colorado State Representative, District 13 Capitol Phone: (303)866-2578
E-Mail: claire.levy.house@state.co.us

B.J. NIKKEL
Majority Whip
Colorado State Representative, District 49
Phone: 303-866-2907
E-mail: rep.nikkel@gmail.com

SU RYDEN
Asssistant Minority Caucus Chair
Colorado State Representative, District 36 Capitol Phone: 303-866-2942
E-mail: su.ryden.house@state.co.us

JERRY SONNENBERG
Colorado State Representative, District 65 Capitol Phone: 303-866-3706
Email: jerry.sonnenberg.house@state.co.us

MARK WALLER
Assistant Majority Leader
Colorado State Representative, District 15 Capitol Phone: (303)866-5525
E-Mail: mark.waller.house@state.co.us

HB 11-1250 Bill Sponsors

REP. CINDY ACREE (R-Arapahoe and Elbert Counties) Capitol Phone: 303-866-2944
E-mail: cindy.acree.house@state.co.us

SEN. SCOTT RENFROE (R-Weld County)
Capitol Phone: 303-866-4451
E-mail: senatorrenfroe@gmail.com

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Boulder Officials Leak Secret MMJ Grow Locations

Photo: Boulder, CO

We are sorry.

That’s the message Boulder recently sent to the owners of two Boulder medical marijuana dispensaries after the city accidentally made public the addresses of their secret marijuana growing warehouses.

But the owners of dozens of other dispensaries, who also had the locations of their grow sites accidentally disclosed, won’t be asked for the same forgiveness.

Boulder officials included the addresses of two growing operations in a public document that was provided to the City Council in advance of its Jan. 4 meeting. The document contained a map that shows the location and addresses of cultivation warehouses for Boulder Kind Care and The Farm dispensaries.

State law requires local governments to keep the location of marijuana cultivation centers a secret, out of fear that disclosure could lead to robberies or other problems. Records that show the location of such facilities are specifically exempt from the Colorado Open Records law.

“The inclusion of the two addresses was a mistake, not purposeful,” city staffers wrote in a recent memo to the council.

In response, the city sent letters of apology to Jan Cole, owner of The Farm, located at 1644 Walnut St., and to Jay and Diane Czarkowski, owners of Boulder Kind Care, located at 2031 16th St.

The letters, signed by City Attorney Tom Carr, alerted the business owners that their grow sites were “inadvertently” included in public material.

“As soon as the mistake was discovered, it was removed from the (city’s) Web site,” the letter reads. “I sincerely apologize for allowing the address of the cultivation facility to be included in a public document.”

Cole said she’s satisfied with the apology.

“I wasn’t upset by it,” she said. “We’re doing business, and we’re out in the open here. I believe in transparency.”

She said her warehouse has “proper security in place” and that it’s not necessarily a bad thing for the public to know about the growing presence of cannabis.

Diane Czarkowski said she also was happy to accept the city’s apology.

“Being in an industry where we’re scrutinized beyond belief, it’s nice to know when someone else makes an ‘oops’ … that they own up to it,” she said.

Czarkowski said she supports keeping the locations of growing sites secret, at least for now.

“We don’t want to draw attention to where we’re located,” she said. “We don’t want the criminal element to have it easy.”

The public material for the Jan. 4 council meeting also included a second map, which detailed approximate locations of about 58 other cultivation centers throughout the city. That map also was removed from the city’s Web site, and Kathy Haddock, Boulder’s senior assistant city attorney who advises the council on medical marijuana issues, said the map never should have been published.

But the city attorney now says that map didn’t violate the state’s non-disclosure law because — despite showing easily identifiable locations of grow sites — it didn’t list specific addresses.

Staffers wrote in a memo to the council that the second map “did show the general locations of all medical marijuana business license applications, including cultivation facilities, but not in a manner specific enough to identify the address or particular parcel of any cultivation facility.”

Therefore, the city has concluded, that map didn’t violate state law — although officials don’t plan on putting the map back online.

Christopher Bartkowicz Sentenced To Five Years

Christopher Bartkowicz, a Highlands Ranch man who ran a medical-marijuana-growing operation from the basement of his home, was sentenced this morning to five years in federal prison.

Bartkowicz pleaded guilty in October to federal drug charges in connection with the operation, which Drug Enforcement Administration agents raided after Bartkowicz showed the grow to 9News. In a plea agreement, Bartkowicz and federal prosecutors settled on a prison term of five years, and federal District Court Judge Philip Brimmer chose to accept that deal. His release will be followed by eight years of supervision.

Bartkowicz will be the first member of Colorado's medical-marijuana industry to serve federal prison time for actions he says were legal under Colorado law. Agents seized more than 100 plants from Bartkowicz's house, but Bartkowicz said he was a medical-marijuana caregiver to several patients and sold the rest to legal dispensaries.

Federal authorities have said they targeted Bartkowicz because they believe he grew more plants than Colorado law allowed, because he had prior state-level drug convictions and because his operation was about two blocks from a school.

Last year, Bartkowicz lost a bid to be able to use a medical defense in his federal court case. Because all marijuana cultivation is illegal under federal law, that left him with few options but to strike a deal with prosecutors. Bartkowicz, because of his prior convictions, potentially faced a life sentence under the initial charges against him.

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Medical Marijuana Patient Charged With Distribution

Michelle Whitmire (Photo: Jeffco DA)

Originally reported by DenverPost.com

Police suspect a cafeteria manager at a Jefferson County high school of serving up marijuana to her daughter's teenage friends and other children, said a spokeswoman for the Jefferson County District Attorney's Office.

Police arrested 51-year-old Michelle Whitmire of Golden on Thursday after an officer visited her home at about 9:30 p.m. to arrest a different individual and noticed a smell of marijuana in the house, according to the arrest affidavit.

The affidavit states that the officer questioned three teenagers in the home, who said that the smell came from Whitmire's room and that she had a medical marijuana license. The affidavit says that one teen told the officer that she "gives it to all the kids." The teen gave the officer names of high-school, middle-school and elementary-school children to whom the teen said Whitmire supplied marijuana, according to the affidavit.

Whitmire is employed by the Jefferson County School District as the cafeteria manager at Jefferson High School. She has worked for the district since 2006. District officials say that she has been placed on paid administrative leave.

Whitmireposted a $10,000 bond the same day she was arrested and faces charges of distribution of marijuana and contributing to the delinquency of a minor, said news release from Jefferson County District Attorney's Office Spokeswoman Pam Russell.

Whitmire is scheduled to appear in court Jan. 24.

Apothecary Dumped MMJ Registry Forms?

It was the last thing Harold Morton expected to find while taking some recyclables out to the alley behind his home. When he walked past a Dumpster, he saw it in a cardboard box: a thick blue binder.

"I picked the book up and I opened it and right away. I noticed the top of each page; medical marijuana registry forms. The next thing I noticed is there is all these people's personal information on each one of those sheets," Morton said.

The forms were inside plastic sleeves and contained social security numbers and dates of birth, along with patient names, addresses and telephone numbers. The binder contained the personal and medical information of dozens of patients.

The forms were on letterhead identified as Apothecary of Colorado, a dispensary in Denver.

Adam Stapen, an attorney for Apothecary of Colorado, says their patient records are "kept under lock and key to protect privacy of patients."

He says the current owners purchased the dispensary on July 1 and it is possible the patient records are from before that.

While the Colorado Department of Revenue is charged with overseeing medical marijuana dispensaries, they have no statutory authority regarding the handling of patient records. The state legislature would need to pass a statute creating such authority.

"This is really upsetting that patient personal information, their medical records, could be so carelessly discarded and left for others to find. Not only does it raise the specter of identity theft, but is also compromises people's personal medical information," Pat Steadman, a Colorado state senator representing Denver, said. "This is something the legislature probably will be debating come next month."

Morton was going to deliver the binder to the Denver Police. He says his concern is for the patients with information in the binder.

"I thought people should know all this information was loose, lying in an alley in Denver," Morton said. "I've had problems in the past with identity theft myself and that was my first thought, that all of these people's identities could or already have been stolen."

Did Apothecary of Colorado knowingly trash these documents?

MMJ Recommendation For A Pregnant Women Has Doctor Fighting For His License

A Colorado physician suspected of recommending medical marijuana to a 28-weeks pregnant woman without conducting a thorough physical examination is fighting to keep his license.

A panel of the Colorado Medical Board last month ordered an emergency suspension of the license of Dr. Manuel De Jesus Aquino of Denver, pending a full investigation and finding, officials said.

Sheila H. Meer, the doctor's attorney, said she filed an answer Wednesday to the complaint made by the attorney general's office against her client.

"We will vigorously defend it," Meer said of Aquino's license, without commenting on the specific allegations made by the state. She said a hearing is scheduled for early March.

Reached by telephone Wednesday evening, Aquino declined to comment on specifics of the case.

A spokesman with the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies said the civil case is about the standard of care, rather than the issue of medical marijuana.

"Being able to practice medicine is a very serious thing," said Chris Lines. "This doctor is way out of line in terms of caring for his patients."

A proper doctor-patient relationship involves more than a brief check-up, he added.

According to the complaint, the female patient was seen by Aquino in January at the Back to the Garden Health and Wellness Center in Denver.

The 20-year-old woman knew she was pregnant and sought a medical marijuana recommendation, the complaint said, adding that "pregnancy is a contraindication for the use of medical marijuana."

Aquino did not ask the patient if she was pregnant, she did not tell him, and Aquino failed to perform a thorough physical examination, according to the complaint. He did ask for and was given the reason -- unspecified in the complaint -- why the patient sought medical marijuana.

The patient was not asked to fill out a prior medical history form or come for follow-up visits, and spoke with Aquino for about three minutes, the complaint alleges. "Respondent did not provide Patient A with counseling regarding the risks of medical marijuana use during pregnancy," the state alleges.

Aquino signed a form indicating the woman might benefit from medical use of marijuana, the complaint states.

The woman gave birth on April 8 and had a positive urine drug screen for marijuana, according to the allegations. "Patient A's infant was drug exposed and had some initial feeding difficulties," the complaint says.

The complaint doesn't indicate whether the mother was accused of wrongdoing.

Back to the Garden Health and Wellness Center had no comment Wednesday.

Aquino could face various forms of discipline, according to the complaint. His alleged failure to do a full inquiry of the patient's medical history "fails to meet the generally accepted standard of medical practice," Assistant Attorney General Philip Davis contends.

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Colorado Works On Setting THC Driving Limit

A new proposal could set the driving
THC threshold at 5 nanograms per milliliter of blood.

Colorado could soon establish tough new measures to crack down on those who toke and drive.

Under a proposal expected to be introduced at the Capitol early next year, the state would create a threshold for the amount of THC — the psychoactive component of marijuana — drivers could have in their blood. Anyone who is stopped and tests above that limit would be considered to be driving while stoned.

Drivers suspected of being impaired by marijuana or other drugs already have to submit to a blood test or face a suspension of their licenses. But the proposed law would set a standard at which the law would presume a driver impaired by marijuana.

"It will bring some clarity to the issue of whether you are or are not impaired under the influence of marijuana," said state Rep. Claire Levy, a Boulder Democrat who is likely to be one of the proposal's sponsors in the legislature. ". . . There isn't a bright line right now."

State law already bans driving while under the influence of drugs, but law enforcement officials say the law is vague on how they should establish a suspect is high. That — plus the concern that the state's medical-marijuana explosion could lead to more impaired driving — led members of a subgroup of the Colorado Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice to examine the issue, said Arapahoe County Sheriff Grayson Robinson, a commission member.

"It became clear to us that marijuana is an area that had not been given due consideration," he said.

Gauging impairment

The proposal, which the full commission endorsed last month, sets the THC threshold at 5 nanograms per milliliter of blood. Robinson said research shows that level is indicative of impairment. Anyone over the threshold would be presumed to be impaired, in the same way any driver with a blood-alcohol content over 0.08 percent is considered to be too drunk to drive.

Sean McAllister, a lawyer who serves on the commission's drug policy subgroup, said the research doesn't take into account the tolerance level of frequent users. He said he worries that the proposal could unfairly affect medical-marijuana patients, who may be able to have higher THC levels without impairment.

But, he said, he agrees something needs to be done, and he said he advises patients to wait at least four hours after using marijuana before driving.

"No responsible advocate of legalization believes that people should be driving high," McAllister said.

David Kaplan, the state's former top public defender, said he shares concerns over the 5-nanogram level and whether "there was a strong enough correlation on what impact it has on your driving behavior."

Still, Kaplan, who is the vice chairman of the commission, said he supports the process by which the commission came to its proposal.

Other states set limits

If the proposal is adopted, Colorado would not be the first state to set a maximum THC limit for drivers. A number of states have zero-tolerance policies for drivers with THC in their blood. A handful of states, including Pennsylvania, have a 5-nanogram limit for marijuana or its metabolites, according to the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, or NORML.

Marijuana advocates and law enforcement officials often clash over how big of a problem stoned driving is.

A report last month from the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration found that at least one in five drivers who were killed in car crashes in 2009 subsequently tested positive for drugs. THC or some other form of marijuana showed up in 1,085 of the 21,798 drivers killed. In Colorado, THC or some other form of marijuana showed up in 26 of the 312 drivers killed that year.

The commission's proposal will likely be turned into a draft bill and introduced in the legislature during the early part of next year's session, which starts in January. Because it has the backing of the commission, its sponsors are optimistic it will receive a warm reception.

State Rep. Bob Gardner, a Colorado Springs Republican who is the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, which would likely be first to vote on the proposal, agreed.

"I think there's a lot of support for that idea," he said.

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

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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.

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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.

November 2nd Vote Could Shutdown Dispensaries

El Paso County District Court ruling this week could set a precedent for municipalities to start voting initiatives that would prohibit future and existing medical marijuana business, the lawyers fear.

El Paso County District Judge Timothy Simmons ruled Wednesday that a controversial ballot initiative can remain on the ballot, despite the claim 16 medical marijuana business tends to have the initiative removed from the ballot. Advocates argue that the initiative violates the state constitution after voters legalized medical marijuana in 2000.

Advocates argue that the new rules allow the state of municipalities to regulate medical marijuana centers, but does not allow municipalities to ban medical marijuana centers after their approval first.
Simmons agreed that it would be improper for the court to intervene by imposing a pre-election legal action. He denied the motion to stop the votes from the same.

"Voters have a right to believe that their votes will be counted and they will know that the results and the elections will mean something," Simmons said in its ruling in accordance with the Colorado Springs Gazette.

Medical marijuana advocates fear that the decision could set a precedent for other municipalities across the state to launch similar initiatives voting. There are currently 13 countries in Colorado is considering a ban on medical marijuana centers in accordance with the Americans for safe access. El Paso is the most unique, because the initiative will also close all existing operations.

18 other selected cities in Colorado are considering a ban on medical marijuana centers in accordance with the Americans for safe access.

The lawyer representing the plaintiffs in the lawsuit said it was time for municipalities to consider medical marijuana centers of business, like any other business in Colorado.

"They want the right to continue to operate its business with the same authority they received from their government when they first opened their doors," said attorney Bob Hoban. "The actions of the district is an unconstitutional attempt to reflect the adoption of regulations. They can not say yes to this thing, take the money of our clients, and then reverse course on a whim."

Advocates are hoping, however, that if the El Paso County bans medical marijuana centers and close the existing centers that existing business owners will be eligible for cash assistance for the destruction of their business.

Steve Hammers, a plaintiff in the case, said that it would be "devastating" for the county to close his business.

"When in American history, it was acceptable to start a business, invest, and then force them to close?" He asked. "It is frankly illegal regulation, allowing building permits, collect fees, and then vote to ban the industry."