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Colorado Medical Marijuana News
Cannabis Therapy Institute Recent Updates
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Jan. 28, 2011 |
Chris Bartkowicz Sentencing Chris Bartkowicz is a Colorado caregiver who received
5 years in federal prison for a medical marijuana grow
that was legal under Colorado law. BRING A PHOTO ID TO GET INTO COURTHOUSE. |
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Jan. 27-28, 2011
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Department of Revenue |
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Jan. 28, 2011 DoR
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Update Jan. 28. 2011:UPDATE ON DOR HEARINGSDEFEND THE REGISTRY CAMPAIGNDOR Proposes New Rules Violating Patient Privacy COMMENTS DUE BY Feb. 11, 2011 at 5:00pm SAMPLE COMMENT Send comments to: Please send a copy of your comments to the Cannabis Therapy
Institute: IMPORTANT: Your comments will become part of the official rulemaking record and will be important when courts decide if the rules are valid. |
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Jan. 27, 2011 |
Department of Public Health and Environment Public Comments to the Advisory Committee: cdphe.MMRAdvisoryCommittee@state.co.us Please send a copy of your comments to the Cannabis Therapy
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Jan. 19, 2011
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Wed., Jan. 12, 2011
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The Patient & Caregiver Rights
Litigation Project Wed., Jan. 12, 2011 Free and open to the public. Patient and Caregiver Rights Litigation Project |
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Jan. 12, 2011
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Big Rally in Favor of Patient Rights Spread the word! State Capitol Building Note: This is a non-smoking event. On January 12, the state legislature convenes. Last year, the legislature gutted the Constitutional amendment that gave patients in Colorado the right to use cannabis as medicine. Under the guise of "regulation", the legislature passed two bills that greatly restrict patients' access to their Consitutionally-protected medicine. Patients, caregivers and advocates are called upon to unite to protect the Colorado Constitution and defend Colorado's patients. Lobbying tours of the Capitol will follow the rally, so this will be an opportunity for you to meet your state lawmaker and urge them to pass laws that protect patient privacy and their right to safe access. Lobby Tours Watch Grassroots Cannabis Lobbying Training Video from 2010 Legislative Session
Rally sponsored by Denver 420 Coalition. |
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Tues., Jan. 11, 2011
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Department of Public Health and Environment On the agenda for this meeting is the permanent elimination of physicians who have "conditions" on their licenses from the ability to write medical marijuana recommendations, even though they are qualified to practice medicine in Colorado in other areas. Also to be discussed is the new requirement for recommending physicians to have a relationship with their patients that is not exclusively related to medical marijuana. This new rule would require patients to make the physician that is willing to sign their recommendation their permanent primary care physician. This is another attack on patients' right to choose their physicians and will increase the cost of getting a medical marijuana recommendation dramatically. See website for draft proposed rule: WHAT YOU CAN DO: Public Comments to the Advisory Committee: cdphe.MMRAdvisoryCommittee@state.co.us Please send a copy of your comments to the Cannabis Therapy
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HAPPY NEW YEAR!
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Jan.
5, 2011 Patient and Caregiver Rights Litigation Project |
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Dec. 17-19, 2010 |
KushCon II |
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Sat., Nov. 13, 2010
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Irvin Rosenfeld Talk and Book Signing |
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Sun., Nov. 14, 2010 |
Annual 420 Rally Fundraiser |
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Thurs., Nov. 18, 2010 |
Department of Revenue Rulemaking Advisory Board Meeting |
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Thurs., Nov. 18, 2010 |
Medical Marijuana Business Alliance Monthly Networking
Event |
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Sun., Nov. 21, 2010 |
Caregivers' Cup 2010 |
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Wed., Nov. 3, 2010
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Legalize 2012 Campaign Kickoff Event The Politics of Cannabis Relegalization FREE and open to the public Click here for more info: |
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Sat., Oct. 30, 2010 |
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Oct. 25, 2010 |
Denver City Council
Debates Banning Caregivers |
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Wed., Oct. 20, 2010 |
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Sept. 30, 2010 |
Department
of Revenue Makes Patients Wait for Medicine |
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Runs Aug. 27 thru Sept. 18 |
Reefer Madness: The "Hit" Musical "Highly recommended. It's not what you expect." |
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September 24-25, 2010 Plant Medicine Expo CTI Instructor Deanna Gabriel will give four classes. |
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Wed., Sept., 22, 2010 |
Rally for Chris Bartkowicz DEA -- GO AWAY!!! Chris Bartkowicz is a Colorado caregiver facing federal charges for growing medical marijuana. He is the first caregiver in Colorado to be targeted by the feds. If his prosecution is successful, he won't be the last. Sensible Colorado has organized a protest and rally for him
at the Federal Courthouse in Denver on Wed. (9/22). |
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Thurs., Sept., 16, 2010 |
Department of Revenue Rulemaking Meeting Department of Revenue Rulemaking Meeting The Department of Revenue is holding their second rulemaking "workgroup" meeting on Thursday morning at the Department of Revenue. According to the Department of Revenue, "Workgroup members will engage in a discussion concerning draft rules pertaining to HB 10-1284. The public is invited to attend and observe the discussion of the workgroup. There will not be an opportunity for non-workgroup members to participate in this meeting." DATE: Thurs., September 16, 2010 TIME: 9:00 or 9:30am (??) LOCATION: Note: This is a very small room with limited seating capacity. The first workgroup meeting was attended by over 100 spectators, with many spilling into the hallway. Despite many complaints from the public, the Department of Revenue has refused to secure a larger venue for these meetings. The DOR received over $10 million in application fees from the medical marijuana community in July and August, so they certainly have the funds to rent a larger room. Since so any of our community are disabled, the lack of effort to accomodate patients by the Department of Revenue is especially appalling. Please arrive early if you want a seat. It would be safest to assume the meeting starts at 9am. BACKGROUND Click here to watch a video of Matt Cook, head of the new
Medical Marijuana Enforcement Division of the Department of
Revenue, describing the system. DRAFT RULES COMMENTS Go to the Department of Revenue's website for more info.
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Fri., Aug. 27, 2010 |
TWO RULEMAKING MEETINGS DATE: Friday, August 27, 2010 TIME: 9:00am MEETING #1: Department of Revenue Workgroup Meeting This is the rescheuling of the secret
meeting that the Department of Revenue tried to hold that
CTI helped expose a few weeks ago. Go to the Department of Revenue's website for more info. ---------------------------------------------- TIME: 1:00-3:00 p.m. MEETING #2: Joint Department of Revenue and Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Meeting According to the CDPHE, "The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and the Department of Revenue will hold a joint public meeting on Aug. 27, 2010, to receive public input on emergency rules adopted by the Department of Revenue and to be provided with an update from the industry, caregivers, patients and other stakeholders regarding the industry's current status." Go to the CDPHE website for more info. LOCATION
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Tues., Aug. 24, 2010 |
Preliminary Hearing in Denver Child Abuse Case Help Protect Parent/Patient Rights! |
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Sat., Aug. 21, 2010 |
Cannabis Festiva Saturday, Aug. 21, 2010 All day music and cannabis education event. Cannabis Festiva will be held at Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Stadium, the largest professional soccer stadium and complex
in the U.S. conveniently of I-70 and just 9 miles from downtown
Denver.) Click here for more info.: |
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Thurs., Aug. 19, 2010 |
Medical Marijuana Business Alliance When: Thursday, Aug. 19, 2010 Time: 6:00-9:00 p.m. Topic: New Medical Marijuana Regulations Guest Speakers Location: Sponsored by the Medical Marijuana Business Alliance |
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Aug. 14 and 15, 2010 |
Signature Drive This Weekend in Broomfield Help Overturn Broomfield's Ban on Medical Marijuana Dispensaries |
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Mon., |
ACTION ALERT: Denver City Council Debates Banning Caregivers CALL AND EMAIL TODAY!!! |
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Mon., |
Colorado Department of Revenue Cancels Activists call for openness in the process. |
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Mon., |
Aug. 2, 2010 Department of Revenue "Emergency" Rulemaking Hearing |
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July 24, 2010 |
July 24, 2010 Bringing Nationalism Back to Denver Event Skyline #2 Park In order to welcome back the Colorado contingent that celebrated Independence Day in Washington, D. C. at the annual 4th of July Hemp Coalition rally, there will be a gathering in downtown Denver this Saturday in Skyline #2 Park, next to the historical Daniels and Fisher "clock tower" building. The purpose of this event is to educate the marijuana community on knowing their rights to be effective in advocating for the legalization of marijuana on the local and national fronts as well as to energize marijuana enthusiasts, activates, and advocates for the upcoming year and 2011 Denver 420 Rally. 2012 is the goal for the re-legalization of marijuana in Colorado and by knowing our rights and how to affectively lobby legislation, re-legalization of marijuana is less than a couple years away. This means collectively we have a lot of work to do in the next year and a half. 10am to 4:20pm: Speakers including Attorney Robert J. Corry, Jr., Attorney Tae Darnell, Professor Bob Melamede, Cannabis Science CEO and Miguel Lopez, community organizer 4:20pm: Social Hour 5:20pm to 8:20pm: CopWatch Training - 3 part program 8:20pm: Outdoor showing of two movies: Grass and War on Drugs Sponsored by Mile High NORML |
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Appeal
of the case of Frank Marzano |
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July 9, 2010 |
Medical Marijuna Business Applications Available Applications Due August 1, 2010 |
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Legalize 2012 |
Re-Legalize 2012 The freedom-based initiative is Legalize 2012, a grassroots
campaign to place an initiative on the Colorado ballot to
relegalize cannabis and hemp in Colorado for adults for all
uses. While it is vital that Colorado create a system of distribution
for patients that works, at this point, we believe the best
way to accomplish this is by full relegalization. The ballot
initiative will be modeled after freedom-based models to legalization,
which reject the sin taxes and over-regulation promoted in
other models. The Re-Legalize 2012 Project is currently forming
a fundraising board & ballot initiative language committee.
Please contact us to get involved or donate.
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PANEL DISCUSSION |
Mon., May 24, 2010 Join this unprecedented gathering of Colorado medical marijuana attorneys in an important panel discussion about the current legal situation in Colorado. Attorney Panelists are Clifton L. Black (Colorado Springs), Jessica P. Corry (Denver), Tae Darnell (Denver), Lauren C. Davis (Denver), Jeffrey Gard (Boulder), Richard Gee (Blackhawk), Charles T. Houghton (Colo. Springs), Danyel Joffe (Denver), Craig Small (Boulder), Ann Toney (Denver) FREE and Open to the Public |
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May 19, 2010 |
Medical Marijuana Action Alert
Vol 21 May 19, 2010 Failure to Meet Deadlines May Be Treated As Criminal Offenses and Prosecuted. All Medical Marijuana Centers that are operational, or have applied to Local Licensing Authorities before July 1, 2010, will be allowed to continue to operate (or start operation) after July 1, 2010. (However, Please Note Conditions Listed Below.) If you have not applied for a local license or are in a community that has a Moratorium extending past July 1, 2010, then it will be very difficult to open a Medical Marijuana Center until after July 1, 2011. Colorado will impose a Moratorium on new Medical Marijuana Centers from July 1, 2010 through July 1, 2011. If you are operating a Medical Marijuana Center, the following Deadlines apply to you. If your application for a local license is not approved until after August 1, 2010, you will have 30 days from licensure to meet the deadlines. On or Before August 1, 2010, you must fill out forms from the Department of Revenue and pay a fee (unknown amount) to continue to operate. Failure to meet the deadline will result in either shutting down or facing criminal charges. Further, If You Miss The August 1 Deadline And You Stay Open, That Fact Will Be Proof You Are Of Unsatisfactory Character And You Will Be Denied A License. On or Before September 1, 2010, Medical Marijuana Centers must certify to the State that they are cultivating at least 70% of necessary medical marijuana. You must apply for a license with your local government and
with the State before July 1, 2011. All the rules and regulations
for Medical Marijuana Centers and Infused Produce Centers
and Growth Centers take effect. (This is more complex then
it seems. You should seek legal counsel if you might be violating
any provisions on July 1, 2010.) |
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May 13, 2010 |
Medical Marijuana Action Alert Vol 19 May 13, 2010 While numerous legal challenges will probably be mounted to challenge HB10-1284, the lawsuits will take a long time to move through the Courts. In the meantime there are many troubling issues about this law which can have direct and often destructive impact on everyone involved in this field. The bill is complex and detailed and easily open to misinterpretation. Before making any decisions based on a possibly erroneous or questionable interpretation of this law, be certain that you know what will work and what might be an extremely costly error. While there are many traps and pitfalls for the unaware,
there are also many seemingly insurmountable problems that
have creative solutions. For example, depending on the needs
of the dispensary, there are ways a dispensary can maintain
an adequate, fresh supply of product without going over the
federal 100 plant limit. Likewise, although dispensaries will
not be allowed to buy from growers, there are ways that dispensaries
and growers can work together, within the bounds of the new
law, so that the growers can focus on growing and dispensaries
can focus on getting product to market. In order to make sure
you are in compliance with HB10-1284, and to implement creative
problem solving, you need to start taking action now. You
cannot wait to see what happens. Do not allow yourself to
be one of those frightened out of business. |
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May 12, 2010 |
Final Versions of the Bills HB1284: Medical Marijuana Dispensary Regulation SB109: Physician/Patient
Relationship |
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May 11, 2010 |
HB1284 Passes the Colorado General Assembly Ask Governor Ritter to VETO HB 1284 and SB109 MARCH AND RALLY CALL AND EMAIL THE GOVERNOR |
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May 11, 2010 |
Legislative session ends May 12 URGENT NOTICE TO COLORADO DISPENSARY OWNERSIf HB1284 passes the state legislature and is signed into law, it will completely change the rules for anyone involved in medical marijuana in Colorado. There are a few important deadlines that are approaching that businesses must be aware of. July 1, 2010: You must be operating an established medical marijuana center or have applied for a local license. August 1, 2010: State registration fee due (amount unknown at this point). Sept. 1, 2010: A medical marijuana center must be producing 70% of its medicine either onsite or with separate licenses for "optional premises cultivation." July 1, 2011: State licensing fee due (amount unknown
at this point). Sign up on our Email List for more upcoming legal seminars and trainings:
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May 3, 2010 |
HB1284 Will Shut
Down 80% of Dispensaries in Colorado |
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April 23, 2010 |
Hearing on HB1284 Tuesday, April 27, 2010 Call and Email the Senate Local Government Committee Attend the Hearing on Tuesday.
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April 22, 2010 |
Last Chance to Call House Members |
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April 21, 2010 |
Letter from CTI to District Attorney Stan Garnett Regarding 420 Prosecutions in Boulder |
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April 21, 2010 |
KILL HB1284 and SB109 TAKE ACTION NOW! ACTION ALERT: Auditors with Guns will Control Medical Marijuana in Colorado Video: Auditors with Guns by the People's Cannabis News PRINT THIS FLYER: Printable PDF Action Alert
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April 20, 2010 |
Watch Grassroots Cannabis Lobbying Training Video
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April 16, 2010 |
Appropriations Committee
Hearing on HB1284 |
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April 15, 2010 |
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April 20, 2010 |
Upcoming Cannabis Events and Fundraisers Note: One Love Event at the Oriental on 4/18 has been CANCELED. |
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March 23, 2010 |
HB1284
Passes with Amendments |
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March 22, 2010 |
Monday, March 22, 2010 |
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March 4, 2010 |
Call your Senators and Reps today! Thursday, March 4, 2010 RALLY AT NOON ON CAPITOL STEPS! |
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March 2, 2010 |
Tues., March 2, 2010 LOCATION: |
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March 4, 2010 |
Call your Senators and Reps today! Thursday, March 4, 2010 |
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Feb. 21, 2010 |
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Feb. 13, 2010 |
Rogue DEA Agents Bust
Medical Marijuana Grow in Colorado |
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Feb. 4, 2010 |
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Jan. 27, 2010 |
SB109 Passes HHS Committee 6 to 1 |
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Jan. 27, 2010 |
HEARING ON SB109 SET FOR
WED., JAN. 27 at 10am |
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Jan. 23, 2010 |
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Jan. 15, 2010 |
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Jan. 13, 2010 |
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Jan. 14, 2010 |
January 14, 2010: BIG RALLY AT STATE CAPITOL Free "I'm a Patient and I Vote" stickers will be given to the first 300 patients, compliments of the Cannabis Therapy Institute.
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Jan. 10, 2010 |
BREAKING: Sen. Romer Withdraws Restrictive Medical Marijuana Bill |
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Jan. 8, 2010 |
Rob Corry Debates Sen. Romer on Jon Caldara's Indpendent
Thinking show. |
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Jan. 7, 2010 |
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Jan. 3, 2010 |
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Jan. 2, 2010 |
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Jan. 1, 2010 |
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Dec. 15, 2009 |
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Dec. 15, 2009 |
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Dec. 8, 2009 |
CTI Invites Sen. Romer to Cannabis Holiday Health Fair - Dec. 12 update, Senator Romer and Councilman Brown will Attend! |
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Dec. 8, 2009 |
ACTION ALERT: Medical Marijuana Bill Will Shut Down Dispensaries - Write you state reps TODAY! |
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Nov. 25, 2009 |
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Nov. 18, 2009 |
Benefit Tonite for Medical Cannabis Defendant Nicholas Paloshek |
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Nov. 16, 2009 |
Formal Opinion of Attorney General John Suthers Regarding Sales Tax and Medical Marijuana |
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Nov. 15, 2009 |
Public Hearings in Denver, Ft. Collins, Grand Junction, Loveland, and Pueblo County This Week |
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Nov. 15, 2009 |
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Nov. 15, 2009 |
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Nov. 15, 2009 |
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Nov. 11, 2009 |
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Nov. 10, 2009 |
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Nov. 5, 2009 |
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Nov. 3, 2009 |
Board of Health Emergency
Hearing |
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Nov. 1, 2009 |
Legislator Education Campaign: Help us teach Colorado legislators about medical marijuana |
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Nov. 1, 2009 |
Draft Bill: Colorado Medical
Cannabis Patient and Caregiver Protection Act |
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Oct. 29, 2009 |
Court of Appeals Decision
in Clendenin Case |
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Oct. 22, 2009 |
Sen.
Chris Romer to Introduce Colorado Medical Marijuana Bill in
2010 |
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Oct. 6, 2009 |
Draft Ordinance and Medical Cannabis Economic Development Report Released |
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