Last week, we told you about a lawsuit filed by Westword and High Times magazine related to the State of Colorado’s rules for recreational marijuana advertising.
The complaint called for a preliminary injunction against the regulations. But while a U.S. District Court judge has rejected that request, the case remains alive.
Get details and see the documents over at Westword.com
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US Army Sergeant Horace Brown was clad in camouflage while driving through Louisiana early Sunday morning, but still couldn’t manage to hide about 23 pounds of greenery from the Louisiana State Police.
According to a LSP release, Brown was pulled over for “improper lane usage” in Port Allen, Louisiana. We’re not sure what that charge means, but wouldn’t be surprised if it’s just a Louisiana cop term thrown around for “I’m pulling over a dark-skinned man late at night because I think he looks suspicious.”
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Despite what reports out of Spain may want you to believe, a student who has fallen into a coma after eating a pot brownie did not do so because of the pot in said brownie.
Reports say that a student ate a birthday cake baked with a little extra love inside and quickly became seriously ill. Nine other people went to the hospital as well. All of that is very strange and scary, no doubt. But as anyone with any clue about cannabis can tell you: it wasn’t the pot’s fault.
Missouri Rep. Chris Kelly has filed language that would legalize medical and recreational cannabis in Missouri, using language that closely follows another proposed ballot initiative.
In addition to legalizing taxed and regulated sales of ganja, House Bill 1659 would regulate recreational cannabis like alcohol, with a 21-and-up age limit. Missourians would be able to cultivate up to eight plants in their home and keep up to 16 ounces of herb, 16 ounces of edibles and 72 ounces of tinctures and other liquid-infused cannabis products.
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker was one of a wave of pie-eyed freshman Republicans swept into office in the 2010 midterm election, the consequences of which, we will all be paying for, for quite some time. Upon squeaking his way into office, Governor Walker immediately cut a billion dollars from the state’s education budget, another half a billion from the Medicaid budget, and effectively stripped all of the state’s labor unions of all traditional collective bargaining rights.
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By refusing to participate in the Affordable Care Act, enacting a malevolent voter ID law to discourage voting, and by paying for tens of millions of dollars’ worth of corporate tax breaks by firing unprecedented numbers of teachers, police and firefighters, Governor Walker has earned his spot as a Republican front runner, and serves as an example, rather than a shame, for his colleagues.
So it should come as no surprise that when President Obama recently spoke out about the dangers of alcohol versus the dangers of weed, Walker had to pipe up.
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| Michelle LaMay in front of her Cannabis University bus |
Broncos owner Pat Bowlen had to suffer along with the rest of us as his team got crushed in the Super Bowl. And now, PDB Sports, the company that handles the squad’s business on his behalf, is being sued for discrimination and defamation.
The plaintiff is Cannabis University, whose founder, Michelle LaMay, says a vehicle was ejected from two home playoff games in January simply because the word “cannabis” was printed on it.
Our buds over at Denver Westword have photos and further details, including the full text of the complaint.
Ever since the passage of Amendment 64 in November 2012, officials and industry members alike have been concerned about the restrictions related to marijuana businesses and banking services. That’s because federal financial regulations essentially treated any transaction from such operations as money laundering.
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Now, after months of encouragement from Governor John Hickenlooper and others, the Departments of Justice and Treasury have issued joint memos setting out new rules. However, at least one industry representative isn’t wholly satisfied by them.
Click here to read the full text of the joint memos, and to get the reaction from Michael Roberts over at Denver Westword
State Rep. Stanley Cox says he wants to improve Missouri’s criminal code, as long as those improvements don’t include more lenient marijuana laws.
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| Rep. Stan Cox is hard on drugs. |
And if there’s anybody who knows how harsh Missouri’s drug laws are, it’s Cox — he was one of the attorneys involved in the case of Jeff Mizanskey, Missouri’s only inmate serving life without parole for marijuana charges.
The Republican from Sedalia is upset that within a 1,000-page bill is a little piece of legislation that would reduce the penalty for possessing less than 35 grams of marijuana for nonviolent, first-time offenders. Under the proposed legislation, the maximum penalty one would receive is a $500 fine. Under current law, offenders face one year in prison.
For a more in-depth look at the evil that is Rep. Cox, click over to the Riverfront Times where Ray Downs has all the details.
Two Michigan pot farmers found themselves in hot water when local authorities discovered 211 plants growing in well-guarded greenhouses on the men’s property.
Gerald Duval Jr. and his son, Jeremy Duval, were convicted of drug trafficking, with the elder getting slapped with a 10 year sentence, and his adult son being handed five years in the clink. They appealed their convictions on multiple grounds, but the 6th Circuit Court ruled this week that the two had no right to challenge the court’s decision any further.
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Earlier this week, Westword and High Times magazine filed a lawsuit against the State of Colorado in regard to regulations that restrict recreational marijuana advertising to publications that are deemed “adult” by a state-mandated formula. Attorney Steve Suskin, who represents Westword on behalf of the paper’s parent company, Voice Media Group, says the complaint was filed because the state’s current rules could violate the First Amendment. Meanwhile, the paper’s publisher emphasizes that when it comes to such ads, Westword is very much open for business.
“We are 100 percent confident of the legality of where we are in terms of taking this business,” says Scott Tobias, who is also the CEO of Voice Media Group, a company that owns publications in Los Angeles, New York and other major U.S. cities in addition to Denver. “From the very start of Amendment 64, we committed ourselves to being a reference point to the medical marijuana community, and now the retail marijuana community. We remain committed to strong partnerships and support of these businesses.”
The story does not end there…go straight to the source for the rest at Denver Westword