Cannabis in the United States

MMJ ban opponents to get day in court



Kevin Duggan 2/4/2012 Opponents of a ban on medical marijuana businesses in Fort Collins will have their day in court. A Larimer District Court judge Thursday will decide whether to allow the dispensaries to stay open until there’s a hearing on a lawsuit filed last week by six local marijuana businesses challenging the ban.

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Colorado deals setback to recreational pot effort



KRISTEN WYATT 2/3/2012 DENVER - Colorado marijuana activists have about two weeks to collect an additional 2,500 signatures to get a proposal legalizing possession of the drug for recreational use on the ballot after the secretary of state said Friday that tens of thousands of signatures turned in were invalid.

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Colorado pot-legalization initiative needs more signatures



John Ingold 2/3/2012 A proposed initiative to legalize limited possession of marijuana in Colorado needs more signatures to qualify for the ballot. The Colorado Secretary of State's office announced today that the campaign collected only 83,696 valid signatures. It needs 86,105 to qualify.

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Police: Smuggling suspect flew 55 pounds of marijuana into Boulder airport



2/1/2012 Boulder officials today released new details of the investigation into a suspected drug smuggling operation at the Boulder Municipal Airport, saying a man arrested in connection with the case was caught with 55 pounds of marijuana on his plane. Carl Gruber, of Bethel Island, Calif., was arrested at the airport on Saturday on suspicion of possession of between 5 and 100 pounds of marijuana and possession with intent to distribute

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2012 ballot could legalize marijuana



Amy Thompson 1/31/2012 With several potential amendments shaping up to combat marijuana prohibition, Colorado is one of several states that may pass significant marijuana reform laws in 2012.

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Marijuana acts: Who has your vote?



BRYCE CRAWFORD 1/31/2012 Though we recently brought word that the Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol has likely collected enough signatures to make the November ballot, there's another effort in the works to do something similar.

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"Marijuana busts illegal"



Michael J. Dee 1/31/2012 I claim the federal classification of marijuana as a controlled substance is arbitrary and violates due process of law. Marijuana does not meet all three criteria to be a controlled substance; potential for abuse, medicinal use and safety of use.

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DU Law school holding summit on marijuana laws



AP 1/27/2012 DENVER - The University of Denver Sturm College of Law is holding a summit on federal and state marijuana laws. Those attending the gathering on Friday include marijuana providers, attorneys and experts.

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