rssColorado will ask DEA to reschedule marijuana, in recognition of medical value
Governor Lincoln Chaffee of Rhode Island and Governor Christine Gregoire of Washington have petitioned the federal government to change the schedule of marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act, a move they claim will remove the conflict between federal drug laws and state laws that allow the establishment of medical marijuana dispensaries. Colorado will file its own request before the end of the year.
Marijuana debate tonight in Denver–and in Washington, former U.S. Attorney leads legalization effort
Even as proponents of legalizing marijuana in Colorado meet this evening to debate the best way to accomplish that, former U.S. Attorney John McKay is one of a handful of people leading an effort to legalize marijuana in Washington State. Spurred in part by Governor Christine Gregoire’s veto of much of that state’s medical marijuana laws, McKay and others say the time is ripe for full legalization in Washington.
DOJ smack down of medical marijuana continues, raising questions in Colorado
'State employees not immune from prosecution'--DOJ memo
By Scot Kersgaard |
04.22.11 | 9:04 am
Could Colorado State employees who work in the regulatory end of the medical marijuana business be prosecuted for their role in what the federal government increasingly seems to view as an illegal enterprise? According to Department of Justice attorneys in Washington State, it is not outside the realm of possibility.
Washington House legalizes medical marijuana as feds crack down on Michigan dispensaries
Doctor arrested for prescribing marijuana
By Kyle Daly |
04.13.11 | 5:09 am
News came from both sides of the culture war over marijuana Tuesday, as the March arrest by DEA agents of a Saginaw, Mich., doctor who prescribed medical marijuana to patients comes to light a day after the Washington State House of Representatives passed a bill legalizing cannabis dispensaries and grow houses.
Dems, Dems Everywhere
The Democratic Leadership Council (DLC) arrived in Denver over the weekend to discuss how to get more Democrats elected nationally. Big name Democrats, many of whom are likely Presidential candidates, are discussing a variety of issues at the Hyatt…
A Brief History of Immigration
Governor Christine Gregoire, of Washington State, in connection with a letter to the federal government requesting reimbursment for immigration costs similar to a demand now being made by Colorado Attorney General John Suthers pursuant to H.B. 1014 passed in the…
Invoicing Feds For Immigration Costs Doesn’t Work
One of the bills passed in the special session in Colorado a few weeks ago, House Bill 1014, calls for the attorney general to try to obtain reimbursement for state expenses related to illegal immigration from the federal Government. …
