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In the weeds: Fed response to Colorado vote to legalize marijuana tough to predict

By | 10.02.12 | 4:03 pm

Washington and Oregon both have measures similar to Colorado’s Amendment 64 on the ballot this year. It is unknown how the federal government will respond if any or all of them pass. The feds could respect the decision of voters, they could try to block implementation of some parts of the law, or they could shut down dispensaries and arrest people involved in the wholesale and retail ends of the business.

Colorado Republicans vote to fund fed war on medical marijuana

By | 05.11.12 | 11:33 am

An amendment to the U.S. House Appropriations Bill that would have required the Department of Justice to stand down in pursuing cases against the medical marijuana industry failed Wednesday night on a mostly party line vote. Colorado’s seven-member delegation split on the amendment, with Democrats voting in favor and Republicans voting against.

Denver coalition looks to feds to crack city’s alleged coddling of brutal cops

By | 03.21.12 | 6:00 am

Citing institutional weakness and failure, a Denver activist coalition is demanding federal authorities intervene to address police brutality in the city.

Department of Justice retreats on controversial FOIA rule

By | 11.03.11 | 2:15 pm

Faced with increasing push-back from the public, the media, government watchdogs and a bipartisan list of lawmakers, the Department of Justice Thursday agreed to drop a proposed regulation that would have allowed government agencies to lie to members of the public seeking records through the Freedom of Information Act.

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Obama medical marijuana policy moves from benign tolerance to vague menace

By | 07.28.11 | 6:20 am

Would you like some irony with that baggie of medical marijuana? Well, like it or not, you’re getting some. Medical marijuana has been legal for a decade or so in various U.S. states but it wasn’t until the Ogden memo of 2009 that it really took off. Today, another memo from the same agency has marijuana providers and regulators looking over their shoulders.

U.S. Attorney General Holder promises to clarify position on medical marijuana

By | 06.03.11 | 12:13 pm

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced Thursday that he will soon “clarify” his agency’s position on medical marijuana. He didn’t say when such clarification would come.

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Arizona sues DOJ over medical marijuana

By | 06.01.11 | 11:12 am

As every state with legal medical marijuana on the books now seems to have a letter from a U.S. Attorney saying, ‘not so fast’, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer has taken the whole thing one step beyond by filing suit against the United States Department of Justice in the hope of getting a judicial ruling that clarifies whether Arizona has the right to implement its medical marijuana law.

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Federal pot crackdown hits Colorado–memos fly from DOJ to Suthers to Hickenlooper

By | 04.27.11 | 10:08 am

Colorado now joins the list of medical marijuana states that have been warned off by The United States Department of Justice, having received a letter from U.S. Attorney for Colorado John Walsh Tuesday.

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DOJ smack down of medical marijuana continues, raising questions in Colorado

By | 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.

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Department of Justice warns states about discrimination against HIV-positive individuals

By | 03.25.11 | 2:08 pm

The U.S. Department of Justice has sent a letter to the attorneys general of all 50 states requesting assistance in quashing discrimination against HIV-positive people in certain training programs.

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