“Larimer County Sheriff Justin Smith is asking the county commissioners to “put the brakes” on all marijuana businesses to see how state regulations shape up in light of voters’ legalization of small amounts of recreational marijuana in Colorado. But the elected board wants to gather more information before deciding whether to enact a temporary moratorium,...
Read more →Top Story: Washington regulatory authorities open the regulatory process to public forums. “The Washington State Liquor Control Board will hold six evening public forums across Washington regarding the implementation of Initiative 502. The forums are an opportunity for interested citizens to meet WSLCB staff involved in implementation, be updated on implementation and to provide input...
Read more →”On the day Governor John Hickenlooper signed Amendment 64, he also announced the formation of a task force intended to make recommendations about the measure’s implementation. Since then, some observers have complained about the task force’s membership. Hence, a number of reformers are announcing today the creation of an A64 Shadow Task Force intended to help influence the...
Read more →“According to the Daily Camera, the Hive Co-op ‘is BYOC: bring your own cannabis. There’s a 1-ounce limit, $5 cover charge and 21-years-of-age requirement with a valid ID.’ What explicitly bars, meanwhile, is public consumption, with the actual language as follows: “nothing in this section shall permit consumption that is conducted openly...
Read more →“Unanswered questions around Colorado’s Amendment 64 legalizing marijuana are puzzling Larimer County’s law enforcement chiefs about where their authority ends. In the first of a series of meetings that will help guide the county’s approach to legal marijuana, Sheriff Justin Smith and District Attorney Cliff Riedel told county commissioners that they are scratching their...
Read more →Petition & White House Response ONDCP Chief Gil Kerlikowske responds to a petition to the White House to support states’ right to regulate marijuana like alcohol. “Thank you for participating in We the People and speaking out on the legalization of marijuana. Coming out of the recent election, it is clear that we’re in the...
Read more →Although Coloradans went to the ballot box to ensure that marijuana would be legal in their state, there are still plenty of details to hammer out. By gubernatorial order, a group of experts and public officials has commenced meetings that will determine the specific mechanisms of the state’s retail sales laws. Read on… The...
Read more →“Now that anyone over 21 can have marijuana, police officers across Colorado are acclimating to the idea that it’s OK for people to possess small amounts. But drug-sniffing dogs may have a harder time getting that message.,. The dogs often are used to find probable cause to search, for example, a suspicious vehicle. A dog...
Read more →Washington County, CO installs moratorium on retail applications until regulations are completed. ”The Board of Washington County Commissioners adopted a Resolution “Declaring a Moratorium on the Applications for Any and All Permitted Activity” relating to Amendment 64. The moratorium further states, “The Board of County Commissioners finds that the State is currently undertaking rule making...
Read more →”With A64 official, it is now legal for adults to possess small amounts and smoke marijuana in private. But the legislature still has to establish rules for how pot will ultimately be regulated and sold. The commercial component is a central consideration of the task force and one that has raised questions about whether retail marijuana shops...
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