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Marijuana businesses in compliance with Colorado law could face federal charges under new enforcement strategy
The new approach could lead to federal charges being brought against marijuana businesses that are in full compliance with Colorado law and not selling pot on the black market, U.S. Attorney Bob Troyer acknowledged in an interview with The Denver Post this week.
Thieves crash stolen minivan into Colorado Springs pot dispensary, but only get oregano for their trouble
A team of alleged burglars crashed a stolen mini-van through the glass front entrance of the Native Roots Marijuana dispensary, stole containers of marijuana and then crashed into an oncoming police vehicle during their escape early Wednesday morning.
Marijuana bust in El Paso County leads to suspected stolen vehicle chop shop
Investigators in El Paso County checking on a suspected illegal marijuana grow uncovered an alleged stolen vehicle “chop shop” on an adjoining property. At about 1:20 p.m. on Friday, members of the sheriff’s office executed a search warrant for illegal cultivation of marijuana in the 5200 block of South Yoder Road, according to a news […]
Fallen pot package in Nebraska leads to possible prison time for Colorado man
KEARNEY, Neb. — Two people arrested in south-central Nebraska are facing possible prison time for hauling marijuana, including some that had fallen onto Interstate 80. The Kearney Hub reports that 49-year-old Charlie Red of Sedalia and 29-year-old Damaisy De La Caridad Rodriguez of Miami pleaded no contest Friday in Buffalo County District Court to felony […]
Here’s how much marijuana you’d need to be eligible for the death penalty under federal law
Last week Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a memo encouraging federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty for certain drug trafficking offenses. Here’s how much marijuana you’d need to be eligible for the death penalty under federal law.
Former NBA player Glen “Big Baby” Davis arrested on marijuana charges
Police say former NBA player Glen “Big Baby” Davis was arrested in a Maryland hotel last month on drug possession and distribution charges.
Police chief says homeless people are coming to Pueblo to get marijuana
“They come to either extensively get jobs in the marijuana field or as it ends up, most of the time to just get marijuana,” Davenport said.
Marijuana mogul’s home in Snowmass exempt from judge’s asset freeze
A federal judge in Denver has ruled that more than $3 million in assets held by Colorado marijuana mogul Jeffrey Friedland be temporarily frozen, but not a Snowmass Village home.
Mistrial declared for Denver cannabis church leaders charged with open and public marijuana consumption
During jury selection, potential jurors openly questioned prosecutor’s legal theory that the defendants were complicit in fostering the open and public consumption of marijuana at the church’s 2017 4/20 celebration.