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California police not down with Gov. Brown’s marijuana plan

April 6, 2017 blogger California, Colorado News, Latest News, marijuana, marijuana politics, medical marijuana, Medicial Marijuana, News, Police, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, taxes, weed, withdrawal

California law enforcement officials object to Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposed plans for the state’s marijuana rules, saying they could endanger public safety.

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Denver council advances 10 p.m. closing time for marijuana stores

April 4, 2017 blogger Chris Herndon, Colorado News, Debbie Ortega, Denver City Council, Denver Politics, Latest News, Local Politics, marijuana, Marijuana Business, marijuana in Colorado, Medicial Marijuana, News, Paul Kashmann, politics, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, weed, withdrawal

A measure that would extend Denver’s marijuana shop sales to midnight was pared back to 10 p.m. Monday before a committee sent the measure to the full City Council.

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Thousands attend Ann Arbor’s annual Hash Bash

April 3, 2017 blogger Colorado News, Latest News, marijuana, marijuana politics, Medicial Marijuana, Michigan, News, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, weed, withdrawal

Several thousand people gathered on the University of Michigan’s campus in Ann Arbor to celebrate marijuana in the city’s annual Hash Bash.

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Four governors team up, urge feds to keep marijuana enforcement status quo

April 3, 2017 blogger Colorado News, John Hickenlooper, Latest News, marijuana, marijuana politics, Medicial Marijuana, News, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, Trump Administration, weed, withdrawal

In an open letter sent Monday, the governors ask Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin to “engage with us before embarking on any changes to regulatory and enforcement systems.”

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DEA asks Colorado AG’s office for info on marijuana crimes, “for the new administration”

April 1, 2017 blogger Colorado Attorney General, Colorado News, Crime & Courts, Cynthia Coffman, Drug Enforcement Administration, Jeff Sessions, John Hickenlooper, Latest News, marijuana, marijuana crime, Medicial Marijuana, News, politics, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, THC, Trump, Trump Administration, weed, withdrawal

The Drug Enforcement Administration has requested basic information about marijuana cases from the Colorado attorney general’s office, a move that comes amid speculation over how the Trump administration will approach cannabis legalization in Colorado and other states.

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Exclusive: Here’s how Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper really feels about marijuana

March 31, 2017 blogger Colorado Politics, John Hickenlooper, marijuana, marijuana in Colorado, marijuana politics, Medicial Marijuana, News, politics, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, weed, withdrawal

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper to talks about AG Jeff Sessions and fed enforcement, state pot clubs legislation, being the parent of a teen, and more.

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Buzzkill for utilities’ high hopes of legal-weed power surge

March 31, 2017 blogger Business, Colorado News, Energy, Latest News, marijuana, Marijuana Business, medical marijuana, Medicial Marijuana, More Business News, News, renewable energy, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, weed, withdrawal, Xcel Energy

Legalization of the $3.5 billion U.S. cannabis market, where thousands of growers use energy 24 hours a day, was supposed to spark more consumption of electricity, even as it threatened to strain the nation’s aging transmission grid. But it’s not shaping up that way.

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Prosecuting pot: Differing views of nation’s DAs and the quest for consensus

March 30, 2017 blogger Colorado News, Latest News, marijuana, marijuana politics, medical marijuana, Medicial Marijuana, News, Stan Garnett, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, weed, withdrawal

Q&A with two members of the National District Attorneys Association who are focused on marijuana policy, Stan Garnett of Colorado and Eric Zahnd of Missouri

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