Posts Tagged ‘medical marijuana’

Sometimes you just have to shake your head.  What is being billed as the “World’s Largest Cannabis Lifestyle Convention” is coming to Denver and the publicly funded Regional Transportation District is happy to accept ads coming from an illegal industry. Colorado has in theory legalized medical marijuana, however the drug is illegal under federal law [...]

As the push to expand ‘medical’ marijuana continues in local communities and at the state house, purveyors of the drug insist it is harmless.  They lament attempts to regulate their illegal drug industry and insist they are simply looking out for the best interests of their ‘patients.’ Two recent incidents here in Adams County show [...]

On Tuesday night the vote to ban medical marijuana dispensaries in the City of Thornton became official.  City council passed the measure on second reading by an 8 to 1 vote.  There were many reasons this ban was necessary and we have discussed those previously.  Today, 9News has a story on their site that confirms why this [...]

In a very long, sometimes emotional and slightly heated discussion last night, Thornton City Council voted to not allow medical marijuana dispensaries in the city.  In a 7 – 2 vote, the city upheld the belief that the detrimental effects of allowing these “businesses” to operate within the city by far outweighed any benefit to [...]

Tonight’s the night….  At the Thornton City Council meeting tonight council will decide whether or not to allow medical marijuana dispensaries in the city.  We have already outlined why we feel Thornton citizens should be against any measure to bring the illegal drug trade to the city.  We sent emails to all the council members [...]

Take a look at the images in this story.  Those are but two of many taken in recent years when the Drug Enforcement Agency was raiding California medical marijuana dispensaries.  The current administration has halted these raids however a shift in public policy or a change in the White House could quickly change that.  While [...]

In the next few weeks Thornton City Council is set to delve into what is sure to be a heated debate over whether or not to allow medical marijuana dispensaries in the city.  As we all know, the majority of Colorado voters approved the use of medical marijuana in 2000.  This of course is counter [...]