2018 Retail and Medical Marijuana Rule Changes
The Colorado Marijuana Enforcement Division (MED) recently finalized the 2018 amendments to the medical and retail marijuana rules…
Medical Marijuana
No More State Moratorium and the Procedure for New Medical Marijuana Business Licenses
As of 7/1/12, there is no more state moratorium for new medical marijuana business licenses. This means…
Medical Marijuana and Probation
Well, it finally came to pass. On February 2, 2012, the Colorado Court of Appeals issued a decision on the use of medical marijuana on probation. Unfortunately…
Update on Colorado MMJ: Final Meeting with Dan Hartman
As you know, Mr. Dan Hartman was removed from his position as Director of the Medical Marijuana Enforcement Division due primarily to the efforts of …
Federal Crackdown on Colorado Medical Marijuana
Last week, the Feds sent letters to several medical marijuana businesses that were located within 1000 feet of a school. The letters instructed the businesses…
City of Boulder Medical Marijuana Business Moratorium
The Boulder City Attorney, Mr. Thomas Carr, recently requested and was granted a moratorium regarding medical marijuana businesses in the City of Boulder. The moratorium is expected…
Medical Marijuana, the ATF, Firearms, California, etc.
As you all know, the federal government continues to struggle with state legalization of medical marijuana. In June, the U.S. Attorney’s Office issued…
New MMJ Regulations, HB 1043
Despite partisan bickering regarding other issues facing Colorado, the legislature passed HB 1043 with virtually no opposition…
35 Day Rule: Selling to New Patients
As some of you may know, Mr. Matt Cook, on the advice of the attorney general, pronounced that MMCs cannot sell MMJ to new patients until the expiration of 35 days after the application is sent to the Department of Health…
MMJ Division/Matt Cook Update
In this blog post, I recap my latest correspondence with Matt Cook, the head of the Colorado’s MMJ business regulation division…