We’re into March and more than half-way through the 2015 Legislative Session. It’s been a busy session already, and from this point forward, things speed up. Here’s what Cannabis Patients Alliance has been working on so far this year. Training for… Read More ›
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The Caregiver Bill: Too much opportunity for abuse
Sometimes, no matter how hard you try, you just can’t turn a bad bill into a good one. That’s where we’re at with SB-014, The Caregiver Bill. I’ve been so stressed and lost so much sleep this week over this… Read More ›
Watch CPA and Rx MaryJane on Colorado State of Mind
Cannabis Patients Alliance Founder and Executive Director, Teri Robnett (Rx MaryJane), appeared on Rocky Mountain PBS Colorado State of Mind. She and Dr. Sam Kamin from the Sturms College of Law at Denver University joined host Cynthia Hessin to discuss the Colorado… Read More ›
Medical Marijuana Patients are NOT a bunch of fakers
I’m really tired of hearing about all the “fake patients” with medical marijuana licenses in Colorado. When recreational stores opened on January 1, 2014, some people believed that patients would happily leave their medical marijuana behind and switch to paying… Read More ›
Opening Day: Starting another round of marijuana legislation
Yesterday was Opening Day of the First Regular Session of the Seventieth General Assembly of Colorado. The balance of power has shifted. Democrats still control the feisty House, under the leadership of two strong women: Rep. Crisanta Duran as House… Read More ›
Colorado “Good to Know” focuses on safe, legal and responsible marijuana use
Colorado launched it’s new and innovative marijuana education campaign this week. Rather than disparaging consumers or using scare tactics to convince people not to use, it takes a much more “neighborly” tone. Cannabis Patients Alliance (Teri Robnett) is happy and… Read More ›
CPA in the News: Medical Marijuana a Challenge for Legal Pot States
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | JAN. 2, 2015, 12:33 A.M. E.S.T. Published in the NEW YORK TIMES SEATTLE — A year into the nation’s experiment with legal, taxed marijuana sales, Washington and Colorado find themselves wrestling not with the federal interference… Read More ›
The Marijuana Divide: A tale of two towns (video)
This is an interesting look at how two similar towns in Colorado, Gunnison and Crested Butte, are dealing with marijuana very differently. We find this sort of “diversity” all across the state, creating a patchwork of ordinances, moratoriums and outright… Read More ›
Permissible uses of money in the marijuana tax cash fund
We thought you might be curious about how the retail marijuana tax money is going to be spent. The money for school construction (up to $40 million) has already been taken out of the equation, as has the shareback to… Read More ›
2014 Colorado Cannabis Legislative Update
The 2014 legislative session is almost at an end and we’re still standing. Here’s a little update on where we are, in no particular order, moving into these final days. HB1122, a clean-up bill, defines “locked and enclosed” among other… Read More ›