How many plants a patient needs has become quite the hot topic among law enforcement and the medical community lately. How many are too many? The Medical Board has decided that more than 75 plants is too many, even dangerous,… Read More ›
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Potency Testing: My Canna-Butter
This is so cool! I got to test my own cannabis-infused butter! Here are the results! After fighting to get access to the licensed labs for patients and caregivers without success, the only solution was to open The Good Lab to… Read More ›
CDOT’s Slow Speed Chase
If you’re planning to attend the delayed 4/20 Rally at Civic Center Park today, keep a look out for CDOT’s latest guerrilla marketing tactic: The Slow Speed Chase. CDOT’s “Slow-Speed Chase” Returns Tomorrow at Civic Center 420 Rally May 20,… Read More ›
Teri Robnett speaks about Medical Marijuana: Miracle or Myth (video)
On March 4, 2016, Teri Robnett, Founder and Executive Director of Cannabis Patients Alliance, spoke to the Colorado Healthcare Strategy and Management (CHSM) Association about Medical Marijuana: Myth or Miracle. This was part of a panel presentation that also included Wendy Turner, Robert… Read More ›
ACTION ALERT! Hearing on Locked and Enclosed Cultivation and Potency Restrictions
We have an important hearing coming up on Wednesday, April 6. Two marijuana bills will be heard by the House Finance Committee: SB-080 requiring grows to be locked and enclosed, and HB-1261 the Retail Marijuana Sunset bill. SB-080 would require… Read More ›
Oppose SB16-080 Secured Marijuana Cultivation
Open letter to the Colorado Senate Dear Senators, I am writing in opposition to SB16-080 concerning Secured Marijuana Cultivation Requirements. First, this bill applies to persons “under twenty-one years of age” which is incorrect under our medical marijuana law. Patients… Read More ›
I drive better when I’m high
During the big battles over Colorado’s DUI for THC law, I cautioned many who showed up to testify not to say they drive better when they’re high. Even if it was true, it wouldn’t score us any points. In fact, law… Read More ›
Thoughts on how to protect yourself from a marijuana DUI charge
By Jeff Gard, Attorney at Law During the holidays DUI enforcement increases dramatically. Unfortunately, this large net will inevitably capture cannabis users who were not driving while impaired. As most of you know, in a last minute political compromise, the Colorado… Read More ›
Winter Weather Survival Tips from a Colorado Native
Welcome to Colorado! I know this post isn’t really about marijuana, but with so many refugees moving here, I thought a few tips for coping with Colorado’s cold, dry winter might be helpful. I’m sure many of you are struggling… Read More ›
Marijuana is safer than Botox
What’s the latest and greatest treatment for chronic migraines? Botulinum toxin. Botox. How effective is this treatment? Not much better than nothing at all. Botox may give patients just 2 more migraine-free days a month than placebo. But that was… Read More ›