ALL THINGS MJ with Jessica LeRoux - July 15, 2013

Hey Now, 

It isnt up on the website just yet, but check at DOR A-64 for more details soon... If you can be in the audience this Thursday is the 1st meeting of the State Licensing Authority and I feel that it is good news for all of us that Ive been picked to represent independent small business licensees and their interests.  here is the letter working group members got last friday, I know there are several other working groups and I was pleased to learn that Teri Robnett will be representing patients in the group determining differences between medical and recreational sales etc... I am seeking more details as I write this too you... ***

Dear Ms. LeRoux,

Congratulations!  You have been selected by the State Licensing Authority to participate in its stakeholder working groups for the rules to implement Amendment 64 and HB13-1317.  The State Licensing Authority believes that your input will be an essential component to the success of the rulemaking process.  Therefore, the State Licensing Authority would like to extend an invitation for you to join the Licensed Entities and Inventory Tracking stakeholder working group.  Please note that by accepting this invitation, you are agreeing to the objectives, rules, and principles set forth in the attached document.

The meetings for your stakeholder working group are scheduled as follows:

• Meeting #1: July 18, 2013 from 1pm – 5pm at the Marijuana Enforcement Division, 455 Sherman Street, Suite 390, Denver, CO 80203
• Meeting #2: July 29, 2013 from 1pm – 5pm at the Department of Revenue, 1881 Pierce Street, Lakewood, CO 80214; Entrance B, Conference Room 110

*** Please schedule these meeting into your week, and make time to attend or send a written statement in advance. 

As you all know im at the ready with my annotated emergency rules ready for debate! if you have concerns based on your reading of the rules call me at 303 922 3661 and know that my actual clients of my business will always have a priority on my time, so if you wanna babble make an order while we have ya on the phone please!!! 

COLORADO CANNABIS Developments:

Rats will run from a sinking ship too, Ms Harris merely ran out the time on her clock to get that gold watch, as learned from her predecessor Matt Cook... and the MMED audit reflects that fact. Colorado's top marijuana business regulator retiringwww.denverpost.comThe director of the Colorado Marijuana Enforcement Division is retiring, at a time when the embattled division is taking on the task of regulating the state

Marijuana: Denver's projected revenues from recreational pot won't cover expendituresblogs.westword.comHow much pot is going to be sold next year in Colorado as a result of Amendment 64 is one...

Trespass call could be linked to marijuana growtelluridenews.com(Sheriff) Masters said that it was difficult to determine, but it appeared as if the crop was a legal medical marijuana grow operation.

Westcliffe nixes pot sales, productionwww.wetmountaintribune.com During the Westcliffe town board meeting on July 2, a motion was passed to accept ordinance 1-2013 to ban retail marijuana sales and production in Westcliffe. However, it does not ban personal marijuana use within a private establishment.

Council passes two marijuana ordinanceswww.ourcoloradonews.comArvada City Council passed two ordinances July 1 regarding the use and sale of marijuana in the city of Arvada.

Marijuana farmers market proposed for Boulderwww.dailycamera.comA Denver-based marijuana entrepreneur wants to start a specialized farmers market for pot in Boulder, but the proposal could face significant legal and political hurdles.

Longmont woman faces eviction for medical marijuana | 9news.comwww.9news.comLONGMONT - Ashley Weber, who was paralyzed 10 years ago in a drunk driving accident, depends on Section 8 disability money to live on her own.

DUID = BS IN MOTION:

Marijuana: Will DUI lab issues keep risky (or innocent) drivers on road for months?blogs.westword.comA report released by Colorado Attorney General John Suthers about problems at the state's toxicology lab led to the decision...

From the Colorado Department of Transportation website, Fourth of July weekend "Heat is On" arrests: 430 DUI alcohol, 5 DUI-drugs.

Drivers could be over limit on prescription pills: Thousands face prison and 12-month ban in...www.dailymail.co.ukProsecutions are to begin from next year using newly approved 'drugalysers', which will measure at the roadside whether limits have been exceeded.

CANNABIS NATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS:

New Study Finds Cannabis Consumption Most Likely Among Those With Higher Educationthejointblog.comIreland's National Advisory Committee on Drugs and Alcohol has released a new study which finds that cannabis consumption is highest among those with a higher

Colorado pushes law to shield marijuana-friendly banks from prosecutionwww.washingtontimes.comA Democratic lawmaker in Colorado has introduced a bill that would shield banks from federal prosecution for conducting business with recently legalized marijuana retailers.

Government Sponsored Study Concludes DEA Must Reclassify Marijuanawww.theweedblog.comTurns Out The DEA Was Wrong All Along

CANNABIS HEALTH UPDATES:

Peer-reviewed journal finds no link between cannabis and schizophrenia - Democratic Undergroundwww.democraticunderground.com

Cannabinoids & Breast Milk: Do Cannabinoids Play A Larger Role In Our Life Than We Thought?www.medicaljane.comResearch into the workings of the endocannabinoid system has yielded significant discoveries for scientists attempting to learn more about pre and post-natal development. It is apparent that endocannabinoids, chemical compounds [...]

Student deaths highlight Colorado's growing problem of painkiller abuse | 9news.comwww.9news.comDENVER - Those familiar with the growing problem of painkiller abuse in Colorado say the overdose deaths of four young people in Arapahoe County are sad, but not surprising.

Female Inmates Sterilized at California Prisons, Report Showswww.newsmax.comNearly 150 female inmates in the California corrections system were sterilized between 2006 and 2010 without the required state approvals after succumbing to pressure from doctors and prison medical staff.

CANNABIS IN OTHER STATES:

Latest Washington Marijuana Rules: Outdoor Grows, Concentrates In; Pot Logo Outwww.thedailychronic.netThe proposals, released on Wednesday and containing mostly minor revisions to an earlier plan, included rules governing cultivation, sales and taxation of pot due to take effect when state-licensed retail marijuana stores open next spring.

EASTVALE: City to register landlords in fight against marijuana houseswww.pe.comThe push to get everyone associated with rental properties into Eastvale’s business registry is the city’s latest tactic to get a handle on the proliferation of marijuana grow houses in residential neighborhoods of the affluent northwest Riverside County city.

(un) intended consequences of the drug war? 

Did you know The United States imprisons a larger percentage of its black population than South Africa did at the height of apartheid? 
Well, now you do.
Michelle Alexander, The New Jim Crow

CANNABIS IN HISTORY:

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EDIBLES:

THIS WEEK"S FUN CONTEST!!! 

WIN SOME BITES! Pick a new name!!! 

Hey Now Im at a loss for what to call our line of seasonal bites for August. Every other month seems to have an obvious holiday to embrace with clearly marked colors and schemes.... What is the theme for august, back to school seems too kid oriented, we have the start of football season, and otherwise its just damned hot... the name i came up with of "melted bag of hot wrappers and sit" didnt seem too catchy although appropriate... so that name is not an optional entry!  

SO: you get to pick the name... which ever MMC picks the name will receive 3 bags of free bites as a thank you, that's a $30 value, so put on your thinking caps and come up with a name and three color motif and submit your entry ASAP, I will announce a winner here next week! Everybody who enters gets $.50 off all bites ordered this week. 

one more reason to eat a banana's F*Rasta our potent and refreshing personal sized frozen sensation that is sweeping the region's stoners of all ages off their feet! 

 

Wafer Madness is still quite a new item, if you havent stocked them yet order by 7pm today and save $.25 on each wafer madness you order! 

lastly:

just this once do you think we could pass the dutchie on the right hand side?

before you go I'd like to remind you that Im doing the Aids Walk in a couple weeks and Im seeking sponsors, which means you can do something to support the group of patients who more than any other paved the way for the 1st state to legalize cannabis by making a donation in my name at this link! Im at $200, and hopefully counting! 

http://AIDSwalkcolorado.kintera.org/faf/donorReg/donorPledge.asp?ievent=1060907&lis=0&kntae1060907=1EC82D122DEB4A429603329659691457&supId=387670158

Thanks again for reading, and even more thanks if you are making an order! 

Jessica LeRoux

Twirling Hippy Confections

303 922 3661- call us any time. 

2145 W Evans Denver CO