Tag:Marijuana
Opinion
Some Colorado Employers Modify Employment Policies to Retain and Entice Workers
Many Colorado employers are experiencing labor shortages. For instance, this year the Denver Post reported that 85% of construction contractors had a difficult time...
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Courts
Court Opinions- May 27, 2019
People v. Anderson
The People petitioned for review of the Court of Appeals’ judgment vacating Richard Anderson’s conviction for attempted extreme indifference murder.
Anderson had...
Courts
Can a Search by a Drug Dog Violate Constitutional Rights?
The Colorado Supreme Court struggled with the interplay between federal and Colorado law governing marijuana in a 4-3 decision where the underlying case didn’t...
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Courts
Cannabis Patent Survives Early Challenge
The first cannabis patent claim ever litigated in federal court just cleared a hurdle this month.
In United Cannabis Corp. v. Pure Hemp, a cannabis...
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Opinion
Marijuana and the 10th Amendment: Strange Bedfellows or Natural Allies?
The 10th Amendment to the Bill of Rights, established in 1791, created the concept of federalism, wherein the federal government possesses only those powers...
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News
DA Proposes Statewide Plan for Sealing Marijuana Convictions
Eighteenth Judicial District Attorney George Brauchler is following fellow DAs in Denver and Boulder counties in seeking to offer relief to people convicted of...
News
Federal Judge Rules Against Sweet Leaf
A judgment against owners of now-shuttered marijuana dispensary chain Sweet Leaf shows that the Colorado courts will treat contracts involving cannabis businesses the same...
News
State Releases Latest Cornerstone Marijuana Study
As the result of Tuesday’s election, Michigan became the 10th state to allow the sale and possession of recreational marijuana, and voters in Missouri...
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