Written by Christopher Meyer | 6:28 pm on December 23, 2011

In all of the discussions that take place about marijuana’s role in our society and in our culture, recreational versus medicinal use of cannabis is often at the forefront of the conversation.

A recent Gallup poll showed 50% of Americans support legalization while 70% support making cannabis medically available.

What is the important difference for the 20% of those who favor making cannabis available medically, but do not wish to give access to adults? What about cannabis recreation is undesirable? Is there ever a time when cannabis use can be both recreational and medical? (more…)

Written by Christopher Meyer | 9:05 am on August 27, 2011

Societally we have an ingrained trust in the medical profession. Prior to the technological era, the doctor was often the most wise, educated, and trustworthy person within the community, relied upon not only for medical treatment, but for advice, counseling, and direction.

Rather unfortunately, the same cannot necessarily be said of today’s doctors who are so intrenched in the health care system dictated by the wiles of insurance companies. This combined with ever present pressure from pharmaceutical and medical technology companies to prescribe and employ their latest and greatest treatments, produces doctors who reflect their environment.
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Written by Christopher Meyer | 1:39 pm on August 24, 2011

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Written by Christopher Meyer | 2:52 pm on April 6, 2011

If you had the opportunity to visit the High Times Cannabis Cup this last weekend, you saw a wide variety of businesses that are participating in the marijuana movement; not just from Denver, but from around the country. The volume of people standing in lines on Saturday was a testament to how many are eager to see marijuana culture up close.

If you are legal Colorado medical marijuana patient, you had the opportunity to visit a restricted area where Colorado medical marijuana centers and vendors of infused products had booths to represent their young businesses.

While I am sure there were many who enjoyed their visit to this room, I had the awful feeling that it wasn’t a very good reflection of what a legitimate and professional industry should look like or sound like (there were at least three competing PA systems). (more…)

Written by Christopher Meyer | 11:06 am on March 24, 2011

HB11-1261, the THC DUI bill has passed through the House of Representatives and now faces several readings in the Senate before being put to a vote.

It is imperative that you contact your representative and let them know that the per se limit should be removed from the bill or the bill should be voted down.

The per se limit would, if charged with DUI for having more than 5ng of THC per ml of blood, would leave the defendant with no defense regarding impairment.

If you are over the limit the law would consider you impaired though many patients have high tolerances due to edibles regimen and could have a blood content level higher than the limit without being impaired.

Cannabis Therapy Institute has provided a spreadsheet to find your representative:

CONTACT YOUR SENATOR HERE
 

Written by Christopher Meyer | 11:18 am on March 22, 2011

This is from a Westword Latest Word Post about a edibles packaging sample that Nancy Acree presented to the House Judiciary Committee.

Acree is the House Sponsor of HB11-1250 that initially called for the ban of all edibles, but now, if passed,  would set regulations in place for the packaging and labeling of edibles.

The sample packaging that Acree presented to the committee featured a label on which, in place of an actual disclaimer, has  ‘legally and governmentally approved statement describing that “Pot is bad M-ok“‘, this being a quotation of a guidance counselor in a popular satirical cartoon South Park. (more…)

Written by Christopher Meyer | 12:51 pm on February 25, 2011

This Westword Latest Word Post states that Wanda James an owner of a local edibles manufacturer, is calling to ban the use of subcritical butane cannabis extracts.

Why, you might ask? Well, she’s afraid, she doesn’t understand the extraction process, and her company would profit from the ban. (more…)

Written by Christopher Meyer | 12:50 pm on February 10, 2011

This is a link to a piece of legislation introduced yesterday to the Colorado House of Representatives. It’s a short one (hardly 2 pages) and it explicitly calls for the prohibition of edible cannabis as a method of using cannabis as a medicine. (more…)