The Gazette, 16 Jan 2013 – El Paso County prosecutors are taking a new tack in the battle over medical marijuana held by police in the wake of failed prosecutions. They want out of the fight. The 4th Judicial District Attorney’s Office last week said it had declined to take a position on a demand by Rocky Mountain Miracles owner Alvida Hillery that police return her marijuana or hand over $3.3 million in compensation after her December jury acquittal on felony drug charges.

The Gazette, 07 Jan 2013 – A medical marijuana grower acquitted of drug-cultivation charges at a December trial wants Colorado Springs police to return her marijuana – or fork over $3.3 million in compensation. The request by Alvida Hillery is the latest sign that failed medical marijuana prosecutions in El Paso County might end up costing taxpayers.