Boulder Weekly, 27 Jun 2013 – Come Senators, Congressmen, please heed the call Don’t stand in the doorway, don’t block up the hall For he who is hurt will be he who has stalled

Westword, 27 Jun 2013 – Dear Stoner: Why does my weed sometimes smell like pine trees, other times like oranges, and other times like hay? Sniff Test Dear Sniff: I’m going to get a little cosmic here. The cannabis plant actually has elements of other plants and living organisms in it called terpenes. Okay, all living beings produce them. They’re basically tiny molecules of smell and flavor and are what make up things like essential oils and resins. That orange smell? Limonene, which is also found in actual oranges. The pine-tree odor is probably from delta-3-carene, which is also found in cedar and pine sap. And the same calming linolool found in lavender oil is found in Lavender Kush.

Colorado Springs Independent, 26 Jun 2013 – Messages have been floating around social media regarding an influx of audits the Internal Revenue Service is apparently aiming at Colorado medical-marijuana centers, which are unable to deduct business expenses from their federal taxes. One posted by Denver advocate Michelle LaMay reads, "One of my MMC customers yesterday said they are being audited by the IRS. She thinks the IRS waited until now so they can go back 3 years. She was one of the first to be licensed so has that much history for them to peruse." And while it’s unclear how widespread it is, or if they’re part of the federal government’s push-back against cannabis, an audit notice is a hell of a thing, says Bill Fodge, owner of WTJ MMJ Supply.

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Pagosa Springs Sun, 20 Jun 2013 – The Archuleta County Board of County Commissioners approved the first reading of an ordinance Tuesday that, when and if passed upon second reading, would allow additional medical marijuana facilities in unincorporated Archuleta County. At the same meeting on Tuesday, the board voted to extend the existing moratorium on new applications for medical marijuana businesses for an additional month in order for the ordinance to be approved upon second reading.

Westword, 20 Jun 2013 – Dear Stoner: I’m flying to a bunch of weddings this summer. What’s the best way to get weed when I’m out of town? Wedding Crasher Dear Crasher: There are some websites devoted to this, notably WeBeHigh.org, that list common toker hot spots for cities across the U.S. and around the world. But from my experience, the places they send you to are the equivalent of sending someone to the open-air drug market of Civic Center Park in Denver.

Castle Rock News-Press, 20 Jun 2013 – Council Unanimously Votes to Ban Facilities He’s always looking for a way to increase city revenues, but never this way, Castle Pines Councilmember Marc Town said after the council voted unanimously on second reading June 11 to ban commercial marijuana operations in the city.

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Westword, 21 Jun 2013 – Last month, Colorado’s legislature passed a hemp-farming registry bill that Governor John Hickenloopersigned into law. But can hemp escape the role of marijuana’s sober sister on a national scale? A new development gives it the best chance of doing so in ages. Colorado Representative Jared Polis was among legislators pushing a hemp amendment to the giant farm bill — and after he took to the House floor citing George Washington’s advocacy and the possibility that Betsy Ross’s original flag was made of the fiber, the item passed. The video and details below. Here’s the video of Polis and colleagues speaking on behalf of the hemp amendment to the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013, better known as the FARRM Bill. The legislation would prevent the federal government from interfering with colleges and universities that choose to research industrial hemp in states, like Colorado, where doing so is legal.