Daily Mail, 01 Jan 2013 – Recreational marijuana clubs opened Monday in Colorado, less than a month after the state governor signed into law a constitutional amendment allowing recreational pot use. With a reggae soundtrack and flashing disco-style lights, Club 64 in an industrial area just north of downtown Denver opened Monday afternoon, with some 200 people signed up.

The Cortez Journal, 01 Jan 2013 – New Marijuana Law Poses Questions For Law Enforcement Law enforcement has concerns over the new amendment 64, which allows people in Colorado to use and possess marijuana One of the main concerns is no current law enables officers to arrest or cite someone for using the drug in a public setting.

Seattle Times, 01 Jan 2013 – DENVER – Recreational marijuana clubs opened Monday in Colorado, less than a month after the state governor signed into law a constitutional amendment allowing recreational pot use. With a reggae soundtrack and flashing disco-style lights, Club 64 in an industrial area just north of downtown Denver opened Monday afternoon, with some 200 people signed up.

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The Gazette, 22 Dec 2012 – Last month Colorado voters resoundingly passed Amendment 64 into the state constitution, legalizing both recreational marijuana and industrial hemp. So far, realizing the will of the voters is on track, but implementation risks threaten to undermine the intentions behind Amendment 64. Policy makers are contending with thriving black markets and gray markets (goods or services that while legal, are still traded outside of any tax or regulatory regime), so it is in their best interests to get this right-even if they didn’t support the initiative in the first place. The most glaring opposition comes from President Barack Obama, despite his recent opaque comments in an interview with Barbara Walters about how enforcing marijuana prohibition is not a "top priority." He has tragically escalated the policies of his like-minded predecessor, George W. Bush, for four years by taking hostile actions against legal, legitimate medicinal marijuana businesses in direct contradiction to his campaign promises. Continued hostility should be expected from the Obama administration until proven otherwise.

The Gazette, 19 Dec 2012 – When Colorado voters legalized marijuana, they set the stage for another great states rights battle with Uncle Sam. President Barack Obama weighed in last week, saying on Friday he is willing to consider relaxing federal enforcement of marijuana laws for those who possess small amounts. "It does not make sense from a prioritization point of view for us to focus on recreational drug users in a state that has already said that under state law that’s legal," Obama told ABC News.

New York Times, 18 Dec 2012 – GOLDEN, Colo. – It has been a little over a month since Coloradans approved a groundbreaking law legalizing small amounts of marijuana for recreational use. Now that the celebratory haze has settled, state officials and marijuana advocates on Monday began sifting through the thorny regulatory questions that go beyond merely lighting up.

Pueblo Chieftain, 16 Dec 2012 – Most of the discussions I have read about the legal ramifications of the passage of Amendment 64 seem to revolve around the level of intoxication as it relates to marijuana usage in the education setting, drugged driving, amount in possession and other criminal issues. However, I believe that a significant issue that is being overlooked is the matter of civil liability that could confront a business owner because of marijuana’s characteristic of being detectable up to 72 hours after usage.

Fort Collins Coloradoan, 14 Dec 2012 – After Amendment 64 was passed, medical dispensaries quickly looked to reopen. Owners adjusting to new laws and regulations needed permits to reopen. I firmly believe this is smart and actually good for the community; having a regulated and controlled retailer for this new product will help keep it off the streets and away from minors. As an 18-year-old senior at Fossil Ridge High School, I’ve learned and reviewed all of the laws and rules regarding marijuana. All of these strict provisions are smart and perfect to keep this drug away from the kids of the community. These dispensaries will ultimately create a great profit for Fort Collins. Elder members of the community only look at the bad facts; they don’t see the bright side of this healing drug and what it can do for all of us. To the dispensaries attempting to reopen: Kudos and good luck to you. When tobacco was first introduced, many people feared and wanted nothing to do with it, but years later this crop became "gold," and it helped America boom into what it is now. So give marijuana a chance and allow it to rebuild this debt, starting with the shops of Fort Collins.

Daily Camera, 14 Dec 2012 – I’ve read with interest the recent "tough love" opinions about City Attorney Tom Carr’s position on temporarily banning sale of non-medical marijuana. To me these opinions convey an undue atmosphere of crisis. In fact, (1) the supply of marijuana in Boulder is already huge, (2) police enforcement relating to marijuana possession has already been adjusted, (3) the federal government has not weighed in on this matter, and (4) no state guidelines are in place either.