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Colorado Daily, 12 Sep 2012 – Republican Tillie Bishop: ‘We’re law-abiding regents’ The University of Colorado Board of Regents on Wednesday approved a resolution opposing Amendment 64, the state ballot measure that seeks to legalize marijuana and regulate it like alcohol.

Pueblo Chieftain, 16 Sep 2012 – The first volley has been fired in the war between the Mexican drug cartel’s drug machine and American’s safety and freedom. Tally up Colorado’s first known deaths attributed to the prohibition of marijuana. Though no shots were fired, the deaths of retired Pueblo Police Capt. John A. Barger and Pueblo County Sheriff Capt. Leide William DeFusco, can be directly linked to the Mexican drug cartel. While flying over Pueblo County looking for other cartel illegal grows, these gentlemen sacrificed their lives trying to make sure we were safe from these criminals.

Colorado Springs Independent, 12 Sep 2012 – THC Tete-A-Tete A meeting to determine the final wording of the pros and cons of Amendment 64 took an unexpected turn last week when Legislative Council member Sen. Mark Scheffel, R-Parker, initiated a series of votes that ended up with some supportive language being removed from the state voters’ blue book.

Fort Collins Coloradoan, 13 Sep 2012 – Regarding Nicholas Lieurance’s Sept. 10 op-ed, there is a big difference between condoning marijuana use and protecting children from drugs. Decriminalization acknowledges the social reality of marijuana and frees users from the stigma of life-shattering criminal records. What’s really needed is a regulated market with age controls as provided for by Amendment 64. Separating the hard and soft drug markets is critical. As long as organized crime controls marijuana distribution, consumers will continue to come into contact with sellers of hard drugs like cocaine and heroin. This "gateway" is a direct result of marijuana prohibition. Drug policy reform may send the wrong message to children, but I like to think the children are more important than the message.

Boulder Weekly, 13 Sep 2012 – Colorado Faces Historic Shakedown An obscure tax law, intended to prevent cocaine kingpins from deducting yachts and other necessities, may alter Boulder’s landscape. Experts say it may shutter dispensaries nationwide.

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Glenwood Springs Post Independent, 12 Sep 2012 – Plans to Expand to Greenhouse May Be in Limbo A medical marijuana growing operation on Silt Mesa has been cleared by the Garfield County commissioners to proceed in obtaining its state licensing.

Glenwood Springs Post Independent, 11 Sep 2012 – Other Agenda Topics Include Red Hill Highway Crossing, Oktoberfest Liquor Permit CARBONDALE, Colorado — A medical marijuana center on the north side of town wants its formal approvals to operate as a dispensary and cultivation facility and is applying for the necessary permits from the Board of Trustees.

The Scribe, 10 Sep 2012 – When I was younger, my parents and a lot of my teachers told me that drugs were bad. Their warnings conjured up images of drug-dealing kingpins from action movies. I thought marijuana was a really horrible drug to use. The news offered stories of kids getting busted for smoking pot, and I thought that drug use always ended in a police arrest.