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• Driving-stoned debate appears settled in Colo.

  May 7, 2013 3:38 PM

  DENVER (AP) - A marijuana driving limit in Colorado is headed to the governor's desk - on the measure's sixth try through the Legislature. The state Senate gave final approval Tuesday to a bill to say juries can assume someone is impaired by marijuana if their blood contains more than... more »

• Marijuana tax debate stalls in Colorado

  April 27, 2013 12:01 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Marijuana taxation brought the Colorado Legislature to a standstill early Saturday, with the House giving up and heading home without voting after the pot debate stretched past midnight. The standstill was not exactly caused by the bill to tax pot more than 30 percent, though Republicans were... more »

• Medical pot shops get head start in Colo

  April 25, 2013 4:29 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Medical pot shops will get a head start when Colorado opens recreational pot sales next year. And marijuana felons will be allowed to work in the industry after five years. That's according to a measure adopted Thursday in a state House committee. Lawmakers will give current medical... more »

• Court says pot smokers can be fired even in Colo.

  April 25, 2013 4:26 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Medical and recreational marijuana may be legal in Colorado, but employers in the state can lawfully fire workers who test positive for the drug, even if it was used off duty, according to a court ruling Thursday. The Colorado Court of Appeals decision found there is no... more »

• Four tons of marijuana found in Texas big rig

  April 5, 2013 4:22 AM

  Imagine finding nearly 8,000 pounds of marijuana. A truck driver in Texas is being held on a $1 million bond after the Department of Public Safety says they found that much marijuana in the tanker he was hauling. Paul Anthony Simmons, 45, was pulled over Tuesday. A trooper found the... more »

• Edible pot treats pose problem for kids Play Video

  April 1, 2013 7:43 PM

  April is National Child Abuse Awareness Month, and some doctors are pointing to Colorado's lax marijuana laws as potential risks for children. Doctors at Children's Hospital in Denver are reporting a significant increase in hospital visits due to kids getting their hands on marijuana treats like brownies. Between 2005 and... more »

• Senate bill paves way for medical marijuana shops

  March 29, 2013 4:23 PM

  CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - Thirteen years after Nevada voters legalized medicinal marijuana in the state constitution, they may finally get access to the drug. Democratic Sen. Tick Segerblom of Las Vegas presented SB374 to the Senate Judiciary Committee Friday. The bill sets the framework for establishing and regulating medical... more »

• Troubled pot regulation review continues in Colo.

  March 27, 2013 7:47 AM

  DENVER (AP) - Colorado's troubled medical marijuana regulation agency is up for a second day of scrutiny Wednesday in the Colorado Legislature. Legislative auditors released a blistering 89-page report Tuesday calling the Medical Marijuana Enforcement Division a distressed, directionless agency. The report faulted regulators for setting ambitious micro-tracking goals for... more »

• House panel OKs bill allowing pot destruction

  March 7, 2013 3:21 PM

  PHOENIX (AP) - An Arizona House panel has approved a bill allowing police to destroy medical marijuana seized during a criminal investigation. Thursday's 5-3 House judiciary committee vote came after a former U.S. attorney for Arizona testified against the changes to the voter-approved medical marijuana law. Mel McDonald is also... more »

• Cadet's research makes it easier to spot Spice Play Video

  February 25, 2013 7:57 PM

  COLORADO SPRINGS - The synthetic drug Spice is supposed to mimic the high that comes from using marijuana. It's legal in most places except the military. Thanks to the work of Air Force Academy cadet Alexa Gingras, it's now easier for commanders to test whether a member of their ranks... more »

• Trading for marijuana: Is this legal? Play Video

  February 22, 2013 1:28 AM

  Marijuana users are getting creative when it comes to getting their hands on pot. They're using web sites like Craigslist to trade merchandise for marijuana. Plug in "marijuana" on Craigslist and a laundry list of postings will appear. People are looking to trade anything and everything from cell phones... more »

• Washington hashing out marijuana taxes - recreational and medical

  February 18, 2013 8:21 PM

  OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - More than a dozen people, many of them medical marijuana patients or providers, testified Monday against a measure to tax medical marijuana dispensaries, an effort to undermine any black market when sale of state-taxed recreational marijuana starts at the end of this year. The bill, which... more »

• Narcotics Surveillance Arrests Man

  February 11, 2013 12:30 PM

  Colorado Springs, CO - Colorado Springs officers of the Downtown Area Response Team were monitoring the Downtown Surveillance Cameras on Wednesday afternoon, when they observed a known individual near the Acacia Park playground in possession of a large baggie of suspected marijuana. Officers responded and contacted suspect, David Frederick, at... more »

• Colo. task force meeting on marijuana regulations

  February 11, 2013 11:47 AM

  DENVER (AP) - A marijuana regulatory group appointed by Gov. John Hickenlooper is still working out the details of pot regulation. The group members meeting Monday won't make rules, but they'll recommend to the governor and the Legislature how Colorado should become one of the nation's first to regulate marijuana... more »

• 5 Uncovers: invisible health threat from indoor marijuana Play Video

  February 7, 2013 12:24 PM

  COLORADO SPRINGS - When police officers remove marijuana plants from indoor grow operations, they are encouraged to suit up in protective clothing. Respirators, Tyvex body suits, rubber gloves and even eye protection are used to protect the officer's health. What is so dangerous about pot plants? Mold. ... more »

• 5 Uncovers: hazardous mold levels found in marijuana grows

  February 5, 2013 7:23 PM

  COLORADO SPRINGS - Under Colorado's new recreational marijuana law, any adult over the age of 21 can grow and keep up to six marijuana plants in their home. But those plants may actually be damaging the health of anyone living in or near the home. Dr. John Martyny, Ph.D.... more »

• SD panel kills medical defense in marijuana cases

  February 5, 2013 12:28 PM

  PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - A proposal to let people charged with possessing small amounts of marijuana argue in court that they need it for medical reasons was narrowly rejected Tuesday by a South Dakota House committee torn between compassion for chronically ill people in pain and fear that it could... more »

• Judge again blocks parts of medical marijuana law

  January 17, 2013 1:57 PM

  HELENA, Mont. (AP) - A state judge has again blocked a legislative ban on medical marijuana commercial transactions, saying thousands of ill cardholders would be harmed in Montana if their providers went out of business and users were forced to try to grow their own. District Judge James Reynolds of... more »

• Monument bans retail sales and open consumption of marijuana

  January 9, 2013 10:59 PM

  MONUMENT- Board of Trustees approved an ordinance Monday banning both open consumption and retail sales of marijuana. "It was very clear from our elected officials that they did not want marijuana in our town," Police Chief Jake Shirk said. Shirk was asked by the Board of Trustees to... more »

• Marijuana clinic owner gets prison term

  January 7, 2013 4:16 PM

  LOS ANGELES (AP) - A Southern California man has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for running what prosecutors claim was an illegal pot business that only pretended to be legitimate under California's medical marijuana law. Aaron Sandusky of Rancho Cucamonga was sentenced Monday for conspiracy and possession... more »

• Openings of Oakland pot dispensaries delayed

  January 6, 2013 11:50 AM

  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - A hard-line stance by the federal government on medical marijuana dispensaries and the reluctance of landlords to rent out their space is being blamed for a delay in the opening of new dispensaries after Oakland officials permitted the establishment of four new medical marijuana facilities. Nearly... more »

• Arizona judge upholds medical marijuana law

  December 4, 2012 4:15 PM

  PHOENIX (AP) - A judge has ruled that Arizona's medical marijuana law is constitutional and that federal drug laws don't stand in the way of public officials implementing the state law. Judge Michael Gordon of Maricopa County Superior Court says Arizona is among an "ever-growing minority of states" legalizing use... more »

• Strategy, timing key to states' pot legalization

  December 2, 2012 1:27 PM

  SEATTLE (AP) - In the late-1980s heyday of the anti-drug "Just Say No" campaign, a man calling himself "Jerry" appeared on a Seattle talk radio show to criticize U.S. marijuana laws. An esteemed businessman, he hid his identity because he didn't want to offend customers who - like so many... more »

• Pot legalization no free ride to smoke on campus

  November 28, 2012 8:30 PM

  SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - Young voters helped pass laws legalizing marijuana in Washington and Colorado, but many still won't be able to light up. Most universities have codes of conduct banning marijuana use, and they get millions of dollars in funding from the federal government, which still considers pot illegal.... more »

• Storing seized marijuana costs police and taxpayers Play Video

  November 19, 2012 11:17 PM

  COLORADO SPRINGS - The Colorado Springs Police Department has shelled out $94,310.50 in unanticipated expenses overt the past 8 years just to house marijuana and marijuana plants seized in drug raids. Much of the money has been directed at improving officer safety as it relates to the increased risk... more »

• Seized marijuana to be returned nearly 6 months after acquittal Play Video

  November 15, 2012 6:26 PM

  COLORADO SPRINGS - Cancer patient Bob Crouse will be getting his all of his seized medical marijuana back on Friday. His attorney Clifton Black tells News 5 the Colorado Court of Appeals upheld a court order issued by a 4th Judicial District Court Judge Timothy Schutz on October 30 requiring... more »

• City leaders talk about future after Amendment 64 Play Video

  November 14, 2012 7:42 PM

  When it comes to Amendment 64 -- legalizing possession of marijuana for anyone over 21 years old - a lot of people say feel the process is going to take a while to work out. Everyone is waiting for a reaction from the federal government, but in the meantime people... more »

• Timeline of road ahead for marijuana industry Play Video

  November 12, 2012 7:13 PM

  There have been lots of questions as to when people will be able to buy marijuana at stores, after passing Amendment 64. "I was really worried; I came down here, I was like, 'what's going to happen,'" says Keith Powell, a medical marijuana patient He says no matter what... more »

• Judge denies request to stay court order for seized marijuana

  November 9, 2012 4:05 PM

  A district court judge has refused a request to halt his court order requiring the Colorado Springs Police Department to return marijuana that was seized from a local cancer patient. In June, a jury found Bob Crouse not guilt of drug trafficking charges. He went to court in September... more »

• Amendment 64 leaves gaps in law Play Video

  November 7, 2012 9:52 PM

  The language of Amendment 64 leaves questions unanswered as Colorado embarks on a legal journey no state has ever tackled. Officials spoke in Denver Wednesday on what a state law directly opposing federal law would mean, but even they say there's a lot of grey area. At this... more »

• CO Attorney General sounds off on legalizing marijuana

  November 7, 2012 10:39 AM

  Following the passing of Amendment 64, legalizing marijuana for people over the age of 21, Colorado Attorney General John Suthers has released a statement Wednesday. Here's the full text: "Despite my strongly held belief that the ‘legalization' of marijuana on a state level is very bad public policy, voters... more »

• Marijuana dominates short CO ballot measure list

  October 27, 2012 2:16 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Colorado is known for ballots packed with constitutional amendments and voter initiatives. But this year, Colorado voters will see a relatively lean ballot. A marijuana-legalization question is one of only three questions up for a public vote statewide, and the other two have attracted little interest. One... more »

• Marijuana divides Colorado's 4th District candidates

  October 17, 2012 9:13 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Marijuana is dividing some of Colorado's congressional opponents who agree on many other topics. Republican Rep. Cory Gardner said in a televised debate taped Tuesday that he didn't support federal legalization of marijuana. Gardner's Democratic opponent, Brandon Shaffer, said marijuana should be decriminalized and that "we don't... more »

• Amendment 64: to legalize or not to legalize? Play Video

  September 14, 2012 1:41 AM

  It's one of the most controversial ballot questions voters will face in November: should Colorado legalize marijuana? It's the next step in a process that has seen Colorado voters legalize medical marijuana. Under Amendment 64, adults 21 years and older could legally possess up to an ounce of marijuana;... more »

• Major drug bust reveals heroin addiction in local kids Play Video

  August 24, 2012 12:53 AM

  A major drug bust announced by the Colorado Springs Police Department on Thursday took more than $5.65 million dollars worth of heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, and marijuana off the streets of southern Colorado. Fourteen people are behind bars, accused of drug trafficking across seven states and Mexico; seven of the people... more »

• Easing of pot laws poses challenge for parents

  June 18, 2012 12:15 AM

  DENVER (AP) - Michael Jolton was a young father with a 5-year-old son when Colorado legalized medical marijuana in 2000. Now he's got three boys, the oldest near adulthood, and finds himself repeatedly explaining green-leafed marijuana ads and "free joint" promotions endemic in his suburban hometown. "I did not talk... more »

• Mom arrested for leaving baby in car seat on roof of vehicle

  June 3, 2012 5:54 AM

  PHOENIX (AP) - Phoenix police have arrested a woman who allegedly drove off after forgetting that her 5-week-old baby was in a car seat on the roof of her vehicle. Officer James Holmes said officers were called out early Saturday after witnesses found a child strapped in a safety seat... more »

• Marijuana activists try again on PTSD petition

  May 29, 2012 3:29 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Marijuana advocates in Colorado are trying again to add post-traumatic stress disorder to the list of conditions for which doctors can recommend medical marijuana under Colorado law. A group of about 40 activists delivered petitions to the state board of health Tuesday afternoon. They say PTSD affects... more »

• Marijuana ad campaigns to begin soon

  May 11, 2012 6:13 AM

  DENVER (AP) - Marijuana legalization supporters are courting mothers in their first television campaign ad of the year. An ad airing Friday in Denver features a young woman e-mailing her mother to talk about marijuana. The young woman argues that pot is safer than alcohol, the central tenet of the... more »

• Vehicle runs into MMJ shop

  May 8, 2012 7:15 AM

  A vehicle crashed into the front of a medical marijuana dispensary early Tuesday morning. It happened on the 3600 block of Galley Road in Colorado Springs. That is the Happy Buddha Wellness Center. Investigators say the vehicle was unoccupied and still running when they found it. They... more »

• CU attempts to put a stop to 4-20 pot rally

  April 20, 2012 6:34 AM

  DENVER (AP) - Colorado's flagship university is restricting visitors for a day in a bid to stop an annual marijuana protest that last year attracted more than 10,000 people. Every year, many marijuana activists across the nation hold pot-smoking protests on April 20 to demand legalization. The gathering at the... more »

• MMJ user denied apartment rental Play Video

  March 19, 2012 12:28 AM

  "I have kidney disease, hardening of the arteries, muscular dystrophy," Anthony Martino says, leaning on his cane. All that and epilepsy, a stroke, and a heart condition make him a candidate for medical marijuana. "I'm totally, 100% disabled." But the very thing that his doctors prescribed Martino to keep... more »

• Yoga habit earns Colo. man a break on pot sentence

  March 6, 2012 10:59 AM

  ASPEN, Colo. (AP) - A district court judge in Aspen gave a former Snowmass resident a break after the man said he replaced his pot habit with yoga. Vaughn Barnett says he once lived life in a marijuana haze until he discovered the benefits of yoga at the Pitkin County... more »

• Marijuana activists from Colorado to protest Obama

  February 16, 2012 7:24 AM

  LAKEWOOD, Colo. (AP) - Marijuana activists are headed to an Obama campaign office to protest what they consider "hostile actions" from the administration. Pot activists say that President Barack Obama's administration is making "attacks" on medical marijuana patients. Several activists were headed to a campaign office in Lakewood Thursday to... more »

• Teen pot use grew with medical marijuana boom

  February 6, 2012 4:50 PM

  At 18, Abby Ferguson has had her medical marijuana card since June but says she's used pot for years. "It was a big part of the culture where I grew up, Manitou, it's pretty common down here," Abby said. She isn't alone; recent state and national surveys show... more »

• Some medical marijuana businesses told to pack up

  January 17, 2012 12:50 AM

  Late last week around 23 medical marijuana businesses all over the state received a letter from U.S. Attorney John Walsh. In it he says the businesses are located within 1000 feet of a school and have until February 27th to get out. Judith Negley is one of those business... more »

• Medical marijuana industry bringing in sales tax dollars

  January 12, 2012 12:35 AM

  After just less than three years of business in the City of Colorado Springs, the medical marijuana industry says they're doing pretty well. "We're seeing good, steady growth." says shop owner Scott Saunders. He and his partner own two medical marijuana dispensaries in town, including MC Caregivers near Academy and... more »

• Medical marijuana industry growing

  January 11, 2012 10:42 PM

  We're speaking with the city and local Colorado Springs medical marijuana businesses tonight. From 2010 to 2011 the industry posted a growth in sales taxes collected of 45%. We'll have that story tonight on News 5 at 10. more »

• Marijuana legalization effort advances Play Video

  December 17, 2011 11:39 PM

  Colorado voters will be deciding in November whether the state should become the first to completely legalize marijuana. This week, the group Sensible Colorado announced that they have collected enough signatures to put the issue on the ballot. Bob Wiley is a local spokesperson for the group. He says... more »

• Teen drug abuse study has ups and downs

  December 15, 2011 12:18 AM

  Teen habits towards alcohol, tobacco, and drugs are taking dramatic changes. "We are seeing significant decrease in alcohol drinking behaviors since 1996 when it was very high," says Dr. Nora Volkow of the National Institute of Health. The annual study by the National Institute on Drug Abuse shows... more »

• Medical marijuana license fees could be cut in half

  November 16, 2011 7:36 AM

  DENVER (AP) - The price of a medical marijuana license in Colorado could be lowered more than half. The state Board of Health planned Wednesday to consider lowering the fee from $90 a year to $35 a year. Already the $90 fee is lower than when Colorado first authorized... more »

• Views differ on medicated driving

  September 28, 2011 6:45 PM

  Medical marijuana supporters in Colorado believe that some patients can safely drive even if they have recently medicated. But state troopers think those supporters may be giving out dangerous advice. The Colorado Department of Transportation rolled out a public service announcement campaign last month warning drivers specifically not to... more »

• Illegal to sell guns to medical marijuana users

  September 28, 2011 3:45 PM

  HELENA, Mont. (AP) - Federal authorities say firearms dealers in states where medical marijuana is legal can't sell guns or ammunition to registered users of the drug. Licensed gun dealers already can't sell guns to buyers who answer "yes" when a required form asks them if they are "an... more »

• Walsenburg officers seize drugs, weapons during traffic stop

  September 20, 2011 12:36 PM

  What started as a routine traffic stop for speeding became a major drug bust for police officers in Walsenburg. Officer Buddy Townes, Corporal John Salazar and K9 officer Atos stopped the car late Friday night. In the process they discovered hydrocodone pills, marijuana, ecstasy, mushrooms and two guns. The... more »

• Some marijuana advocates oppose legalization effort

  September 19, 2011 8:34 PM

  A petition drive is currently underway to completely legalize marijuana use in our state. A group calling themselves Citizens for Responsible Legalization started running television ads in Colorado Springs on Friday promoting the effort. Brian Vicente of the group Sensible Colorado says the proposed referendum would place similar restrictions... more »

• Caught sleeping in car, with drugs and gun in trunk

  September 6, 2011 8:45 AM

  Three men are facing charges, after colorado springs police say they found drugs and a stolen gun in their car. Colorado Springs Police say the vehicle was parked in Cottonwood Creek Park after hours yesterday morning. When police investigated, they found three men, and three underage girls. All... more »

• Local bank pulls business ties with MMJ shops

  August 24, 2011 11:00 PM

  Medical marijuana shops in Colorado Springs are looking for answers after a local bank canceled business with the industry. The Colorado Springs State Bank was the bank nearly all mmj shops had been doing business with since they all opened. In addition, store owners tell us that the bank... more »

• Marijuana patient charged

  August 3, 2011 8:29 PM

  A Colorado Springs man faces up to 12 years in prison for allegedly having too many pot plants in his house. Court documents say the police never found Bob Crouse's medical marijuana records and they believe he intended to sell the pot. But Crouse says he used the marijuana to... more »

• Alcohol, drugs factors in fatal Coors Field fall

  August 1, 2011 3:58 PM

  DENVER (AP) - A 27-year-old man who died when he fell from a stairway during a Colorado Rockies game had marijuana and alcohol in his system at the time. An autopsy report released Monday says the amount of alcohol in Robert Seamans' system was twice the legal limit for driving.... more »

• CU trying to snuff campus pot fest tradition

  July 31, 2011 2:05 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - The University of Colorado says nearly one in four students who answered a school survey took part in a marijuana outdoor smoking festival last spring as the school works to snuff the campus "4/20 smoke-out" some students believe is a university-sanctioned event. The school released... more »

• Colorado Police seeing more drivers under influence of marijuana

  July 26, 2011 4:41 AM

  Colorado police say they are encountering more drivers who are either under the influence of marijuana or are carrying the drug illegally with them in their vehicle. Authorities say drug evaluations of impaired drivers that turned up positive for marijuana increased from 2009 to 2010. State Department of... more »

• Marijuana driving arrests increase

  July 25, 2011 3:39 PM

  LONGMONT, Colo. (AP) - Colorado police say they are encountering more drivers who are either under the influence of marijuana or are carrying the drug illegally with them in their vehicle. Authorities say drug evaluations of impaired drivers that turned up positive for marijuana increased from 2009 to 2010.... more »

• Pot, marriage could play roles in '12 Colo. races

  July 24, 2011 11:48 AM

  DENVER (AP) - Colorado's position as a key battleground state in the 2012 presidential race comes with a wrinkle neither party seems to like: A freewheeling ballot initiative tradition that could put both legalizing marijuana and gay marriage before voters on Election Day next year. Marijuana activists have begun... more »

• Fees to increase for dispensaries

  July 18, 2011 6:31 AM

  STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - The town board of Oak Creek in northwest Colorado has voted to boost fees for operating medical marijuana dispensaries and growing operations. The Steamboat Pilot & Today reports that the board passed draft legislation this week that would raise the initial application fee for... more »

• 23 people indicted for smuggling marijuana

  July 12, 2011 4:55 AM

  A grand jury has indicted 23 people suspected of bringing in more than 45,000 pounds of marijuana over about a year into the Denver area by hiding the drugs in tour buses from Mexico. Authorities said Monday that a Jefferson County grand jury returned a 96-count indictment June 3... more »

• Colorado pot campaign starts Thursday

  July 6, 2011 11:18 PM

  DENVER (AP) - A state board has given final clearance for the language of a ballot proposal that would legalize marijuana for recreational use in Colorado. Activists plan to begin gathering petitions Thursday afternoon to put the question on ballots next year. The constitutional amendment would set up... more »

• Marijuana limit legalization

  July 6, 2011 6:35 AM

  A state title board is deciding to put another question about marijuana on the ballot this Wednesday. They will make a decision about making marijuana comparable to alcohol for the 2012 ballots. A marijuana activist challenging proposed language for the ballot measure says it's a flawed description because there's... more »

• State mmj shops get new regulations this week

  June 26, 2011 7:30 PM

  A landmark week is ahead for the medical marijuana industry in Colorado. On July 1st new state regulations, the toughest in the country, will officially go in to effect. Scott Saunders, who owns Natural Leaf in Colorado Springs, says he welcomes the regulation for legitimacy. "Regulations absolutely will provide legitimacy... more »

• Ex soldier sentenced in marijuana case

  June 10, 2011 6:47 AM

  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - One of three Fort Carson soldiers police say locked themselves in while trying to rob a medical marijuana dispensary in Colorado Springs has been sentenced to two years of probation and 116 days he's already served in jail. The Gazette reports that 23-year-old Ramone... more »

• Pitkin County Changes Pot Policies

  June 9, 2011 1:17 PM

  ASPEN, Colo. (AP) - Pitkin County commissioners are backing off rules regulating the local growth and sale of medical marijuana because of threats from the federal government to take action against officials administering state-sanctioned medical marijuana programs. Commissioners on Wednesday were considering an ordinance that would have added specifications for... more »

• Morgan County bans marijuana dispensaries

  June 2, 2011 12:24 PM

  FORT MORGAN, Colo. (AP) - Rural Morgan County in northeast Colorado is the latest to make a marijuana dispensary ban permanent. The Fort Morgan Times reports that county commissioners voted unanimously this week to ban pot shops and commercial growing operations. The county had been under a moratorium, but... more »

• Pot lawyer suing CO over regulations

  May 27, 2011 5:57 PM

  DENVER (AP) - A prominent marijuana attorney in Colorado has given notice he'll be suing over new medical pot regulations, including requirements that dispensaries grow most of the marijuana they sell. Robert Corry of Denver sent a letter to state Attorney General John Suthers Friday say he intends to... more »

• Police seek suspect in attempted marijuana holdup

  May 19, 2011 2:56 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Denver police are looking for a man accused of pulling a gun on a woman while she waited for friends at a marijuana dispensary and demanding her medical marijuana. Police spokesman Sonny Jackson says police are looking for 19-year-old Benny Cruz on charges of attempted murder,... more »

• Committee approves new MMJ rules

  May 2, 2011 9:01 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Colorado lawmakers are reducing the permitted size of medical marijuana growing operations following a federal warning that it's still a violation of federal law to grow and possess marijuana. The Senate Judiciary Committee approved a bill Monday that changes rules for how the drug can be... more »

• Legislature still working on pot rules, despite Fed warning

  May 2, 2011 5:01 PM

  Colorado lawmakers are taking up marijuana regulation proposals for the first time since they received a federal warning about states and pot. The Senate Finance Committee planned to start work on a medical marijuana bill that changes rules for how the drug can be grown and sold. Last week,... more »

• Shots fired into mmj dispensary

  May 1, 2011 12:10 AM

  An early morning call to police has left one Colorado Springs business shot up and asking questions. It all happened at a medical marijuana dispensary on the 1300 block of North Academy around 3 Saturday morning. Police received a call of shots fired in the area. The suspects got away.... more »

• Update: Shots fired at mmj dispensary

  April 30, 2011 9:28 PM

  A News First 5 crew just returned from the scene of Saturday morning's shots fired at a medical marijuana center on North Academy. Tonight at 10 we'll have more with the dispensary's manager. He shows us the large bullet holes left by the shooters and tells us why he's not... more »

• Colorado gets marijuana warning from federal government

  April 27, 2011 3:26 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Colorado is the latest state to receive marijuana warnings from the federal government as state lawmakers mull regulating the drug. The top federal prosecutor in Colorado sent a letter Tuesday to Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper and some lawmakers. The letter says that states shouldn't pass bills... more »

• Does pot reduce sexual violence?

  April 26, 2011 1:23 PM

  DENVER (AP) - College students are headed to the Colorado Capitol to make an unusual argument in favor of marijuana legalization. This group says pot use could reduce alcohol-related sexual violence. The argument isn't a new one. Several Colorado college pot groups have pushed unsuccessfully for campuses not to punish... more »

• CU considers ending marijuana celebration to save $50,000

  April 25, 2011 12:04 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - University of Colorado officials are discussing the possibility of shutting down an annual marijuana celebration event that costs the school tens of thousands of dollars to manage. Vice Chancellor for Administration Frank Bruno says CU pays about $50,000 annually to hire personnel from the sheriff... more »

• CU pays 50K for annual pot celebration

  April 24, 2011 1:52 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - University of Colorado officials are discussing the possibility of shutting down an annual marijuana celebration event that costs the school tens of thousands of dollars to manage. Vice Chancellor for Administration Frank Bruno says CU pays about $50,000 annually to hire personnel from the sheriff... more »

• State House considers edible marijuana

  April 19, 2011 2:56 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Mandatory labels on edible marijuana in Colorado have won preliminary approval in the state House. The bill requires "edibles" such as pot brownies or cannabis-infused lollipops to be packaged in childproof packages and carry labels warning that the products are not for children. The bill is... more »

• Marijuana taxes could help Pueblo alcohol treatment program

  April 1, 2011 1:45 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Marijuana taxes could save the day for an endangered drug and alcohol treatment program threatened by state budget cuts. A bill cleared for a House debate Friday sends $1 million worth of sales taxes collected from medical marijuana sales to the Circle Program at the Colorado... more »

• House okays driving while impaired by marijuana standard

  March 23, 2011 1:45 PM

  DENVER (AP) - An impairment standard for drivers using medical marijuana has won final approval in the Colorado House The House backed the bill on Wednesday, sending it on to the Senate. The bill sets a blood-content threshold to charge marijuana users with driving under the influence. The bill... more »

• Colorado medical pot users mostly men, figures show

  March 13, 2011 2:52 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Colorado Health Department figures show that men make up the vast majority of registered medical marijuana users in the state. The Denver Post reported Sunday that men consistently made up more than 70 percent of the patients listed on the state's medical marijuana registry list between... more »

• Medical marijuana center burglarized

  March 13, 2011 1:16 AM

  It's a video you have to see to believe. Three men dropping in on a medical marijuana center to burglarize the store early Saturday morning. "We got a call around 5am from our security company." explains Debbie Woodhouse with the Cannabinoids mmj shop near Platte and Circle. It's the... more »

• Marijuana rules changing in Colorado

  February 10, 2011 5:32 PM

  DENVER (AP)-Colorado has nation's most detailed pot law, but state lawmakers are cracking open last year's sweeping medical marijuana rules to make some changes. Marijuana patients are already complaining. They say lawmakers aren't considering changing some rules most hated by the industry-including increased surveillance of pot shops and a... more »