Brandon Coats speaks: ‘The case has brought the issue out into the light’
Colorado’s highest court ruled that businesses can fire employees for the off-duty use of medical pot; Brandon Coats is glad the issue is getting attention.
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Op-ed: Coats v. Dish decision is a call for real change, says NORML founder
Op-ed: In the wake of the Coats v. Dish decision, NORML founder Keith Stroup says it’s time to enact appropriate job protections for those who legally use pot.
Colorado Supreme Court: Employers can fire for off-duty pot use
Employers’ zero-tolerance drug policies trump Colorado’s medical marijuana laws, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled Monday.
Coats vs. Dish: Supreme Court to rule on pot use by workers
The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday is expected to issue a ruling on whether businesses can fire workers who use medical marijuana when off the clock.
Nebraska lawmakers advance medical marijuana bill
Nebraska residents suffering from debilitating illnesses could access medical marijuana under a bill that cleared a first-round vote in the Legislature with a compromise aimed at preventing widespread use of the drug.
Why this Colorado city is considering a ban on new medical pot dispensaries
The Englewood City Council preliminarily has approved a city code amendment that would ban any new medical marijuana dispensaries from opening in the city’s borders.
Big need for marijuana banking, yet Congress has ‘no appetite’ to fix issue
Congress doesn’t have the appetite to deal with the conflict between federal and state laws that has caused a banking crisis for the burgeoning marijuana industry in Colorado and other states, according to a member of a House committee that would take up the debate.
Report: Huge drop in Colorado pot arrests, but racial disparities persist
The legalization of marijuana in Colorado hasn’t solved the racial disparities in enforcement that drug-policy reformers had hoped to end, with blacks still far more likely than whites to be charged with pot-related crimes, a new report says.
New Colorado bill scraps plans for changing look of pot edibles
Colorado may give up on one of its toughest marijuana problems to emerge in the new market — making sure that edible pot products can’t be confused with regular foods.
Ask The Cannabist: Are U.S. pot industry jobs open to foreigners?
Q: What kind of pot industry jobs are available for a non-United States resident? Our “Ask The Cannabist” advice columnist has the answer.
Colorado tax law quirk puts pot refund in spotlight
Colorado’s marijuana experiment was designed to raise revenue for the state and its schools, but a state law may put some of the tax money directly into residents’ pockets, causing quite a headache for lawmakers.
Ban on vaping in Brighton changes plans for vape pen/e-cig retailers
Nate Keller, the owner of Game Trader in downtown Brighton, said that his 16-year-old hobby and video game store would have gone under if he hadn’t begun selling vape pens and electronic cigarettes. Keller said that because of Brighton’s new ban on vaping in public, he can’t allow his customers to sample the product in the store, and it’s hard to sell a $20 bottle of vape juice if someone can’t try it out first.
The 10 news stories that defined cannabis’ biggest year to date
Top stories: Not only did two U.S. states open their recreational pot shops but two others voted to open stores of their own. From issues with edibles to millions of dollars in research funding to lawsuits, lawsuits and more lawsuits, there was plenty of marijuana news to cover.
Colorado pot lobby loud, clear on regulations, as government listens
With hundreds of millions of dollars at stake, it’s not surprising that the Colorado cannabis lobbying industry is growing almost as fast as the plants.
Poll: When in front of kids, is smoking pot any different than drinking beers?
If you live where recreational weed is legal, is smoking pot in front of your kids any different than drinking a few beers in front of them? Vote in our poll:
Poll: Americans still want legalization, just not as much as they did last year
Americans still support marijuana legalization — only not as much as they did in 2013, according to a new poll released by Gallup on Thursday. About 51 percent of Americans support the legalization of cannabis — down seven points from 2013′s Gallup poll which had support at 58 percent but similar to the 50 percent numbers found in 2012 and 2011.
Next hurdle for DC’s legal pot: Congressional review
The national marijuana legalization debate is moving into the backyard of a Republican-controlled Congress, now that the District of Columbia has voted to legalize growing, possessing and sharing small amounts of pot.
Pot legalization opponent Kevin Sabet on cannabis’ big day at the ballot box
Kevin Sabet co-founded advocacy group Project SAM (Smart Approaches to Marijuana) with former congressman Pat Kennedy Jr., is the director of the Drug Policy Institute at the University of Florida and has a host of other titles solidifying him as one of the most influential cannabis legalization opponents in the U.S. So how does Sabet view Tuesday’s midterm elections that saw Oregon, Alaska and Washington D.C. legalizing recreational marijuana?
Florida seniors’ personal interest in MMJ pivotal
The debate over legalizing medical marijuana in Florida constantly generates talk of young people potentially flooding the polls. But seniors are the most reliable voters and could be key to the outcome of the measure.
Opinion: Infusing well-known candies with THC shouldn’t be A-OK
There ought to be a law. No company should be allowed to buy children’s candy in bulk, spray it with viscous marijuana hash oil, and sell it as marijuana edibles. Yet that is exactly what is happening.
“Racial justice” big part of D.C. legalization debate
A debate over legalizing marijuana in the nation’s capital is focusing on the outsized number of arrests of African Americans on minor drug charges.
Editorial: Colo. constitution clearly defines marijuana use in workplace
The constitutional amendment establishing medical marijuana in Colorado was pretty clear when it came to employers and pot. It should not, the amendment said, be construed as requiring “any employer to accommodate the medical use of marijuana in any work place.”
POLL: Should Colo. employers be able to fire employees based on pot tests?
Brandon Coats’ lawsuit against his former employer, Dish Network, finally debuted in the Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday. It’s a landmark case for legal marijuana, as medical marijuana patient Coats claims he was unjustly fired after he tested positive for pot use. And while the justices of the court will soon reach their decision on a Colorado company terminating employment based on a positive drug test, we’re curious about what you think. Take our poll.
Top 20 tweets: Coats vs. Dish Network could rewrite pot, employment laws
Can a Colorado employer fire an employee for testing positive for marijuana? That controversial question is at the center of a new Colorado Supreme Court case, which held its first hearing on Tuesday morning. The top 20 tweets regarding the case:
Laws tangle in case about marijuana use and workplace
A Colorado Supreme Court hearing that will have major implications for marijuana and the workplace ended Tuesday with the state’s most esteemed justices mostly scratching their heads.
