By Timothy Tipton

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District Attorney Stan Garnett’s “War on Patients” must end (Article: Garnett may launch a legal challenge on Amendment 20). On August 6, he lost the case against Jason Lauve, a disabled medical cannabis patient who was acquitted by a jury of felony marijuana possession.

Garnett was extremely upset that Jason was not convicted, having poured all the resources of the DA’s office into this high profile case.

On August 24, a letter signed by several medical cannabis patients, caregivers and advocates was sent to Garnett asking him to discuss medical cannabis with concerned citizens who were forming a Medical Cannabis Policy Group. The purpose of the group is to determine the best ways to protect patients and their safe access to medicine.

The District Attorney ignored the offer to become part of a community discussion and instead has decided to file a lawsuit asking for an injunction on medical cannabis dispensaries. Since his tactic of attacking patients directly failed, the DA now wants to waste more taxpayer money to go after the patients’ caregivers through a different legal remedy. This will endanger patients by forcing them back into the black market.

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Have you ever wanted to have your garden featured in High Times? This could be your once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! Dan Skye of High Times magazine is coming to Colorado to write a feature story about the emerging medical cannabis industry in Colorado, the #2 state in the nation for medical cannabis.

So, in honor of High Times’ visit, RMCC is announcing the first annual Colorado Cannabis Caregivers’ Cup, a competition among legal patients and caregivers to see who has cultivated the “best” medicine. This competition will take place in conjunction with the “One Love, People Get Ready” entertainment event at the Oriental Theatre on Sunday, Sept. 13, sponsored by the Rocky Mountain Caregivers Cooperative. So, in addition to getting to see some of Colorado’s best medicines, you will get to hear great music, speakers and meet a lot of other patients and caregivers.

In conjunction with the One Love, People Get Ready Festival. Featuring reporter Dan Skye of High Times
Sponsored by the Rocky Mountain Caregivers Cooperative. Music by: Trick Shot, a local rockin’ blues band, a hip-hop dance troupe and more!

Dan will be covering the Cannabis Health Fair at the University of Colorado, Boulder on Sept. 12 and interviewing all the sponsors and speakers. Dan also wants to photograph the best Colorado medicines for inclusion in the article.

Sunday, Sept. 13, 2009
4:00 pm til 10:00 pm
Oriental Theatre
4335 W 44th Ave
Denver, CO

Glorianne Scott

Denver Legal News Examiner – Glorianne Scott

FBI agents surveilled an Aurora store that sold hydroponic equipment. They then followed customers who bought hydroponic growing materials to their homes. One such surveillance effort led to the arrest of two men in South Denver who were growing hundreds of marijuana plants. Agents also found nearly half a million dollars worth of guns, cash, and another unnamed controlled substance, Raj Chohan of CBS4  is reporting.

Kevin Randall, 28, and Luke Short, age unknown, were arrested. Each faces up to 40 years in prison.