Cannabis

janlyn

(735 posts) Fri Apr 17, 2015, 05:20 PM Apr 2015

So I was talking to some customers

who had recently been to Colorado. They told me that marijuana is not legal in all parts of Colorado. Seems it is not legal on federal land, and there is a whole helluva lot of federal land in Colorado. They got pulled over, had their marijuana confiscated and got to pay a 200 dollar fine. So they decided to see if it was just them and, nope seems the officers stake out and pull people over as soon as they hit federal land. They have a nice little scheme to make more money. Anybody else heard of this happening?

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So I was talking to some customers (Original Post) janlyn Apr 2015 OP

Marijuana isn't legal in any part of Colorado actually, because it is illegal at the Federal level, PoliticAverse Apr 2015 #1

Check this out... SummerSnow Apr 2015 #2

Most Feds around here are busy with more important things. bluedigger Apr 2015 #3

Well it is possible that they did do something, janlyn Apr 2015 #4

i haven't heard anything about people getting hassled up here in the northern front range fizzgig Apr 2015 #5

I wonder when the first court fredamae Apr 2015 #6

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)

1. Marijuana isn't legal in any part of Colorado actually, because it is illegal at the Federal level,

Reply to janlyn (Original post)

Fri Apr 17, 2015, 05:36 PM

Apr 2015

covering all 50 states not just Federal land even.

Specifically for Federal land though:
Thousands cited for having pot on federal land: http://www.bigstory.ap.org/article/thousands-cited-having-pot-federal-land

SummerSnow

(12,608 posts)

2. Check this out...

Reply to janlyn (Original post)

Fri Apr 17, 2015, 05:39 PM

Apr 2015

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/federal-pot-busts-continue-weed-friendly-states-article-1.1457522

Marijuana busts on federal lands highlight challenges for pot-friendly states

At least 27,700 people have been cited since 2009 for having weed on federal lands. The busts illustrate the rift between federal drug laws and legislation in Washington and Colorado that legalizes marijuana.

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Monday, September 16, 2013, 2:03 PM

bluedigger

(17,156 posts)

3. Most Feds around here are busy with more important things.

Reply to janlyn (Original post)

Fri Apr 17, 2015, 07:21 PM

Apr 2015

Got a National Park, National Forest, and BLM land all around me, and I haven't noticed any increased enforcement activity. Most of the time when I am in the forest or on BLM land, I don't even see a Fed. I wouldn't smoke a spliff while I was going through the park gate, but it's not like they are setting up checkpoints and tossing people's vehicles left and right. Maybe they have more spare time on the Front Range, or your customers did something stupid to draw attention to themselves.

janlyn

(735 posts)

4. Well it is possible that they did do something,

Reply to bluedigger (Reply #3)

Fri Apr 17, 2015, 07:32 PM

Apr 2015

I suppose their appearance alone could have, they have tattoos, long hair and piercings. I guess I don't think along those lines, so that never occurred to me.

fizzgig

(24,146 posts)

5. i haven't heard anything about people getting hassled up here in the northern front range

Reply to bluedigger (Reply #3)

Fri Apr 17, 2015, 07:33 PM

Apr 2015

i don't even see deputies driving the highway though arapahoe, let alone rangers.

fredamae

(4,458 posts)

6. I wonder when the first court

Reply to janlyn (Original post)

Sat Apr 18, 2015, 09:58 AM

Apr 2015

challenge will be filed?
Feds clear the way on federal lands for NA Tribes. Hmmmm
http://www.vox.com/2014/12/11/7376929/marijuana-legalization-american-indians

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