This has been an election year like no other. Colorado, like the rest of the nation, held its general election Tuesday, and Democrats saw gains and came out the winners. Tuesday’s results largely represent a continuation of...more
New Mexico, like the rest of the nation, woke up Wednesday and Thursday, and then again on Friday, without knowing who the country’s next president will be. All of the state’s 112 legislative seats—42 in the Senate and 70 in...more
California voters are eagerly awaiting the results of what can be characterized as one of the most consequential elections in modern history. In the midst of the global COVID-19 pandemic, California residents have continued...more
While Tuesday’s General Election has left the watching public with questions about how political power dynamics will operate in D.C. next year, public sentiment nationwide has clearly coalesced around legalizing medical and...more
As the pandemic continues with no clear resolution on the horizon, businesses must continue to revamp and reinvent their day-to-day operations to comply not only with a wide variety of new regulations, but also legal...more
8/18/2020
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As state and local governments relax their “stay-at-home” orders, businesses must look at how to revamp and reinvent their day-to-day operations to comply not only with a wide variety of new regulations, but also legal...more
The Colorado Supreme Court provided much-needed clarification on the future of the state legislative session on Wednesday by ruling that, during a declared public health disaster emergency, it is permissible for the Colorado...more
On Saturday, March 14, the Colorado General Assembly took the unprecedented step of adjourning for just over two weeks to help prevent spread of the coronavirus among legislators, staff, lobbyists and the general public....more
On Tuesday, Gov. Polis declared a disaster emergency due to the presence of COVID-19 in Colorado. The state has completed test results on more than 400 people and is currently reporting 49 presumptive positive cases. That...more
The past year has seen a veritable tidal wave of consumer product marketing claiming that cannabidiol (CBD) infused or derived products cure or treat cancer, epilepsy, anxiety, inflammation, diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease,...more
12/9/2019
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The 2019 Colorado General Assembly has only been in session for a few weeks, but bills are already pending or in the works that may affect real property and development. Here, we discuss a few of the most impactful. For more...more
Colorado held its general election Tuesday night, where Democrats won across the board in Colorado by overwhelming margins. For the first time in decades, Democrats will control all four statewide offices in Colorado after...more
Colorado held its primary election last night, setting the stage for the November general election where Walker Stapleton (R) and Jared Polis (D) will compete to replace term-limited Gov. John Hickenlooper (D). In all the...more
Yesterday, Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO) and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) introduced the bipartisan Strengthening the Tenth Amendment Through Entrusting States Act (STATES Act) in an attempt to address the incongruity between...more
So what does this actually mean? Potentially not much.
Yesterday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinded previous federal prosecutorial guidance that had been issued during the Obama administration regarding marijuana...more
Several courts have held that employees are not protected from termination or other adverse employment action for medical marijuana use, even in cases where they hold a medical marijuana card under state law, when they test...more
On Friday, March 31, more than a year of ongoing discussions and negotiations among urban renewal stakeholders came to fruition with the introduction by Colorado State Sens. Rachel Zenziger (D – Arvada) and Beth Martinez...more
The Basics: Question 2 is an indirect initiated state statute (the “Act”). Question 2 legalizes the possession, purchase, transportation and consumption of one ounce or less of marijuana (and one-eighth of an ounce or less of...more
The Basics: Amendment 2 is a voter-initiated constitutional amendment legalizing medical marijuana possession and use. Amendment 2 establishes a caregiver-patient system for medical marijuana distribution. Caregivers must be...more
The Basics: Prop. 64 is a voter-initiated statute legalizing nonmedical use/possession of 1 oz. or less of loose marijuana and up to 8 grams of marijuana products for those 21 and older. It also legalizes personal cultivation...more
While January 8, 2014, the date on which the General Assembly convenes, is still several months away, legislators are already working on the bills they plan to introduce in this legislative session. As has been the case...more