How does one purchase seeds produced in Colorado?  The answer is you can not purchase seeds from Colorado seed companies in Colorado.  Rare Dankness produces their seeds in Colorado and then has to ship them to Europe, specifically England to be re-sent back into the the US via UK Royal Mail.  How do I purchase marijuana seeds from Rare Dankness?  Though cannabis seeds are available to medical marijuana patients at licensed Colorado dispensaries, most cannabis cultivators aren’t privilege to such convenience and will have to resort to underground means.  Here’s how:

Go to Attitude Seed Bank and check out the selection of seeds available from Colorado Rare Dankness marijuana seed bank.  Attitude is a clearing house style seed bank and represents many cannabis seed companies from all over Earth.  Though it is illegal to import cannabis seeds into the US, from our personal experience, there is never a problem.  Pick your seed, place your order and Attitude will get you your seeds.  It’s a bit of a round about way to obtain your marijuana seeds especially if you are already in Colorado, but fear not, you will get your seeds in the mail 7 – 14 days later.  So what are you waiting for, use Attitude Seed Bank and get your marijuana seeds today!  Here is the direct link to: order some Rare Dankness Seeds

A recent Denver Westword article speculated on the reasons for the decline in registered marijuana patients in Colorado and pointed out that the fee for medical marijuana cards dropped from $90 to $35 on January 1, 2012, so many patients may just be waiting for the price break to renew.  High Country Caregiver wants to highlight some reader comments from the Westword article as to other reasons why patients wouldn’t register anymore.

One reader comment from ‘CAREGIVER’ to Denver Westword which got the most ‘likes’ says:

“I serve as a caregiver for lots of patients and am a patient myself.  We all have our recommendations, from our doctors, that are up to date, but none of us are registering with the state.  None of us trust that our information will end up in the hands of the DEA.  I know lots of other caregivers and patents in the same situation because they all to feel the same way.

We all feel it’s much wiser to simply operate like it’s illegal, but keep our doctor’s recommendations, in writing, up to date, just in case we need it.  That’s been working out fine for all of us so far!”

Other medical marijuana patients like PUBLIUS CEASAR point out the invasion of privacy on patients as a reason not to register:

“The reason I didn’t renew is because of the intrusiveness of the system. Tracking how much I buy, taking my picture, etc. I’m legal with just a doctors recommendation, why should I register?”

The CDPHE medical marijuana registry is crashing and drowning under its own weight for a variety of reasons, the chart below illustrates the demise of the CDPHE Colorado medical marijuana registry:

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Newt Gingrich flipped views on marijuana legalization over the course of 14 years.  His stance on marijuana began with medical marijuana views in 1982 when he wrote a letter to the American Medical Association stating why marijuana should be legal for medical reasons.  By 1996 Newt was declaring that anyone caught importing more than 2 ounces of marijuana into the US should be executed.  If we can forgive him for sounding a little harsh the importance here is that Newt Gingrich was ahead of his time with cannabis legalization because in Colorado you can grow and possess 2 ounces of cannabis as a medical patient.

Now a decade and half later could Newt Gingrich switch his views on marijuana again.  The Republican Debates will be in Colorado Feb. 7, 2012 and Colorado is certainly ground zero for a marijuana debate on any level.  If Gingrich were to go through with changing his mind on marijuana legalization his ratings would soar!  The marijuana community is less than happy with Obama’s stance on marijuana and could easily be turned to the Republican vote if Newt were to announce a change in view on cannabis.  High Country Caregiver calls for republican front runner to change his view and not criticize but legalize cannabis!

http://www.legalize2012.com/

The Legalize2012.com Initiative removes all criminal penalties for cannabis use in Colorado and sets up an independent commission to implement the law.  This is a true citizen’s ballot initiative, so all comments are welcome and will be incorporated as they can to further the goals of the amendment.  Public Comments Requested: The ballot initiative will be open for public comments until Monday, Jan. 16, 2012.

Give your feedback by email: info@legalize2012.com  Or participate in a public forum to discuss the amendment:

http://www.coloradomedicalmarijuanapatient.com/forum/showthread.php/3475-Legalize2012-Cannabis-Re-legalization-Act-of-2012?p=4523

Know Your Ballot Initiatives: Legalize2012.com is NOT Initiative 30, which is supported by a different group. The Legalize2012.com amendment removes all criminal penalties and gives control of cannabis to the people. I30 gives more control to the police. Read more about the two campaigns on our website. Be prepared to educate yourself and other voters who may be confused by the two campaigns. Click here for a comparison of the two campaigns:

http://www.legalize2012.com/comparison.html

Timeframe: This ballot initiative will be filed with the Secretary of State and have more hearings on the language of it until it is finalized and a ballot title is set. That process should take 2 to 4 weeks. Then the ballot initiative can be printed and circulated for signatures, if sufficient funds are raised.

DONATE ONLINE:  http://www.Legalize2012.com/donate.html

Send all inquiries to:  Legalize2012.com

P.O. Box 19084

Boulder, Colorado 80308

Phone: 877-420-4205

Email: info@legalize2012.com

Web: www.Legalize2012.com

Initiative 30 – Regulate Marijuana like Alcohol got it’s signatures by promoting the initiative as ‘legalization’, which it is not.  For false advertising the prospect of legalization, High Country Caregiver does not support the initiative.  The 3 main reasons for not supporting initiative 30 the false legalization measure are:

1. It doesn’t allow for outdoor growing of cannabis, this shows the lack of knowledge of the cannabis plant and cultivation by the authors
2. It particularly attacks 18 – 21 year olds and will lead to more convictions in this age group as Initiative 30 only applies to adults over 21
3. It creates a new system for prosecuting individuals for driving under the influence of cannabis which as of now is not specified as a DUI in Colorado

It may seem innocent on the surface, but if passed, Initiative 30, Colorado’s false legalization measure would in fact further prohibition in Colorado for an additional 10 years.  The measure gives full control of cannabis to the Colorado Department of Revenue, an agency already burdened with regulating medical marijuana, and allows the DOR to set marijuana regulations in the future, up until 2014.  Regulate marijuana like alcohol makes no sense at all, by definition, marijuana is not an intoxicating substance, and has medical benefit, unlike alcohol.  A similar measure to this one which will be on the 2012 ballot failed in California in 2010 because all of the marijuana growers and medical marijuana businesses voted against it.  It’s estimated in Norther California marijuana grow counties like Trinity County and Mendocino County, that 100,000 voters voted it down.

Initiative 30 – Regulate Marijuana like Alcohol 2012 Colorado must fail.  By definition alone the measure is faulty.  Don’t be fooled fellow pot heads, Mason Tvert is not helping to legalize cannabis, but rather further prohibition.  Visit the Campaign to Regulate Marijuana like Alcohol Here.

President Obama is an unlikely candidate for marijuana office for the next election because of his flip-flop wishy washy stance on medical marijuana alone.  Republican choices for President will likely be Ron Paul and Mitt Romney.  Mitt Romney is not a choice for 420 President of the US because of his open disregard of cannabis laws and outspoken negative opinion of any type of legalization of marijuana medical or otherwise.

Who will be the President of choice for a marijuana Nation?  Ron Paul gets our vote for president based on his rational marijuana policies.  Ron Paul believes cannabis laws should be created by the States alone.  His view on the drug war is that it is a total failure and waste of money and the only ones benefitting from the drug war are the drug cartels.  If you want to see cannabis prohibition come to an end, vote Ron Paul.  Below is a video with Ron Paul’s best quotes supporting the legalization of cannabis to some nice Sublime music.

Thinking of flying with some marijuana for the holidays?  The holidays are not supposed to be a venture into sobriety and bringing some cannabis with you on the airplane to your holidaze destination is no different than binging the mistletoe along if you have the medical marijuana card to protect you.

For over ten years, doctors have been providing a buffer zone  between patients and law enforcement.  Traveling on an airplane is stressful, going through security, finding your gate, being on time, and cannabis is one of those little human helpers that makes traveling all the less painful and easy.  Where do you put your stash though when you’re getting ready to board a plane?  From personal experience I have always put my herb, lighter, and pipe in carry on, and never had a problem.  One time, a TSA security guard did say “normally I would say something about what’s in here, but it smells really good, so go on your way!”  That experience was a fun one and in Denver at DIA.

Most recently over the holidaze I brought cannabis with me to my Arizona destination in carry on, and had no problem.  On the way home, I had about 2 grams of herb and a gram of hash left, and decided to check my bad with the cannabis in a jar in the bag.  As soon as I passed through security I heard an intercom page that I should pick up a courtesy phone.  Before I could contact the operator on the phone, I was met by TSA security and Tucson, AZ City Police looking for me.  They had my cannabis and pipe in a garbage bag in hand.  I presented the authorities with my expired Colorado medical marijuana card which I need to renew, and they seemed relieved to see that.  They had a brief ten second discussion amongst themselves, and the youngest officer gave me back my medical marijuana and red card and told me to put it in my carry on.  He also asked if he could take a picture of my card and said he wanted to “show the guys” that he had a medical marijuana encounter.  Overall they were very easy going and seemed relieved that I had my card and they didn’t have to bust me over Christmas.

The moral of the story is that it is OK to travel out of State to and from other medical marijuana states with cannabis if you have any kind of proof that you are a medical marijuana patient.  The experience was a bit unnerving for a second, but getting my stash back, with a ” sorry to bother you”, I couldn’t ask for anything more!  It’s great being a cannabis patient and knowing that you can travel with marijuana.

Colorado’s Attorney General, John Suthers was asked to join the panel of prohibitionists, and his take on the situation is that “the medical marijuana regime in Colorado is nothing more than a state-sanctioned fraud on the part of several thousand patients and a few dozen doctors, in violation of federal law”, said Suthers.  It’s interesting to hear the State’s top marijuana lawyer having such a low opinion of the plant that voters decided to legalize.  Legalization may be exactly what’s on the mind of the Colorado marijuana attorney though when he says “I’m tempted to support legalization in an effort to get away from the government hypocrisy,” he said. “But I won’t do that … because it would only increase the perception that there is no risk with this drug.”

The confusion of Colorado medical marijuana goes on, only further confused by those who are supposed to enforce the very laws that voters enacted.  The medical marijuana dispensary ban in Colorado now has fuel to it’s fire to continue banning marijuana Centers.  Will Glenwood Springs and other mountain marijuana destination towns be next?

When choosing seeds to grow marijuana some say that feminized produces hermies.  High Country Caregiver used to believe this stereotype but after producing cannabis from feminized seed banks in Colorado this has not been found to be the case.  Many of the feminized seeds ordered from Attitude Seed Bank and DNA genetics have in fact been superior to their mixed genetic counterparts.  It only took popping 2 seeds from the DNA Genetics seed bank to come across this Chocolope keeper.  Thanks DNA Genetics.  Now if only a picture could convey the smell which above all else this Chocolope is the best smelling herb that has ever been grown in the mountains of Colorado.  You won’t find herb of this quality in a dispensary so seek out a quality caregiver in the great pot State of Colorado.

Chocolope from DNA Genetics Seed Bank