UPDATE:  8:00 am Monday August 3 Cops and DA work weekednds to get the gangs out of MMJ stores. Look for busts.

UPDATE: 7:00PM Saturday July 31 More than half the MJ drug stores will be force out of business because of fees, felonies or under age operators.

UPDATE: 6:12AM Thursday July 29 2010
When our news department “falls” on a medical marijuana operation run by “get this” Illegal immigrant Russians, connected to the Russian Mob, carrying guns without permits, right in the city of boulder, it tells me two things and begs a host of questions.
We presume the illegal immigrants are left alone because Boulder is a sanctuary city ordered by the city council; ie the police refuse to uphold immigration laws.
The whole notion that upholding immigration laws is racist: ie targeting Brown Mexicans is shot fill of holes (pun) because these a re nice white Russians (pun)
Why are we coming across this information and the police are not? why are these people here? WHY ARE THEY RUNNING med marijuana operations in our city? why are they packing heat.?? who let the Russian Mob in? Ok the boulder city council did. well thats just great!
Special note to Stan Garnett:
I think you should enforce federal statutes regarding sales of class 2 narcotics including Marianna. You should also enforce federal immigration laws. Your email to me yesterday was incorrect. You and boulder Police department do have the authority to uphold federal laws. there are provisions made to you to make arrests, prosecute and present cases to the feds. You have the power to do this on their behalf.So what the hell is going on here.?? Is the Boulder city council calling all of the shots?? Law enforcement answers to them?? Are you going to wait til someone is shot and killed over MJ before you move??…………………… don’t wait. we all know it’s going to happen.You can’t take the lead from the boulder city council. They are really stupid and have put a lot of lives in peril , from causing enormous rise in drug addiction to Mexican and Russian gangs running the drug trade here.are you going to wait for cops to be shot over this. I’ll tell you my reporters are scared to death of these Russians and refuse to put their names to stories about them. Screw them …………do your Job………..enforce the laws.. Get these mobsters out of boulder. Get the Russians out and the Mexican gangsters out.

UPDATE: 6:00pm Wednesday July 28 2010
There is a problem with MMJ licensing. City officials have revealed that criminal element have moved into larger operations including Russian Mafia gangsters. Mexican Mafia have already been identified in other Boulder operations. City and state tax revenue agents have been hounding operators to check for legalities. State revenue agents are police trained and carry guns. MORE TO COME:

BY RON BAIRD NEWS EDITOR
NOON: The City of Boulder will begin processing licenses for medical marijuana businesses starting on Monday, Aug. 2. Under Chapter 6-14 of the Boulder Revised Code, any medical marijuana business that is not operating by that date will have to obtain a license before it will be allowed to open.

Boulder Revised Code also requires pre-existing medical marijuana businesses to apply for a license, under the following deadlines and conditions:

·         Medical marijuana businesses that are operational before Aug. 2 but were not operating in compliance with Chapter 6-14 of the Boulder Code on June 17, have until Aug. 31 to submit a completed application for a license.

·         Medical marijuana businesses that were operating on June 17 and were in compliance with all laws and regulations at that time have until Oct. 31 to submit a completed application for a license.

Under the Code, medical marijuana business licenses are required for any business that involves medical marijuana, not just retail dispensaries.

The fee for a license is $5,000. The application fee portion is $3,000 and is non-refundable. The remaining $2,000 is refundable if the license is not issued.

Application forms will be available for download at the following website, www.bouldercolorado.gov/medicalmarijuana, starting at 9 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 2. The same website includes detailed instructions, checklists and frequently asked questions (FAQs). If you have questions, please e-mail them to medicalmarijuanaquestions@bouldercolorado.gov. Answers will be posted to the FAQ section of the website for you and other members of the public. Interested persons are welcome to sign up to receive updates by going to the website or visiting the website’s RSS feed sign-up page directly.

Completed applications will be accepted for processing by appointment starting on Monday, Aug. 2. Complete instructions for submittal of applications are available on the website.  No applications will be accepted before Aug. 2.

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