Colorado - The same day that new laws regulating Colorado medical marijuana dispensaries went into affect, attorney Rob Corry filed a lawsuit challenging a separate Denver zoning ordinance that is forcing a dispensary near City Park to close.
A dispensary operated by SNW LLC, which was open for just more than two months on 20th Avenue at Vine Street, is being zoned out of the area by a Denver ordinance banning all dispensaries in residential-zoned areas, even though other clinics and apothecaries are allowed there under the law.
"We feel they're holding medical marijuana to a higher standard than any other business," Corry told FOX31. "We're not asking for special treatment, just fair treatment."
A hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, when Corry will ask for a temporary restraining order against the ordinance, so that the dispensary's patients aren't denied their medication.
Corry's firm is also busy preparing a number of lawsuits to challenge the new statewide statutes regulating dispensaries.
"We're waiting to see how they start applying the new standards," he said. "We'll file those suits once we see how the new laws are being applied."
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Source: KWGN-TV
Author: Eli Stokols
Contact:KWGN-TV
Copyright: 2010, KWGN-TV, Denver
Website: First marijuana dispensary lawsuit filed
* Thanks to MedicalNeed for submitting this article
A dispensary operated by SNW LLC, which was open for just more than two months on 20th Avenue at Vine Street, is being zoned out of the area by a Denver ordinance banning all dispensaries in residential-zoned areas, even though other clinics and apothecaries are allowed there under the law.
"We feel they're holding medical marijuana to a higher standard than any other business," Corry told FOX31. "We're not asking for special treatment, just fair treatment."
A hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, when Corry will ask for a temporary restraining order against the ordinance, so that the dispensary's patients aren't denied their medication.
Corry's firm is also busy preparing a number of lawsuits to challenge the new statewide statutes regulating dispensaries.
"We're waiting to see how they start applying the new standards," he said. "We'll file those suits once we see how the new laws are being applied."
NewsHawk: Ganjarden: 420 MAGAZINE
Source: KWGN-TV
Author: Eli Stokols
Contact:KWGN-TV
Copyright: 2010, KWGN-TV, Denver
Website: First marijuana dispensary lawsuit filed
* Thanks to MedicalNeed for submitting this article
