Smoking marijuana in public in Castle Rock will be dealt with similarly to how police deal with open consumption of alcohol. Castle Rock Town Clerk Sally Misare informed the Castle Rock City Council July 2 that one of the major issues the Colorado Legislature recently failed to address, regarding the state's new law legalizing marijuana, was open and public consumption of pot - and so the town police's department has decided to deal with such violations using standards similar to what's in the town's liquor code. [continues 315 words]
Council Unanimously Votes to Ban Facilities He's always looking for a way to increase city revenues, but never this way, Castle Pines Councilmember Marc Town said after the council voted unanimously on second reading June 11 to ban commercial marijuana operations in the city. "You never want to bring in revenue that's going to negatively impact your community," he said. The city's new ordinance prohibits marijuana cultivation facilities, testing and product manufacturing facilities, and retail marijuana stores. Towne said in a recent interview that residents understand there are tax dollars in marijuana sales, but Castle Pines, like many other Douglas County communities, "is a very conservative community, very family oriented." [continues 294 words]
Drug-related arrests more than doubled in 2000 in Mandan over the previous year, according to the police department's annual report. But otherwise, crime in Mandan remains about the same, according to five years of statistics. "The crime activity has been fairly static," said police chief Dennis Rohr. Over the last five years, the department has had an average of 1,211 reported crimes per year. In 2000, the number was close to that -- 1,208. But one category in particular was an exception, the drug arrests. In 2000, there were 137 arrests, compared to 63 in 1999 and 84 in 1998. There were decreases in some categories, such as misdemeanor theft, so overall, the crime rate -- comparing 1999 to 2000 -- only increased by 3 percent. [continues 723 words]
By Virginia Grantier,Special to The Denver Post May 10 ELIZABETH A rash of drug busts of mostly middleschool students over the last six weeks has this ranching town thinking that it has lost its image as a reallife Mayberry. Increasingly popular as a bedroom community for metroarea commuters, Elizabeth is still too small to have a stoplight. Yet, drugs have found a road in. Eleven kids and teenagers are facing possible criminal charges for possession and sale of marijuana and other drugs, according to police. [continues 649 words]
