All throughout our site, we try to emphasize the importance of exercising your right to remain silent when it comes to talking to the police in Fort Collins. When they say, “what you say can and will be used against you in a court of law,” they mean it. Things are very easily taken out of context and in trying Continue Reading
Category: Drug Posession
Pop Tart Cocaine: Imitation Controlled Substance in Larimer County
A few weeks ago, a man in North Carolina was arrested for allegedly selling an undercover police officer what he claimed to be cocaine. However, after being arrested, he admitted the substance he originally stated was cocaine was actually crushed up Pop Tarts. The man was apparently in need of money and crushed a corner of a Pop Tart to Continue Reading
Marijuana and Child Abuse: It Can Happen in Colorado
A woman in Minnesota has been charged with Child Abuse for giving her 15-year-old son marijuana. Most people would turn their noses up at this – but wait until you read all the facts before you pass judgment. The young man was suffering from a traumatic brain injury, and taking marijuana oil was his only relief. Could helping your child Continue Reading
Smoking Pot on Private Property Could be Banned
If a new ordinance is passed by the Denver City Council, it would be illegal to smoke marijuana in parks, along the 16th Street Mall, and most importantly – on private property visible to the public.. Could Fort Collins or Loveland be next? Colorado is struggling to define the law regarding marijuana. With the legalization of retail pot sales set Continue Reading
Federal Government Won’t Stop Marijuana Legalization in Colorado
History was made late last month when the federal government announced they won’t halt the marijuana legalization in Larimer, Weld and Boulder County, and all throughout Colorado. Marijuana legalization advocates are hailing this as a major victory in ending the prohibition of marijuana. In a memo from U.S. Attorney General James Cole, the federal government did say that they will Continue Reading
Drug Bust Turns Deadly when Man Defends Self and Property
You have the right to self-defense and defense of property and your home under Colorado law. However, the Loveland, Estes Park, and Fort Collins police have the right to search your residence if they obtain a search warrant from a judge. But, what happens if you don’t hear them announce themselves? This happened in Utah – the ensuing events ended Continue Reading