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Melissa Blake

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Writer. Blogger. Disability activist. Op-ed queen. Viral tweeter. Sassy redhead. Down-home Carrie Bradshaw. Bylines: CNN, Cosmo, Glamour. 💌 mellow1422@aol.com
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Colorado 2026 Primary Election Results

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By Melissa Blake, Douglas Friednash
| JD Supra
July 2, 2026 Melissa Kuipers Blake, Douglas Friednash, Josh Friednash, Logan Fry, Donovan McMahon, Jia Meeks, Sarah Mercer, Cooper Reveley, Sloane Whelan, Sydney Ziegler Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck + Follow x Following x Following - Unfollow Contact To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: Colorado completed its primary elections on Tuesday, June 30.
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End of the Line: Colorado 2026 Session Defined by Budget Deficit, Pending Turnover

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By Melissa Blake, Douglas Friednash
| JD Supra
The second regular session of Colorado’s 75th General Assembly concluded last Wednesday, May 13. As compared to most sessions, the final days of the 120-day lawmaking period were notably characterized more by a sense of resignation than their normal frenetic pace. This marked tonal shift could have been caused by any number of factors, but in hindsight two reasons emerged above others.
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Trump Administration Advances Marijuana Rescheduling

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By Mae Babbington, Melissa Blake
| JD Supra
On April 23, President Donald Trump’s acting attorney general, Todd Blanche, signed an order reclassifying state-licensed medical marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). While this action does not legalize cannabis federally, it marks a major shift in how the federal government treats medical marijuana and follows months of delay in implementing the president’s earlier directive to reschedule marijuana.
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