LAUREn DAVIS: In the News
Cutting Edge Advocacy
Ms. Davis has had the good fortune to work on cutting edge marijuana cases throughout Colorado. As a legal advocate for medical marijuana patients, caregivers, and dispensary owners Ms. Davis has:
Assisted dozens of business owners in obtaining state and local licensing
Successfully defended dozens of patients and caregivers charged with violating state and local laws
Successfully defended one of the first physicians charged for writing a medical marijuana recommendation.
Challenged ordinances throughout the Front Range on Constitutional grounds.
Sued municipalities for attempting to ban marijuana stores through zoning regulation
Successfully had the town of Castle Rock reinstate her client’s medical marijuana business license despite the town moratorium.
Helped business owners obtain local licensing despite the existence of moratoriums.
Successfully sued the CO Board of Health to stop attempts to limit the rights of patients and caregivers
Successfully sued the City of Centennial for attempting to ban dispensaries based on Federal illegality
News Coverage
10Buds: Colorado’s Best Marijuana Lawyers
Analytical Cannabis: The state of legalization
Cannabist: Police and DUID
Westword: Marijuana lawyers file motion against Board of Health pot hearing
Bluelight: Judge Sides with Cannabis Dispensary
Westword: Medical marijuana dispensary victory in Castle Rock: Town backs down
Westword: Medical marijuana moratorium in Jeffco: Sixty-year-old zoning code used to shut down dispensary
Westword: Marijuana lawyers rallying for court battles in wake of HB 1284
Westword: Medical marijuana attorney Lauren Davis tells why lawyer group hasn't sued to stop HB 1284
The Denver Post: Federal policy toward medical-pot businesses remains puzzling
The Cannabist: Mental health, medical cards, growing
The Cannabist: Pulled over by police? Know your rights
Case Stats & Successes
People v. Bailey
People v. Lamonaca
People v. Landers
People v. Kotvystskyy