This column originally appeared at www.HuffingtonPost.com on March 9, 2010.
Going Rogue: DEA Style
By Jessica P. Corry
It takes a lot to get some of the state’s most conservative lawmakers on board with a Democratic Congressman from the People’s Republic of Boulder. But that’s just what happened this week.
The unifying cause? None other than Colorado’s hot button […]

This column originally appeared on the Huffington Post on January 11, 2010.
By Jessica and Robert Corry
The legislation would have required Coloradans to inform on each other Soviet-style. It sought to forfeit power to the federal government at the expense of rights afforded under the Colorado Constitution. And it advocated for industry rules that would have […]

This column originally appeared on The Denver Post Web site on Dec. 19, 2009
By Jessica Corry, Bob Hoban, Lauren Davis, and Robert Corry, Jr.
Do medical marijuana dispensaries draw crime to their surrounding communities? While recent headlines insinuate this, a coherant examination of crime statistics proves otherwise.
On Dec. 17th, The Denver Post devoted extensive coverage to […]

Contact: Jessica Corry
720-628-5756/Jessica@JessicaCorry.com
www.HobanandFeola.com
Friday, Dec. 18, 2009
For Immediate Release:
ARAPAHOE COUNTY DISTRICT COURT TO HOST
HISTORIC MEDICAL MARIJUANA HEARING TODAY
key correspondence and bench brief attached with this release
Centennial, Colo.— In a bench brief submitted to Arapahoe County District Court Judge Christopher Cross Thursday, plaintiffs in a landmark medical marijuana case laid out specifics as to why and how […]

This column originally appeared in the Colorado Springs Gazette on December 15, 2009
By Jessica Peck Corry
Yoga, marketed as a way to find personal peace through perplexing poses, is now at the center of a growing debate over whether that sweaty Saturday morning of downward-facing dogs should be federally recognized as a religious service.
Owners of yoga […]

Contact: Jessica Corry
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www.HobanandFeola.com
December 15, 2009
For Immediate Release:
COURT TO HEAR CHALLENGE TO CENTENNIAL MEDICAL MARIJUANA BAN
Centennial, Colo.—A coalition of medical marijuana patients and caregivers will get their day in court Friday. At an afternoon hearing, plaintiffs will argue that the City of Centennial violated their rights under the Colorado Constitution, as well as related […]

This column originally ran in the Colorado Springs Gazette on December 6, 2009.
By Jessica Peck Corry
With Thanksgiving behind us, we can at last turn our homes into endless seas of red and green without fear of retribution by overzealous homeowners’ associations. We all throw guilt to the wind, allowing even the most devout vegan to […]

http://www.coloradocommunitynewspapers.com/articles/2009/12/04/centennial_citizen/news/11_pj_pot_suit_ce.txt
City readies for fight on medical marijuana
By Peter Jones
Published: 12.04.09
A lawsuit brought against the City of Centennial by a medical-marijuana dispensary and three of its patients is the first lawsuit of its kind in Colorado since voters approved marijuana use for medicinal purposes in 2000.
CannaMart and the three customers filed the suit on Nov. 30 […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
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Robert J. Corry, Jr., Attorney at Law
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November 29, 2009
PATIENTS TO SUE CENTENNIAL TO GAIN ACCESS TO MEDICAL MARIJUANA
Landmark case challenges municipal authority to ban all Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
Centennial, Colo.—For the first time in state history, a coalition of medical marijuana patients, together […]

Denver is a city in love with its newspapers. Even in 2009, many residents still cling to the scent and grime of fresh newspaper print. But as the recent loss of the city’s beloved Rocky Mountain News still lingers, the focus now turns to saving the publications remaining. In an ironic twist of fate worthy […]

Heat is on Colorado climate-change guru
Conservatives criticize Gov. Ritter adviser Alice Madden for also working for a liberal group
By Jessica Fender
The Denver Post
The coordinator of Colorado’s efforts to combat climate change drew criticism from conservatives Monday after conflict-of-interest disclosures showed she accepts monthly stipends from a liberal think tank.
Climate-change coordinator and former state Rep. […]

This column originally appeared on November 16, 2009 on HuffingtonPost.com.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jessica-corry/mrs-obama-what-about-our_b_359452.html
Mrs. Obama, What About Our Boys?
By Jessica Peck Corry
As Michelle Obama touched down in Denver today to promote her efforts to connect America’s public school students with professional mentors, she declined to send an invitation to one population who could most benefit: our city’s neglected […]

Big ballot plans may be a “no” go in Colorado
By Jessica Fender
The Denver Post
11/05/2009
Mapleton Expeditionary School of the Arts students Tanya Chavez, left, age 12, and Irma Evangelista, 14, work in their humanities class Wednesday. A metal garage door makes up part of the wall behind them. MESA assistant director David Fulton says the […]

Details: Sunday, November 1st, 10:40 a.m. (12:40 p.m. Eastern) on FOX News.

By Jessica Peck Corry
October 29, 2009
Read More: Asbestos, Colorado Department Of Public Health And Environment, Colorado Resorts, EPURA, Estes Park, Denver News
When most people think political bullying, the scenic resort town of Estes Park, Colorado, isn’t the first place that comes to mind. But to a growing number of residents there, it has […]

This column originally ran on The Denver Post’s PoliticsWest.com on October 28, 2009.
http://www.politicswest.com/49093/hes_black_so_what
He’s Black…So What?
By Jessica Peck Corry
Wow. Who knew the rotary club could be so progressive as to elect a black president? This was the breaking news from Tuesday’s Denver Post business section. And yet once again, the real controversy here is that […]

Reefer sanity: The marijuana lobby goes mainstream
By Kathleen Parker
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
In an act of merciful sanity, the Obama administration has made good on its promise to stop interfering with states that allow the medical use of marijuana.
Clink-clink, hear-hear, salud, cheers, et cetera, et cetera.
The announcement from Attorney General Eric Holder […]

By Jessica Peck Corry
This column originally appeared on The Denver Post’s Politics West site on October 19, 2009
Give credit where credit is due. Spin masters for Colorado’s colleges, together with Gov. Bill Ritter, are attempting to pull off another good one as they declare—yet again—their commitment to responsibly managing taxpayer dollars during these tough […]

Westword: Legalizing marijuana — medical or otherwise — has become the toke of the town
September 29, 2009
Rob and Jessica Corry aren’t normal Republicans, but the Corrys did spend time last weekend as NORML Republicans at the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws’s 38th annual conference in San Francisco. Rob, a Denver attorney […]

Health Care ‘Refugees’
by Jessica Peck Corry
This column originally appeared at www.HumanEvents.com on October 1, 2009
Sometimes, patriotism can be awkward. Especially when it means admitting to an international TV audience that your nation’s broken health care system forced you onto welfare, into adult diapers, and hobbling with a walker. And all before the age […]