Saturday, January 18, 2014

Infrastructure 101: The Evolution of Building Big Things (Part 1)

Infrastructure 101: The Evolution of Building Big Things (Part 1)
This is a brilliant and easily understood series on the privatization of infrastructure by Dickinson Law School professor Ellen Dannin.  The second part is here.

And here is a great PBS program on this subject that includes Professor Dannin.

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

HOAs and pot: A complicated, volatile mix | The Cannabist

HOAs and pot: A complicated, volatile mix | The Cannabist: Homeowner associations are approaching lawyers to find out whether they can ban marijuana use, even in homes, much as they do garish paint colors and funky yard art — a question that may have to be settled in court.

Already, at Breckenridge’s River Mountain Lodge, a condominium in which second-homeowners rent out their properties mainly to vacationers, growing pot and distributing it was banned last year for medical marijuana. And that now extends to recreational pot, as does a previous smoking ban in all of the units.

In Aurora, several HOAs have inquired about their rights regarding restricting the use, possession and cultivation of pot.
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Do bogart that joint, my friends.