In total, the detective wrote, 5.7 pounds of marijuana plant material and 25.8 pounds of marijuana concentrate were confiscated. When officers went to the basement, according to the affidavit, they found several jars and bags of marijuana, suspected cannabis oil, and other items allegedly related to the manufacturing of marijuana oil. Per the search warrant, detectives had been advised to search the home for вЂњevidence of cannabis or derivatives.вЂќ The detective said he learned that Pedersen and another man, Ronald Niehouse, were renting rooms in the basement of the home. When Jack died, a detective with the West Metro Drug Task Force was called in for further investigation, and wrote the affidavit that contains the details of PedersenвЂ™s arrest. Around 90 percent of caregivers have two or fewer patients, according to the state, and about half of caregivers are only allowed to grow less than six plants for each patient. His attorney, Matthew Buck, told Denver7 that Pedersen was вЂњnot registered with the state as anyoneвЂ™s caregiver,вЂќ but said he did have a valid medical marijuana card.ДЄs of August, there wereВ 1,063 caregivers in Colorado who are allowed to grow specified amounts of marijuana for their patients. He'd also pushed several medical marijuana measures across the country, including one in Missouri, and had touted marijuana's medical uses in stories published across the internet. Pedersen was providing the oil to Jack and others, and was living in the basement of the familyвЂ™s home when Jack died. Jack had been denied the use of oils at his Jefferson County school. Jonathan Singer pushed an effort through the state Legislature in 2015 to allow medical marijuana-eligible students to use oils, patches and tinctures at school. Jack became the face of the effort to allow medical marijuana products in schools for students, when Rep. The boy, who was 15 when he died, had severe cerebral palsy and dystonia. Mark Pedersen, 60, had been providingВ oil to JackВ before his sudden death on Aug. DENVER вЂ“ The man whoвЂ™d been making cannabis oil for Jack Splitt, whose use of the oil to treat his debilitating medical conditions led to the creation of a state law in 2015 to allow the use of certain medical marijuana productsВ in Colorado schools, now faces felony charges for alleged drug manufacturing.

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