New bill proposed in Colorado will be bad for patients, growers and dispensaries

[ColoMediCann]

This bizarre provision makes no sense, like the rest of this bill.

And there you have it.

This is a stupid bill and we´ve spent more time thinking about it than any legislator will. Romer is just BEGGING for an endless procession of court cases.

At least he will have made the effort like he promised to whomever is donating to his campaign coffers. Eventually we´ll have to start naming names and pointing fingers at them.

 

[K.J]

A great, thorough response by Rob (if a bit too pithy for my tastes). Glad CO has him and his lawyer friends to defend the patients rights!

 

[SELFHEMPLOYED]

Great letter. I would be super interested in hearing a response

 

[draco]

he parallels abortion with mmj ha. hope romer doesn't have irony poor blood...

 

[sac beh]

Death of Romer's Medical Marijuana Bill Presents Meaningful Opportunity for Quality Reform
and
Romer gives up, sorta

So my attempts to bring medical marijuana out of the shadows through a complex regulatory structure are now over. Significant portions of law enforcement and the MMJ community are at this point unwilling to find common ground. Both sides are stuck and focused on their narrow needs and wants after a 30-year battle on the war on drugs. Medical cases like Janice's compel us to come together and make truly common sense policy and regulations for a reasonable market for medical marijuana. We need to propose a model that will not only destigmatize medical marijuana by working to keep it out of the hands of those who would only seek to use it recreationally, but more importantly to create a fair and regulated market that is best for the patients who can benefit immensely from it.

So where do we go from here? In order to buy a few weeks for Janice and others to mobilize, we now will divide the legislation into two bills. The first bill, which I will sponsor in the Colorado Senate, will deal solely with the need for a meaningful doctor patient relationship to get a MMJ referral and the creation of a 24-hour per day registry for patients. This is the one part of the bill that most reasonable people can agree on.

The second bill dealing with dispensaries and growing operations will start in the House and most likely will be very similar to the Sheriff Association's proposed legislation, including a five patient cap per caregiver. I will continue to fight for clinics to serve patients like Janice, but I am getting increasingly skeptical that either side understands her needs.

 

[milehighmedical]

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[Smiles Out Loud]

I give up, my bad

 

[HossCartwright]

We're not in the clear yet. The other bill would be very bad also.

SOL,
If worry promotes activism, and activism promotes change, how is that BS or lost energy? Complacency is the biggest problem facing Americans today. Our people should make the rules, not our government. Things have been changing in this country for decades as the powers that be slam us with McDonalds, Plasma TV's and Ipods. Keep us fat, dumb and happy and we will be good little micro chipped robots.

Time to FOCUS on the next battle. There will be many more ahead.

 

[BiG H3rB Tr3E]

Looks like the denver city council pushed their bill through even with such overwhelming opposition in the council chambers....

oh well... let the litigation begin!!!!!

 

[HossCartwright]

Cities don't have bills that is a state matter. Last night was just a city regulation and can be fairly easily disputed if needed. But from what I've heard/read it seemed like the lesser of the evils no?

 

[Surrender]

Denver's regs will provide a blueprint for a lot of other cities and towns in CO. If Corry successfully fights them there, it will set precedent state-wide as well. If Denver learns the hard way that it can't set distance rules, outrageous fees, ownership rules, etc, than it will be a lot easier for everyone that follows. Some towns will have to toss their rules out entirely.

 

[ColoMediCann]

"I don't think there's any rational justification for it, and the fact that they've grandfathered in the early players in the industry, creating a government-sponsored monopoly to businesses that were fortunate and smart enough to get into this early, will only keep out future competition. In some ways, that's even more irrational. The real result is going to be less access and higher costs for patients."

http://blogs.westword.com/latestword/2010/01/rob_corry_denver_city_councils.php

 

[K.J]

Denver City Councils decision last night was the wrong one. I agree with reasonable regulations, as suggested by Rob and others, but not this overreaching stuff that's being thrown around right now. Disappointing.

 

[Surrender]

Coloradans for Medical Marijuana Regulations just came out in favor of the Denver regs in the Westword. Good to know they support the existing dispensaries at the expense of everyone else.

If we view the rules passed as a starting point and a very clear indication of what the rules will be on March 1, I think they're pretty fair,

 

[slappyjack]

Coloradans for Medical Marijuana Regulations just came out in favor of the Denver regs in the Westword. Good to know they support the existing dispensaries at the expense of everyone else.

Any idea who funds the "Coloradans for Medical Marijuana Regulations"? Who is Matt Brown?

I can't find a thing on the google.

 

[HossCartwright]

Any idea who funds the "Coloradans for Medical Marijuana Regulations"? Who is Matt Brown?

I can't find a thing on the google.

I couldn't find anything on Matt Brown or his company either. I have sent him several emails in the last month and have received no replies. Makes me wonder...

 

[Surrender]

I believe he's linked to Edson and the 100+ dispensaries he represents.