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CA Cop Urges Colorado To Sort Out Its MMJ Laws
Posted by CN Staff on November 22, 2009 at 06:11:59 PT
By Tom McGhee, The Denver Post
Source: Denver Post
Denver, CO -- The top cop in a California town that has become a poster child for a well-intentioned medical-marijuana law gone wrong has some advice for Colorado legislators."Make your laws as clear as you can, so that your executive and judicial branches of government can do their jobs as they are intended to," said Randy Mendosa, chief of police in Arcata, Calif.
The northern California town of 17,000 drew national attention in 2008 when a boom in medical-marijuana growing spawned serious public-safety concerns and siphoned away affordable housing as homes were rented for pot cultivation operations.Colorado has its work cut out for it.The state has few regulations for the burgeoning medical-marijuana industry, which has forced befuddled municipalities to enact a patchwork of moratoriums and outright bans as they wait for lawmakers to take up the issue in January. Confusion Reigns Cops say medical marijuana is among the most confusing issues they deal with. Approved by Colorado voters in 2000, medical marijuana may legally be used by people who suffer from eight specific debilitating conditions. But possession and consumption of the drug remains illegal under federal law. Making the issue even murkier is a U.S. Department of Justice order last month that prosecutors not pursue cases against medical- marijuana users and growers, so long as they are complying with state law.State Sen. Chris Romer plans to introduce legislation to clarify Colorado's medical-marijuana law in the upcoming session."I'm a believer that we need to go to a regulatory model," said Romer, D-Denver. "I know there are those who would argue it is too complex. But we figured out how to do it with Oxycontin, we can do it with marijuana." Those who grow and sell the plant want to be involved in the discussions, said Josh Stanley, owner of medical-marijuana dispensary Peace in Medicine. "We understand regulation is coming, and we want to be part of that," said Stanley, who heads Colorado Patients & Providers Coalition, a group of dispensary owners that will lobby for regulations palatable to the industry. Seeking Middle Ground Romer doesn't want to smother an industry that provides relief for many, he said. But patients and growers worry that regulatory efforts could choke off access to medicine and chase legitimate business people out of the field. It is a complex business, and things aren't always as they seem, said Warren Edson, a lawyer who represents dispensaries. Edson's clients aren't opposed to sensible zoning regulations to keep dispensaries an appropriate distance from schools, he said.Nor do they object to regulations that would bar grow operations from residential neighborhoods, as long as similar businesses are kept out, Edson said. But what about someone who has cancer and grows his or her own medicine, he wonders. Rules that don't take that into account could prevent that person from nurturing the plants they need to stay pain-free. Snipped Complete Article: http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13843171Source: Denver Post (CO)Author: Tom McGhee, The Denver PostPublished: November 22, 2009Copyright: 2009 The Denver Post CorpWebsite: http://www.denverpost.com/Contact: openforum denverpost.comCannabisNews Medical Marijuana Archiveshttp://cannabisnews.com/news/list/cannabis.shtml
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Comment #8 posted by rchandar on November 23, 2009 at 07:26:53 PT:
Had Enough
It was '86, not '87. The GS put that song out over the summer of 1986, and it was a big hit--I think it made it to #9 if I'm correct. The video was provocative--put the entire band into the back of a truck and make like you're playing the guitar. Pick the cheapest-looking truck.
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Comment #7 posted by Paint with light on November 22, 2009 at 23:31:01 PT
Rev Ray Green
Great testimony.Thank you for sharing, with clarity, your knowledge, and experiences.I know you are pushed for time when you are speaking like that.It is a shame each sentence could have been stated slower followed by a pause.Your facts deserve it.Sometimes when I am speaking to a group about photography I will do a similar delivery.I throw lots of info and see what sticks."I am not talking too fast. You are listening too slow."I especially like the parallel between cannabis and acetaminophen.Thanks again for having the courage to be an activist.Legal like alcohol, or acetaminophen.
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Comment #6 posted by Had Enough on November 22, 2009 at 21:54:29 PT
A tune....
for the ‘Top Cops', Politicians, Prohibitionists...and their followers...With a small amount of imagination, this tune could be adapted really easy to this type of upside down thinkers.In essence...‘Don't hand me no lines and keep your hands to yourself’Georgia Satellites - "Keep Your Hands To Yourself" Live '87http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16Ur45vTtw0
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Comment #5 posted by Had Enough on November 22, 2009 at 21:21:54 PT
Confusion Reigns
“”Cops say medical marijuana is among the most confusing issues they deal with.””So what is so confusing about that...The cops are supposed to enforce the laws...cops always said we just enforce the laws...if you don’t like the laws, then change them...and from their own advice the people did change the laws...now it is up the cops to accept the new laws... which effectively states to keep your handcuffs off of medical marijuana patients and all parties involved.“”The top cop in a California town that has become a poster child for a well-intentioned medical-marijuana law gone wrong has some advice for Colorado legislators. The top cop in a California town that has become a poster child for a well-intentioned medical-marijuana law gone wrong has some advice for Colorado legislators.””Why is the ‘Top Cop’ in a California town...‘giving advice’...trying to make the rules...instead of just enforcing them???Just what is the implication of ...‘giving advice’...really mean???Confusing???...Not to most that hold a 4th grade (the difficult years for some) or higher education...
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Comment #4 posted by Had Enough on November 22, 2009 at 20:38:17 PT
Ray Green
I saw the video...excellent...I noticed the term ‘Political Suicide’...this is what the politicians “NEED TO KNOW”I’m very glad to hear that term being used...It definitely sends our message...and...the more it is heard...the more effective it will be...Thank you so much...Peace to you, brother...
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Comment #3 posted by runruff on November 22, 2009 at 09:28:11 PT
Besides the forth grade!
"Cops say medical marijuana is among the most confusing issues they deal with"Cops always complain about the forth grade also.Is usually the three hardest years of their lives!
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Comment #2 posted by tintala on November 22, 2009 at 08:12:33 PT:
THEN LEGALIZE IT
"Cops say medical marijuana is among the most confusing issues they deal with"ISSUES? this benign substance has been "made" an issue by the nazis.well it's definatly the safest issue, so just LEGALIZE IT!! GEE WHIIZZ!
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Comment #1 posted by RevRayGreen on November 22, 2009 at 08:01:12 PT
Finally footage from the first IA medmjna hearing
This is where I BRING IT and run IA State Rep Clel Baudler from the auditorium.......http://tinyurl.com/yfct5zs
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