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Legislature Must Address Pot Laws
Posted by CN Staff on October 31, 2009 at 05:01:05 PT
Denver Post Editorial
Source: Denver Post
Denver, CO -- If there was any doubt that Colorado's medical marijuana law needs greater clarity and definition, a Colorado Court of Appeals ruling issued this week blew that equivocation away.The court said a medical marijuana "caregiver" must be more than a grower, and also points out that under the current legal framework, growers have no legal way of providing medicinal pot to caregivers and patients. What a mess.
State lawmakers need to create a regulatory structure that allows controlled marijuana production, regulates product quality and injects oversight into the process of designating those eligible to use medical marijuana and dispense it.We also hope lawmakers will consider a fee structure that will recoup any government expenses incurred in creating a sensible framework.Such a comprehensive effort, we think, will negate the need that some local governments are citing in coming up with their own regulations that are often too strict.While some local rules are fine and even preferable in order to tailor operations to fit communities, a uniform and broad set of rules that fills in the blanks in how medical marijuana is produced, used and dispensed is preferable to a patchwork of potentially conflicting rules.We hope the legislature takes on such an effort when it reconvenes in January and keeps in mind the intent of Amendment 20, which was passed by voters in 2000. Snipped Complete Article: http://www.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_13680365Source: Denver Post (CO)Published: October 31, 2009Copyright: 2009 The Denver Post CorpWebsite: http://www.denverpost.com/Contact: openforum denverpost.comCannabisNews Medical Marijuana Archiveshttp://cannabisnews.com/news/list/medical.shtml
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Comment #14 posted by EAH on November 01, 2009 at 20:21:46 PT:
Same problem.
CO has the same problem CA has. The legal language that enacted the medical cannabis exception is vague and does not provide solid definitions and adequate protections. If anyone thought "caregiver" was going to be a stealth term for grower and/or dispensary, well they were very wrong. Being vague didn't make prosecution harder, it made it easier. I'm sure it was done to make the measure not sound scary to voters. We have to not fashion cannabis legislation fearfully,
we have to say clearly what we want and what will really work.
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Comment #13 posted by FoM on November 01, 2009 at 19:16:44 PT
Hope
It really is an amazing time to watch it all evolve. I'm glad your soup was good.
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Comment #12 posted by Hope on November 01, 2009 at 18:48:59 PT
Plenty of news...
No doubt about that. It's looking like a better way is on the way, finally.The soup turned out fine.
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Comment #11 posted by FoM on November 01, 2009 at 15:27:48 PT
Hope
I'm sure your soup will be great. It's easy to miss articles particularly these days. We have major news overload right now but it is good.
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Comment #10 posted by Hope on November 01, 2009 at 15:00:06 PT
I am in the process of manufacturing what
I think will be a very nice soup.If I don't hang over here too long and let something overcook.
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Comment #9 posted by Hope on November 01, 2009 at 14:52:39 PT
Well ... one anyway.
I don't know how I missed that.Maybe too much multi tasking.:0)
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Comment #8 posted by Hope on November 01, 2009 at 14:50:59 PT
Lol!
"Great minds" and all!
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Comment #7 posted by Hope on November 01, 2009 at 14:49:12 PT
Denver Post
Has at least three cannabis related articles in today's edition, including an interview with Mr. Mason Tvert. I love the photograph of Mr. Tvert.Smoking pot is safer than drinking alcoholhttp://www.denverpost.com/recommended/ci_13671900
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Comment #6 posted by FoM on November 01, 2009 at 06:29:00 PT
Pot-Permit Process a Sign Our Systems High Already
November 1, 2009URL: http://www.denverpost.com/commented/ci_13687116
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Comment #5 posted by FoM on November 01, 2009 at 05:07:54 PT
Denver Councilman Wants To Regulate Pot Shops
November 1, 2009URL: http://www.denverpost.com/commented/ci_13686692
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Comment #4 posted by FoM on November 01, 2009 at 05:06:21 PT
Smoking Pot is Safer Than Drinking Alcohol
November 1, 2009URL: http://www.denverpost.com/opinioncolumnists/ci_13671900
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Comment #3 posted by The GCW on October 31, 2009 at 23:05:14 PT
Not just legalize;
RE-legalize.
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Comment #2 posted by FiddleMan on October 31, 2009 at 12:58:38 PT
Want Geater Clarity and Definition?
Want Geater Clarity and Definition?Legalize Cannabis and tax/regulate it just like Alcohol!I am assuming that Colorado LEOs and Courts DO understand how Alcohol is regulated, don't they? Then tax/regulate Cannabis just like Alcohol - it is so simple that even they can understand!
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Comment #1 posted by Christen-Mitchell on October 31, 2009 at 11:34:39 PT:
In for a fight
Any attempt, by Cop or Congress, to hijack Colorado Medical Marijuana will be met with huge resistance
Graphic Resistance
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