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Butte: No Plans To Limit Pot
Posted by CN Staff on May 22, 2010 at 13:00:51 PT
By Justin Post
Source: Montana Standard
Butte, MT -- While other Montana communities wrestle with how to manage the sale of medical marijuana, Butte-Silver Bow officials have no immediate plans of limiting the local industry.Voters in 2004 overwhelmingly legalized medical marijuana in Montana, yet some local government leaders in the state have sought to limit sales of the prescription drug. Butte-Silver Bow leaders have discussed the issue informally, but have no immediate plans to limit caregivers, said council Chairman Dave Palmer.
Commissioner Mike Sheehy said he's reviewed the Montana Medical Marijuana Act, and that he sees no need for local leaders to intervene in the issue.Sheehy agreed there's been an influx in caregivers in the city-county - nine have filed for business licenses - but he believes it's only a matter of time before patients "weed out" the providers who aren't legitimate.He sees the recent boom of providers as a short-lived phenomenon and doesn't see a need for government involvement."They are going to have to supply a good product. The guys who don't will be gone and the patients will take their card to another shop," Sheehy said. "The best will survive and the other guys will go under. That's the bottom line with it."But not all local leaders around the state have been willing to take the wait-and-see approach.The matter has been a hot-button issue throughout the state in recent months and, most locally, Anaconda-Deer Lodge County commissioners recently approved a six-month moratorium on medical marijuana caregivers in the county.The ordinance, which passed on a 4-1 vote, prohibits establishments that cultivate, manufacture and dispense medical marijuana, yet those with medical marijuana prescriptions may continue to use the drug.Anaconda has five registered caregivers.Anaconda leader said they wanted the moratorium to give themselves time to address zoning and public health concerns.In Butte, however, local officials think laws already on the books address many concerns.County Attorney Eileen Joyce said caregivers in the city-county would fall under the same restrictions as other businesses selling items and must operate within zoning laws.Planning director Jon Sesso recently denied a home occupation permit for someone hoping to sell medical marijuana in a residential area, and that person hasn't appealed the decision to the zoning board as allowed under local law.With commercial business sales already limited under existing laws, Joyce said no other proposals to limit the sale of medical marijuana are proposed.Other municipalities are reviewing possible new rules and regulations for the sale of medical marijuana, which Butte-Silver Bow is monitoring, she said."I think right now from our standpoint we are keeping an eye on what's happening in other communities and looking at what rules the (Montana) Department of Health and Human Services might implement," Joyce said.Butte also will keep tabs on the issue during the next legislative issue. Joyce said lawmakers could debate whether to add provisions to further regulate the state's program.Source: Montana Standard (Butte, MT)Author: Justin PostPublished: Saturday, May 22, 2010Copyright: 2010 Montana StandardContact: editor mtstandard.comWebsite: http://www.mtstandard.com/URL: http://drugsense.org/url/yFtIstT6CannabisNews Medical Marijuana Archiveshttp://cannabisnews.com/news/list/medical.shtml
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Comment #10 posted by Had Enough on May 23, 2010 at 22:56:55 PT
Re: #4
Mr. Souder...How is that prohibitionist...hanging with the bought and paid for crowd...elitist thingy working out for ya...Give my regards to your Bride...
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Comment #9 posted by Paint with light on May 23, 2010 at 22:42:30 PT
RRG # 3
Thanks for posting the poll.It is a little past 12:30 am csdt and I really like the results."Complete legalization of marijuana for any purpose by adults."Favor 91%Oppose 6%Don't give a **** 3%This is real progress if it isn't real skewed.If it is not skewed then the prohibs are screwed.This next section surprised me by showing that more people wanted it taxed than completely free.Legalize it completely for adults 25%Legalize and tax 58%Medical only 2%Legal but decrim 4%Keep the laws the way they are 1 %Make laws tougher 1 %Only 2% voted to keep the laws the way they are or harsher.The totals for the comparison of possible penalties vs alcohol was interesting.Mj penalties > alcohol 7%Mj Mj = alcohol 58%I voted for Legal like alcohol.
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Comment #8 posted by FoM on May 23, 2010 at 10:18:25 PT
RevRayGreen
They probably have but haven't gotten caught yet. I couldn't resist. LOL!
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Comment #7 posted by Hope on May 23, 2010 at 10:13:33 PT
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"I wish some of these Iowa RWNJ's like King an Grassless would do something scandalous."
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Comment #6 posted by RevRayGreen on May 23, 2010 at 09:41:40 PT
re:Souder
Phizer based in Indianapolis, yeah no connection to Souder........rigggghhhhhhhttttt.....So Phizer laid off 1k+ last week, err 1001. I wish some of these Iowa RWNJ's like King an Grassless would do something scandalous.
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Comment #5 posted by Hope on May 23, 2010 at 08:28:39 PT
"Isn't it curious"
I've wondered all that, too, Runruff. I could never even understand his constant re-election... unless everyone in that district of Indiana is just like him.RevRayGreen, I took that poll. Thank you.
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Comment #4 posted by runruff on May 23, 2010 at 07:54:01 PT
OT re- Souder, Fed the Chowder head!
PHARMECEUTICAL SHILL!My friends and I have followed this sell out for over a decade now.I do not need to mention what the people who voted for him are like but, Third District Indiana, Come on?This is an obvious ploy to place a stop gap to any legislation that would interfere with Big Pharma profits and saying, by his voting record and bills he introduced as chair for the most power seat in congress, he has done a good job [for them] not so much us , the people?Isn't it curious that he has held on to this chair seat through Demo, repub, demo, repub, congress? While most powerful committee chairs change with the party in power, nobody was allowed to touch Mark Souder because he was the gate keeper to billions of profits to the Drug companies.This is how Washington really works!
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Comment #3 posted by RevRayGreen on May 23, 2010 at 06:28:53 PT
(St. Louis Mayor)Mini Poll: A Civil Conversation?
A member of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen has begun discussing a proposal likely to catch the attention of the region. The member (no gender hint here) is considering a new municipal ordinance that would make the possession of a small amount of marijuana a summary offense (a relatively minor criminal charge) or even decriminalize it, making violators subject to fines, not jail time. The change, which would require the cooperation of the St. Louis circuit attorney and the city counselor, would be aimed at freeing up the court dockets of the most minor of drug cases in the City of St. Louis, emptying out jail cells now holding some drug offenders awaiting jury trials, and refocusing the attention of law enforcers on more serious drug offenses.http://www.mayorslay.com/polls/20100520civil.php
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Comment #2 posted by Hope on May 22, 2010 at 18:49:43 PT
That's quite amazing.
"Commissioner Mike Sheehy said he's reviewed the Montana Medical Marijuana Act, and that he sees no need for local leaders to intervene in the issue.Sheehy agreed there's been an influx in caregivers in the city-county - nine have filed for business licenses - but he believes it's only a matter of time before patients "weed out" the providers who aren't legitimate.He sees the recent boom of providers as a short-lived phenomenon and doesn't see a need for government involvement."They are going to have to supply a good product. The guys who don't will be gone and the patients will take their card to another shop," Sheehy said."The best will survive and the other guys will go under. That's the bottom line with it.""I like the reasonable sound of that. This seems quite impressive to me.Interviewing and quoting the sound thinking, wise guy, apparently sane guy. I like that.
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Comment #1 posted by Storm Crow on May 22, 2010 at 17:33:25 PT
A voice of reason!
Thank you, Commissioner Mike Sheehy!
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