Colorado Looks At More Sweeping Medical Marijuana Changes
Joe | Jun 08, 2011 | Comments 3
Politicians and officials in Colorado continue to tinker with the state’s medical marijuana law. Now the state Board of Health wants to bring more regulation into the patient-caregiver relationship. The folks at Sensible Colorado recently sent out this email alert, urging citizens in CO to attend an upcoming hearing at the Board of Health.
On June 15th, 2011 the Colorado Board of Health will consider adopting a set of sweeping rules that would end the caregiver model as we know it and further reduce patient rights. The Board of Health will consider rules; limiting caregivers to assisting five patients, requiring caregivers to perform daily activities for patients regardless of whether the patient needs or wants these activities, limiting when and how often a patient can change a caregiver, allowing law enforcement expanded power to access the patient registry, and other troubling amendments.
Please come to the hearing on June 15th, 2011 and tell the Board of Health to either adopt the minority reports or to go back to the drawing board. It’s time for the Board of Health to stand up for patients and caregivers and to stop pandering to the Attorney General’s anti-patient stance!
WHAT: Board of Health Public Rulemaking Hearing to limit patient and caregiver rights
WHEN: 9:00 am – June 15th, 2011
WHERE: Colorado Public Health and Environment, Sabin-Cleere Conference Room, Bldg. A, 1st Floor, 4300 Cherry Creek Drive South, Denver, CO 80246
WHY: To tell the Board of Health to stand up for patients and caregivers!
Many officials in Colorado seem to be of the opinion that the state’s medical cannabis system is broken, and needs constant upkeep. This comes from the theory that medical marijuana can become “out of control.” But in reality an “out of control” medical marijuana system – even taken to an extreme point – is just marijuana legalization for recreational purposes.
Even when full legalization comes, politicians will wring their hands over the regulations of that. As I’ve said before, that’s there job security. After all, they have to do something, and marijuana is an easy topic to generate publicity about. So share this story, and give this hearing all the publicity they can handle.
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The Colorado medical pot circus is dead, now let’s all get high and have fun.
Here we go again. Oh well, it will make for some great podcast audio.
All I can say if you are in Colorado everyone has to come together at once and fight this. Look what’s going on in Mt.Next week we will find out if an repeal in disguise law is going to take effect.I suggest getting a law on the ballot to stop the anti medical marijuana militia from restricting it back to the streets.Like today or else you get to deal with the police again