Colorado Senator Romer backs off Bill

[pikes peak 69]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chris-romer/colorado-medical-marijuan_b_417488.html


Hope this works for us.

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[Tripsick]

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.

I dont know if this is really backing off or not. Maybe i missed something

 

[HossCartwright]

Yes, I was rereading it wondering the same question, how is this backing off?

 

[pikes peak 69]

Have you not seen his other bills?
At one point there were alot of taxes and location issues that he was trying to put into law.

I don't think either of these issues that he is persuing will go anywhere either. We already have a bona-fide Dr/patient relationship, Having a 24 registry I believe is a good thing. The 5 patient cap has already been decided as a constitutional issue and they can't change that.

These are only my opinions.

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[guest123]

The second bill that is being introduced in the house is not Romer's bill that was under discussion before, with chiropractors allowing to distribute some etc... at least that's what I thought the article meant.

 

[cobcoop]

In an interview with NPR the Co Senate president stated this morning that (I'm paraphrasing) 'while he thinks MMJ legislation is important, the bills he has seen are too intrusive, and that a less is more approach is what he will consider. Also the Colorado voters changed the Constitution to allow for MMJ use and he wants to respect those wishes.'

 

[HossCartwright]

I hope you're right Cob. Anybody hear about a rally/meeting today?

 

[cobcoop]

not me.

 

[Surrender]

Romer recently tempered expectations for the scope of the legislation, citing an unwillingness to cooperate on the part of dispensaries and law enforcement.

Can there be any cooperation with those that would abrogate our rights?


Gov't: "We're going to take 75% of your rights away"
People: "But the constitution!"
Gov't: "Ok we'll only take 50%"
Rob Corry: "See you in court!"

 

[guest123]

Denver post has a different take on his change of mind:

http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_14162962?source=rss


Basically says that because MMJ advocates were unwilling to compromise, we are going to see how reasonable Romer was really being now that the law enforcement proposal is the only proposal.

 

[cobcoop]

Compromise, for fucking real? When he comes out publicly says "I want to put 50-75% of you guys out of business".

 

[slappyjack]

Politics can blow me. Romer is acting like a freaking baby.

This shouldn't be about politics at ALL, it's should be about MMJ patients and their Constitutional right to use Cannabis based medicine. Any after-the-fact law that restricts this right is simply wrong.

 

[guest123]

Sounds like they are playing good cop bad cop with us, tryin to make Romer seem like the good one!


Personally, I think if the law enforcement proposal passes verbatim..... some of it is probably unconstitutional and will be made to go away by the courts.

 

[HossCartwright]

Objective journalism is a contradiction in terms.

 

[cobcoop]

movado, have u seen the leo proposal? link?

 

[ColoMediCann]

Personally, I think if the law enforcement proposal passes verbatim..... some of it is probably unconstitutional and will be made to go away by the courts.

That´s been the trend lately. The opponents of medicinal cannabis keep throwing crap at the wall hoping some of it will stick.

 

[Bud Spleefman]

The LEO proposal is:

1. NO DISPENSARIES
2. MAX 5 Patients per Caregiver.

I don't have the link, but I read it at the one of the coalition web sites... I can look around....

Romer is up for re-election, for whatever that is worth. I read the Denver Post article this morning, he basically says "Everyone thought my proposal was too restrictive, well now you can have the Law Enforcement proposal, which makes mine look like a cakewalk."
I guess he's pissed off and taking his toys and going home!

 

[Bud Spleefman]

Here's the link......

http://www.cannabistherapyinstitute.com/bills/law.enforcement.draft.09.12.08.pdf

 

[slappyjack]

LEO doesn't get to make the law. Period. Their job is to enforce the law.

They certainly don't get to dictate which legal products are allowed to be sold on the free market. Their proposal will fail, epically.

 

[cobcoop]

Thanks Bud.

heres another article I found.
http://www.themountainmail.com/main.asp?SectionID=4&SubSectionID=4&ArticleID=18108
I found this quite offensive. I guess they all want us buying/selling our meds on 16th street.

A non-medical dispensary, Massey said, has no link to a medical professional. Dispensaries in Salida are non-medical, he said.

Massey said medical marijuana is intended for a "legitimate patient with a real need, and dispensaries should not be a "profit center."

By limiting caregivers to five patients, Massey said potentially half of the dispensaries in Colorado could be driven out of business.

"There's not as much money in it. It's less cost effective if dispensaries only serve five patients," Massey explained.