Colorado-25 people chosen for MMJ DOR working group

[cannagirl]

Here we go, lets take a look at who was picked without public input!

LINK

Last week, the Colorado Department of Health found itself in hot water after Westwordreported that one of the members of its new Medical Marijuana Advisory Committee, Ken Weaver, was a Texas ex-con with a secret life. Now the Department of Revenue has announced its advisory group, and while Weaver isn't on the list, nearly everybody else imaginable is -- since 25 people made the cut.

Here's the full list of the Department of Revenue's medical marijuana rule-making working group, which will recommend how, exactly, the new state rules regarding dispensaries and associated businesses should be implemented. In many cases, the state listed what contingents the appointees represent.

Norton Arbelaez, River Rock Wellness Center (large dispensary/optional grow license)

Betty Aldworth, Full Spectrum labs (laboratory

Greg Goldfogel, owner of Mangia Ganja Gourmet Edibles

Jill Lamoureux, Colorado Dispensary Services (large dispensary/optional grow license)

Barb Visher, Tender Healing Care (small Dispensary Owner)

Nicholas King, Alpine Herbal Wellness (small Dispensary Owner)

Brian Vicente. (patient lawyer/advocate)

Jessica LeRoux, Twirling Hippy Confections, LLC (edibles)

Ryan Vincent, The Health Center (small dispensary/patient)

Bob Dill (attorney)

Rob Corry (attorney)

Cheryl Brownm MMBAlliance.Com (association affiliate/dispensary owner, herbalist)

Edward Bruder, MMJ patient

Paul Bregman (doctor)

Dr. Alan Shackeford (doctor)

Ann Hause, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment

Jeff Lawrence, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment

Tom Butts, Tri County Health

Ernie Martinez, President of the Colorado Drug Investigators Association

James Alderden, Larimer County Sheriff

Matt Brown, Coloradans for Medical Marijuana Regulation

Bruce Grainger, Herbal Connections (caregiver/patient advocate)

Kevin Bommer, Colorado Municipal League

Eric Bergman, Colorado Counties, Inc.

Bryan Swanton, owner of several dispensaries


There are lots of MMJ industry regulars like Brian Vicente, Rob Corry, Paul Bregman, Jessica LeRoux and Matt Brown on the list, with two people, Jill Lamoureux and Ernie Martinez, on both the health department and the revenue department's committees. And while the health department's committee has been accused of being biased against medical marijuana, this new list includes some of the most vocal marijuana advocates around.
The revenue department working group will hit the ground running. Its first meeting is this Wednesday, August 4 -- but don't make plans to attend. The meetings won't be open to the public. "This is a group made up of representatives of various stakeholders and is not going to be making a final decision," Couch says. "It will be making recommendations to the state licensing authority, and those recommendations will be made public. Ultimately, anything that will go forward will have a full public hearing and everyone will get a chance to speak."

Still, that may not be enough to satisfy interested parties who want to sit in on every stage of the state's ongoing medical marijuana deliberations.

 

[cannagirl]

I should note that the meeting scheduled for yesterday was postponed. Here is the article concerning why:
ARTICLE explaining why the meeting was cancelled

 

[StrictlyGateway]

interesting....i was approached concerning participating in this group. what's interesting is i was to provide a grower's perspective...which appears to be missing from this group? not one caregiver/grower on here. bruce grainger isn't a caregiver, he's a caregiver's advocate.

anyway, at least they are getting some input from the community (i guess).

and i'd postpone my whole week too if i just cashed $7.5 million

 

[Greenmopho]

Lots of big names on that list!

 

[StrictlyGateway]

Lots of big names on that list!

which mine would not qualify unless you are counting the number of letters...then i'd win, i think.

 

[Surrender]

I see 1 caregiver on there and he's a dispensary affiliate. Nicely done Colorado; In under a year you've completely marginalized and shut out well over half the participants in the MMJ economy. 2 words for this: in sane 2 more: un tenable

 

[copobo]

Matt Cook told me the DOR was not going to regulate caregivers. That's all the DOHE, so do they even belong on this list? it's all about business. they don't give a fuck about patients and caregivers.

 

[milehighmedical]

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[cannagirl]

mhm, I was in the same boat, sent in the app in Nov, and just got the card, in July. Oh and no mention of the change of caregiver I sent in to the dept of health in February. At least we get a 9 month discount.

 

[milehighmedical]

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[Avinash.miles]

i kno a few people on that list......

 

[Obsidian]

Jessica LeRoux lmao, this chick is a lot kid who is known in the Dead scene for making shitty edibles. I can't believe she is on the list.
Look for her on Shakedown at any Family event, just find the cowboy hat chick.

 

[Avinash.miles]

^^^^
i love her products, she is a force of good in the scene out here, imho
id rather have her straight off dead lot giving public input than most people on that list.... def better than goldfogel, martinez or alderden

 

[barnyard]

if you call Jessica's edibles "shitty", I'd love to see what you consider grade "A" Obsidian. In fact, please show us. Got a picture to share?

Jessica's confections set the standard for high quality, IMO.

http://www.twirlinghippy.com/confections/edibles/

 

[MegaHermie]

cheesecake lady.. real deal

 

[Space Case]

And we wonder why there is no unity, LOL...people arguing over cakes and cookies.....

 

[noyd666]

And we wonder why there is no unity, LOL...people arguing over cakes and cookies.....

lol, i guess we watch this space.lol

 

[Avinash.miles]

this list is hella old, new people needed to give mmj a fair voice in co.