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Some Voters Approved Dispensaries, Others Rejected Them
DENVER - Ten years after Coloradans across the state voted to legalize marijuana for certain medical conditions, voters sent a mixed message on whether to allow dispensaries in their cities and counties.
In June, Gov. Bill Ritter signed a law that allows cities and counties to ban dispensaries within their borders. Jurisdictions have two options under the new law -- cities can either ban dispensaries at city councils' discretion or ask voters whether they want to ban dispensaries within their city limits.
More than 40 Colorado jurisdictions voted on local rules on medical marijuana this election.
According to Sensible Colorado, voters in Eagle, El Paso, Alamosa, Costilla and Park counties approved dispensaries. Sensible Colorado also said the cities of Fraser and Minturn approved dispensaries. The group said voters in Garfield County voted for licensed, commercial medical marijuana grows, but not dispensaries.
Voters in Aurora, Loveland, Broomfield, Jamestown, Windsor, Olathe, Paonia and Mesa County appeared to have voted for bans on dispensaries, according to published reports and various county clerk websites.
"Unfortunately, certain municipalities voted to ban dispensaries-- effectively cutting off safe access to medicine for patients in those communities," said Brian Vicente of Sensible Colorado, a medical marijuana advocacy group.
NewsHawk: MedicalNeed:420 MAGAZINE
Source:thedenverchannel.com
Author: Deb Stanley
Contact: Have A News Tip Or Comment? - Contact 7 News Story - KMGH Denver
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Website:Coloradans Send Mixed Message On Medical Marijuana - Politics News Story - KMGH Denver
DENVER - Ten years after Coloradans across the state voted to legalize marijuana for certain medical conditions, voters sent a mixed message on whether to allow dispensaries in their cities and counties.
In June, Gov. Bill Ritter signed a law that allows cities and counties to ban dispensaries within their borders. Jurisdictions have two options under the new law -- cities can either ban dispensaries at city councils' discretion or ask voters whether they want to ban dispensaries within their city limits.
More than 40 Colorado jurisdictions voted on local rules on medical marijuana this election.
According to Sensible Colorado, voters in Eagle, El Paso, Alamosa, Costilla and Park counties approved dispensaries. Sensible Colorado also said the cities of Fraser and Minturn approved dispensaries. The group said voters in Garfield County voted for licensed, commercial medical marijuana grows, but not dispensaries.
Voters in Aurora, Loveland, Broomfield, Jamestown, Windsor, Olathe, Paonia and Mesa County appeared to have voted for bans on dispensaries, according to published reports and various county clerk websites.
"Unfortunately, certain municipalities voted to ban dispensaries-- effectively cutting off safe access to medicine for patients in those communities," said Brian Vicente of Sensible Colorado, a medical marijuana advocacy group.
NewsHawk: MedicalNeed:420 MAGAZINE
Source:thedenverchannel.com
Author: Deb Stanley
Contact: Have A News Tip Or Comment? - Contact 7 News Story - KMGH Denver
Copyright: 2010, Internet Broadcasting Systems, Inc.
Website:Coloradans Send Mixed Message On Medical Marijuana - Politics News Story - KMGH Denver
