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Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler certified the state's Nov. 6 election results Thursday, spokesman Rich Coolidge said, setting the stage for possession of marijuana to be legal in the state within a month.
However, distribution of marijuana will remain illegal after Gov. John Hickenlooper signs Amendment 64 into law no later than Jan. 5, according to the governor's spokesman. Distribution will be caught in a vortex of legislative limbo while the regulatory framework is developed and statutes are adapted to conform with the legalization of marijuana.
Amendment 64 will allow people age 21 and older to possess up to one ounce of marijuana for personal use, but public consumption of marijuana remains prohibited.
The governor has 30 days to sign certified election results, and Hickenlooper's spokesman, Eric Brown, said the governor will not resist authorizing the marijuana-legalization measure that he opposed.
"The people approved it, and he doesn't have a choice," Brown said.
Last month, Hickenlooper, a Democrat, and Republican Colorado Attorney General John Suthers co-authored a letter to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder inquiring about how the Department of Justice will reconcile Amendment 64's conflict with federal laws that still identify marijuana as illegal.
"We have not heard back from DOJ since we sent our letter," Brown said.
In last month's election, Washington and Colorado became the first two states to legalize marijuana for recreational use.
Washington's law took effect Thursday, and Colorado could get its first clue as to how the federal government will react by watching its actions – or inaction – directed at that state.
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Source: coloradoan.com
Author: Patrick Malone
However, distribution of marijuana will remain illegal after Gov. John Hickenlooper signs Amendment 64 into law no later than Jan. 5, according to the governor's spokesman. Distribution will be caught in a vortex of legislative limbo while the regulatory framework is developed and statutes are adapted to conform with the legalization of marijuana.
Amendment 64 will allow people age 21 and older to possess up to one ounce of marijuana for personal use, but public consumption of marijuana remains prohibited.
The governor has 30 days to sign certified election results, and Hickenlooper's spokesman, Eric Brown, said the governor will not resist authorizing the marijuana-legalization measure that he opposed.
"The people approved it, and he doesn't have a choice," Brown said.
Last month, Hickenlooper, a Democrat, and Republican Colorado Attorney General John Suthers co-authored a letter to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder inquiring about how the Department of Justice will reconcile Amendment 64's conflict with federal laws that still identify marijuana as illegal.
"We have not heard back from DOJ since we sent our letter," Brown said.
In last month's election, Washington and Colorado became the first two states to legalize marijuana for recreational use.
Washington's law took effect Thursday, and Colorado could get its first clue as to how the federal government will react by watching its actions – or inaction – directed at that state.
News Hawk- TruthSeekr420 420 MAGAZINE
Source: coloradoan.com
Author: Patrick Malone
