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No one's making them close yet. But Dacono's medical marijuana dispensaries aren't taking any chances.
On Thursday, the city's three dispensaries opened a website urging voters to "Keep Medical Marijuana in Dacono." The businesses also have announced they would start a petition to have Dacono voters decide whether or not dispensaries should be banned.
Dacono Meds owner Brad Henson said the petition's language would be set by next week, but it would ask to defeat a dispensary ban and to levy a 2 percent excise tax on all marijuana-related businesses. The tax would be for a city library, he said.
On Monday, the Dacono City Council voted 4-2 to ban marijuana-related businesses from the city limits by the end of the year. The measure has to pass a second council vote on June 11 to become law, but could be forced to a referendum with a successful petition.
That's not a guaranteed win. When Longmont banned medical marijuana businesses in 2011, several dispensaries tried a petition drive to get a citywide vote on the issue. It fell well short, getting only 2,040 valid signatures out of 5,315 needed; a subsequent attempt by three dispensaries to sue the city also failed.
The anti-ban website, at keepmmjindacono.com, includes a "virtual petition" for supporters in Dacono to leave an email address so they can be contacted when a physical petition is ready. The site also has video of two council meetings on the subject, a timeline and a form to volunteer for a campaign. A "Facts" link was still vacant Thursday.
"It's blank now, but it'll open in a few days," Henson said. "We want to have some facts and figures about what we do for the town."
Dacono's three dispensaries -- Dacono Meds, Mary Jane's and The Green Door -- brought in about 3.3 percent of the city's sales tax in 2011, according to city officials. That would come to about $28,000 out of the $847,800 collected by Dacono.
At Monday's council meeting, economic development director Jennifer Krieger said the city lacked the ability to enforce dispensary regulations efficiently, and that little support had been received from the state.
"Medical marijuana dispensaries are incompatible with our future plans for the growth and development of this city," she said.
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Website: Dacono marijuana dispensaries preparing for fight - Longmont Times-Call
On Thursday, the city's three dispensaries opened a website urging voters to "Keep Medical Marijuana in Dacono." The businesses also have announced they would start a petition to have Dacono voters decide whether or not dispensaries should be banned.
Dacono Meds owner Brad Henson said the petition's language would be set by next week, but it would ask to defeat a dispensary ban and to levy a 2 percent excise tax on all marijuana-related businesses. The tax would be for a city library, he said.
On Monday, the Dacono City Council voted 4-2 to ban marijuana-related businesses from the city limits by the end of the year. The measure has to pass a second council vote on June 11 to become law, but could be forced to a referendum with a successful petition.
That's not a guaranteed win. When Longmont banned medical marijuana businesses in 2011, several dispensaries tried a petition drive to get a citywide vote on the issue. It fell well short, getting only 2,040 valid signatures out of 5,315 needed; a subsequent attempt by three dispensaries to sue the city also failed.
The anti-ban website, at keepmmjindacono.com, includes a "virtual petition" for supporters in Dacono to leave an email address so they can be contacted when a physical petition is ready. The site also has video of two council meetings on the subject, a timeline and a form to volunteer for a campaign. A "Facts" link was still vacant Thursday.
"It's blank now, but it'll open in a few days," Henson said. "We want to have some facts and figures about what we do for the town."
Dacono's three dispensaries -- Dacono Meds, Mary Jane's and The Green Door -- brought in about 3.3 percent of the city's sales tax in 2011, according to city officials. That would come to about $28,000 out of the $847,800 collected by Dacono.
At Monday's council meeting, economic development director Jennifer Krieger said the city lacked the ability to enforce dispensary regulations efficiently, and that little support had been received from the state.
"Medical marijuana dispensaries are incompatible with our future plans for the growth and development of this city," she said.
News Hawk- Astonr420 420 MAGAZINE
Source: timescall.com
Author: Scott Rochat
Contact: Contact Us - Longmont Times-Call
Website: Dacono marijuana dispensaries preparing for fight - Longmont Times-Call
