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Parker has decided to exercise its local control regarding Amendment 64 and outlaw retail marijuana shops while allowing regulated cultivation.
The town outlawed medical-marijuana dispensaries in 2011. The majority of Douglas County voters voted down Amendment 64, which makes it legal to possess up to an ounce of marijuana by anyone 21 or older, and allows cultivation and retail sale of the drug. Douglas County also recently outlawed retail stores in unincorporated parts of the county.
"Our citizens don't want the medical- marijuana and other dispensaries in our town," Parker Mayor David Casiano said. "Parker is a family town; we have a lot of kids. You've seen on Broadway all the dispensaries – we don't need that in Parker."
Parker's ordinance changes allow personal use of 1 ounce of marijuana or less and marijuana accessories by anyone 21 or older, per Amendment 64.
It also reaffirms the town's ordinance that it is still illegal to display or consume marijuana in a public setting.
Cultivation restrictions include that only a person 21 or older cultivating for personal use can do so on their property; cultivation must be not visible from the outside of a house; cultivated marijuana must be secured away from children and visitors; and the town reserves the right to conduct an inspection to determine compliance.
Casiano said that after the ordinances were passed, officials got some e-mails and calls supporting the town's effort.
"We're following the letter of the law, but we don't want dispensaries or storefronts," Casiano said.
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Source: denverpost.com
Author: Clayton Woullard
Contact: Contact Us - The Denver Post
Website: Parker bars pot shops, sets rules on growing - The Denver Post
The town outlawed medical-marijuana dispensaries in 2011. The majority of Douglas County voters voted down Amendment 64, which makes it legal to possess up to an ounce of marijuana by anyone 21 or older, and allows cultivation and retail sale of the drug. Douglas County also recently outlawed retail stores in unincorporated parts of the county.
"Our citizens don't want the medical- marijuana and other dispensaries in our town," Parker Mayor David Casiano said. "Parker is a family town; we have a lot of kids. You've seen on Broadway all the dispensaries – we don't need that in Parker."
Parker's ordinance changes allow personal use of 1 ounce of marijuana or less and marijuana accessories by anyone 21 or older, per Amendment 64.
It also reaffirms the town's ordinance that it is still illegal to display or consume marijuana in a public setting.
Cultivation restrictions include that only a person 21 or older cultivating for personal use can do so on their property; cultivation must be not visible from the outside of a house; cultivated marijuana must be secured away from children and visitors; and the town reserves the right to conduct an inspection to determine compliance.
Casiano said that after the ordinances were passed, officials got some e-mails and calls supporting the town's effort.
"We're following the letter of the law, but we don't want dispensaries or storefronts," Casiano said.
News Hawk- TruthSeekr420 420 MAGAZINE
Source: denverpost.com
Author: Clayton Woullard
Contact: Contact Us - The Denver Post
Website: Parker bars pot shops, sets rules on growing - The Denver Post
