Med. Marijuana Group Plans Ballot Initiative – cbs4denver.com
Med. Marijuana Group Plans Ballot Initiative DENVER (CBS4) ― 02.04.2010 Reporting: Terry Jessup State lawmakers resumed their debate on Thursday on two new bills aimed at regulating medical marijuana. But a non-profit group is trying to get the issue of regulation away from lawmakers and back in front of voters. A group called Sensible Colorado says a proposed ballot initiative is their plan B just in case lawmakers pass legislation their group finds unacceptable. DENVER (CBS4) ― 02.04.2010 State lawmakers resumed their debate on Thursday on two new bills aimed at regulating medical marijuana. But a non-profit group is trying to get the issue of regulation away from lawmakers and back in front of voters. A group called Sensible Colorado says a proposed ballot initiative is their plan B just in case lawmakers pass legislation their group finds unacceptable. The medical marijuana advocates would have to gather 75000 signatures by July in order to get the issue on the November ballot. One of several things the groups doesn’t like about the pending legislation lawmakers are considering is a provision that would let individual Colorado towns and cities enact their own laws to prohibit medical marijuana dispensaries. “That to us is an un-workable provision,” said Brian Vicente with Sensible Colorado. “People get sick in every corner of this state and we don’t think medical marijuana patients should be treated like second class citizens who are forced to get on the bus and leave …
