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Col. Gov Hickenlooper Shows He is Serious About Legal Marijuana By Seeking Task Force

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Marijuana activists scored major victories several weeks ago on election day.  Colorado residents voted to legalize, regulate, tax, and distribute marijuana.  However, the decision is much more complex than simply saying “now everything is ok”.  There many questions to be answered such as the future of current medical dispensaries, tax rates, and law enforcement concerns.

Because of the complexity of the situation, Governor Hickenlooper is seeking to put together a task force to deal with the situation.  He recently said “We are working to create a task force to identify the policy, legal, and procedural issues that need to be resolved related to Amendment 64.”  There are not many more details as to how the new law will move forward.  However, Colorado lawmakers do appear serious in making sure the new law is upheld. Once the Amendment 64 goes into effect (Dec.6), adults 21 and over will be allowed to possess up to one ounce of marijuana for personal use.  Some prosecutors in Colorado are not waiting until December 6th, and have dismissed current marijuana possession cases that would be legal next week.  Authorities in Washington have also taken similar steps.

The situation in Colorado and Washington is showcasing that the conversation has turned an important corner.  The economy needs new ideas and a decades long expansion of government has made the public weary.  Marijuana reform could generate jobs and tax revenue and also provide the rare expansion of civil rights.  Federal authorities could still try to desperately flex their muscle, but as more jobs and revenues are contingent upon legal marijuana it could become increasingly difficult for the feds to simply disregard state laws.  So far Attorney General Eric Holder has been silent on the issue.  Analysts are unsure if this shows he wishes to avoid the issue and permit the states to operate as they will.  Others believe Mr. Holder will soon step down and already a lame duck so he may be waiting for successor to handle the issue.

We at marijuana.net are hopeful that elected officials will work alongside the people and abandon the failed policy of aggressively persecuted its own people for non-violent crimes.  Additionally, Americans are ready for compromise.  In a divided country, the word compromise has seemed to fallen by the wayside recently, but we want to see people behave as adults and work together.  We may finally see this with the so called “fiscal cliff” debate as both parties appear ready to strike a deal.  We may be seeing the same situation in Colorado as Governor Hickenlooper publicly voiced his opposition to Amendment 64 on multiple occasions.  However, we are pleased to see that despite his personal view, he is recognizing his function and job as an elected official.


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One Response to “Col. Gov Hickenlooper Shows He is Serious About Legal Marijuana By Seeking Task Force”

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