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Cindy Lowery Graber

State Legislators show Support for Marijuana Legalization in Colorado

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In a matter of a few years marijuana has made tremendous strides in shedding its taboo status and gaining mainstream acceptability.  Polls are regularly showing an increase in positive views on medical marijuana and marijuana legalization.  Is our elected representation shifting their attitudes as well?

How many high profile state democrats would have backed marijuana legalization in the 1970s, 1990s, or even 2005?  The efforts of Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol have played a large roll in changing the political atmosphere in Colorado.  RMLA helped to collect more than the 86,000 signatures needed collected to get amendment  64 on the ballot.  If passed the bill will legalize marijuana and set up a system, as the name suggests, to regulate marijuana like alcohol.  The chair of the Denver Democratic Party, Cindy Lowery-Gra ber, has recently stated her support for bill and said “this is a mainstream issue. Polls show that more than 60 percent of Democrats and a solid majority of independents believe marijuana should be treated like alcohol. A broad coalition is forming in support of Amendment 64 and I am proud to say that it now includes the Colorado Democratic Party.”

The endorsement comes from the right person at the right time.  Democrats have a strong presence in Colorado and the state’s residents may be poised to be the first (several other states like Washington will also vote on legalization in November) state with totally legalized marijuana on a state level.  Colorado has taken precautions to avoid the legal mess in California as they have put a more structured program run by the state.  This singular authority eliminates the problem of individual municipalities interpreting medical marijuana law as they see fit.  It seems many elected officials agree with Cindy Lower-Graber as 8 of the 10 largest counties in Colorado support amendment 64.

The fight for marijuana reform is no longer being fought solely by hardcore activists.  Although the feds seem intent on fighting its own people over a healing plant, many other government officials have now joined the movement.  As stated above, supporting marijuana publicly was a difficult political platform previously, but in a few years it may be a difficult position not to support it.

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