How Colorado's Medical Marijuana Law May Change
The Colorado Board of Health is expected to vote on a proposal today that has some of the state's 7,360 registered medical marijuana patients and their legal dealers crying foul: Medical marijuana dispensaries would no longer be allowed to sell to everyone with a doctor's prescription. Instead, the suppliers would be limited to selling pot to five patients at a time, according to The Denver Post.
Some suppliers provide marijuana for as many as 600 patients, but the health board could crack down based on the language of Amendment 20, which stipulates that the drug be provided to people with chronic illnesses, such as cancer, by a "caregiver."
Brian Vicente, director of Sensible Colorado, a pro-marijuana nonprofit, says the law could leave many patients unable to fill their prescriptions. He predicts that more than 1,000 people will attend the meeting today to protest any changes. Meanwhile, News 11 in Colorado Springs quotes "Joseph," who supplies 15 patients: "If you help ten patients and they say you can only help five, how do you pick
the five that you're not going to help?"
Comments
Submitted by Glenn Edwards (not verified) on Tue, 2009-10-13 22:56.
The problem is not the Dept of Health. The problem is the drug dealers. The law clearly states that no business can distribute marijuana but what went down? The intention was not to have storefronts and the dealers who are so freaking stupid they never learned how to read. Go read the law! No Orgs! If I was even the lowest DA in my county, I would bust every one of them and get convictions easily!!!
Submitted by woodbutcher (not verified) on Mon, 2009-07-20 11:14.
If the board of health is concerned and it is their job to be concerned about the health of those in need then I am sure they wont mind hiring some people to grow and distribute the needed cannabis for free or at a discounted price which most caregivers now do through state run outlet's for the people that will be affected by their proposed rules regarding how many people a care giver can provide for.Because if they are unwilling to help these people then they have no buisness interfering with a system that is currenty working just fine and providing enough medication for those who need it. or is it their intention to leave these people with no alternative but to resort to buying from drug dealers on the street? If this is so then maybe we need some new more empathetic employee's at the dept. of health. I am sure there are several people out of work who would be glad to replace those unwilling to carry out the best interest of the sick and dying in Colorado
