Quote Originally Posted by HighPopalorum
Mmm... the dispensary owners I've talked to support this bill, although with lukewarm enthusiasm. They all say it will give them some guidance from the state and believe the increased legitimacy and regulation will protect their businesses. I'm not very upset by the bill either. I think the 1000 foot restriction is sensible when applied to dispensaries. In fact, our town put that rule in place back in October. I also think it's fine for communities to issue moratoriums or ban dispensaries altogether.

All in all, I see the bill as a wash - it strengthens and legitimates the dispensary model, which is good but it also places some light restrictions on patients. One good thing about passing a regulatory bill now is that it puts the issue to rest before the November elections, at which time the legislature is going to become more conservative. I'd rather see a flawed bill now, than something truly draconian in eight months. I'm not sure 1284 is the bill I want, but it's definitely not all bad and could be worse.
OK... you apparently don't see the true intentions of this bill... hopefully this will help.

I took a quick random view of Denver from Google Maps... it happens to be from the Highlands area. You'll see in the first picture I drew a 1000' radius around all the schools in the area (and I doubt Google Earth even shows them all). The second picture shows them filled in just to give you a better idea of the land area involved!

These pictures aren't accurate to the foot because I had to draw them up in MS Paint... however, it's very close and should give an accurate representation of land coverage that they are proposing!

What about some poor old cancer patient whose locked in a mortgage 900' from a school! What the fuck are they supposed to do!? Just pick up and move? I doubt that's going to happen... so then we're going to arrest these sick people?

Pale, excellent point about the baby steps! That is exactly what is happening... we got people on our own side saying, "Oh well, it's not really gonna affect me... we can give 'em this one". We all need to think about the seriously-ill patients that are affected by this bill... because Pale is right. In a few months they won't allow you to grow in a residential building.... or with kids.... then what?