Dear Representative Levy,


I understand that the Colorado House Judiciary Committee will vote this Monday on HB 1284, a bill that would regulate medical marijuana dispensaries.

Please do not discriminate against citizens that have been victimized by an unjust drug war and disastrous national policy on Marijuana. I myself have over 20 years experience in the medical sciences working in Cardiopulmonary, Nuerodiagnostics, Polysomnography, Emergency Medicine and have managed Sleep Laboratories. But I also have a felony conviction for possession of Marijuana. Please do not discriminate against me by not allowing me to own my Dispensary in Nederland, or even be allowed to grow for others or myself. ( I too am I MMJ Patient from a severe neck injury resulting in my neck being fused). I thought when a person has been convicted of a crime, sentenced by a judge and served their time that they had paid their debt to society. Please do not penalize me twice for a crime. I just don't think that is what the authors of our constitution had in mind.

I urge you to keep patients needs in mind. Please do not restrict where patients can live or force them to give up their right to grow, if they choose to designate a caregiver.

Please do not let cities ban dispensaries. Patients get sick in all corners of Colorado and dispensaries should be allowed to service patients in their home communities.

Finally, please let veterans with PTSD have access to medical marijuana. I work with several Vets that have PTSD which I relate with very well since I have the same diagnosis. And Medical Marijuana works wonders for controlling symptoms.

Sincerely,

Mark A. Rose RPSGT

Dear Mark,

I have worked over the course of several days with Rep. Massey on some major amendments to his bill. The amendment to be heard in House Judiciary on Monday will only prohibit people who discharged their felony sentence within five years preceding their application to be licensed. We had discussed only applying that to felony distribution and not including possession or use. I will get that clarified. In addition, there is language that allows anyone to present evidence that their criminal history should not disqualify them because of the passage of time, subsequent achievements and activities, etc.

The language saying you cannot possess or use within 1000 feet of a school, etc. will be deleted. I will offer a separate amendment to allow patients to grow their own even if they have a caregiver. (I need to understand why patients believe this is so important.)

Lastly, I will propose an amendment to strike the special authority for municipalities to vote to prohibit dispensaries in their communities.

On the PTSD issue, that should have been included in SB109. This bill doesnâ??t address what sorts of conditions can be treated with marijuana and we didnâ??t hear any testimony on that issue. SB109 requires the state health department to review whether additional conditions or illnesses should be added to the list of eligible conditions. That could be considered in separate legislation as well. I simply donâ??t believe we can add it to this bill, which addresses sale, given that the committee hasnâ??t received any information about it.

claire

Claire Levy

State Representative

House District 13

303-866-2578 (capitol)

720-849-8983 (mobile)

At least they are talking with us, I urge everyone to contact their State Rep. before it's too late.
GratefulMeds Reviewed by GratefulMeds on . HB-1284 Posed to ReVive the Black Market in Colorado Who do our State Legislators think they are helping with HB-1284 the patients, the Mom & Pop shops that have invested their own savings, (Banks don't do loans for dispensaries and grows) Your constitutional rights, I think not! This is all a smoke screen to make way for big money interests to take over this new industry in Colorado. And folks that big money includes the Black Market, Big Tobacco, Big Alcohol, Big out of state money from chain dispensaries. And who gets screwed in all this, you Rating: 5