Quote Originally Posted by HighPopalorum
It hasn't passed. It's been introduced and referred to committee. The first committee was the Judiciary committee, which it cleared on Monday. It goes to Appropriations next. After that it may go to the floor to be voted on, or maybe it will sink into nothingness, or maybe it will be moved to another committee. Long story short is the bill is still alive and it's still amendable. Eventually, after the committees are done with it, it might go before the House for a vote. After that, the Senate would need to vote on it as well. None of this will happen unless legislators push it.

I'm not the most astute legislative observer, but I think there's some danger of the next committee amending the bill to tax MMJ sales. Most of them are also on the budget committee. This session has been very tax heavy. That would be disastrous.
Thank you for the exact step it's in. That makes me feel a little better. At least there's time for it to change.:thumbsup:

I do not think that HB10-1284, should stop caregivers with 5 or fewer patients from selling to a dispensary! I also don't think the dispensary should be barred from buying from ANY small grower, who happens to grow a little extra. Is there even a legal method of ridding yourself of extra meds? You can't throw it away(a kid, or unlicensed person might find it), by law you can't sell it(if this passes).

The dispensary is the answer. Allow the dispensary owners to buy meds, when issues arise with a grow, from anyone. This increases variety. Plus gives the home growing patient a way to rid themselves of extras legally, AND help other patients by providing those extras. I think the dispensary owners know how to see if the buds you bring in are worth selling, without the states input!

I think this is infringing on small business. I'm not a huge grow operation and don't ever plan to be! I see no reason why this should be allowed to directly target me and my "patients". Yet still give plenty of leeway to the huge companies who WANT to enter this market.

I'm also against adding more taxes to this, FOR the state. The state already plans to let each city tax it as THEY see fit. However if they keep adding more and more state tax. It'll just make it more difficult, and more expensive for the patient. I'm really OK with the cities taxing it and doing with it, whatever they need. Thus penalizing cities who ban dispensaries, through not collecting that tax.:thumbsup:

They also have NO delivery written into this bill. It can only be sold on said premises, as the license was issued. So, immobile patients will be screwed! (unless they find a caregiver who's willing to get screwed.)