Dear Linda,


I want to thank you for all your work on trying to come up with some reasonable regulation regarding medical marijuana and the industry it has spawned. But I urge you to vote no on this bill in it's current form. All it will do is drive all of us small (mom &pop) dispensaries, and small caregiver operations out of business. This leaves open the door for big money and corporations like RJ Reynolds to take over the industry. RJ Reynolds has recently Trademarked several Marijuana Strain names (Trainwreck,OG Kush etc.). This bill will also create a black market on steroids that the likes of has never been seen in Colorado. This will only create a justice system nightmare and ruin many many lives. I do not believe this is what the voters intended when the passed amendment 20.
Why are we only punishing drug offenders? It seems as long as you raped, killed, robbed, embezzled or committed fraud over 5 years ago you can be in the Medical Marijuana Industry, but God forbid you got busted with marijuana during a unjust 40 year "War on Drugs". What is the logic here? Please vote no on this bill, please do not force me, the patients and many of my friends to go back underground for our medicine.


Sincerely,

Mark A. Rose RPSGT
Grateful Meds
PO Box 667
Nederland Colorado 80466
303 258 7703
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Thank you for your engagement in the legislative process. I did vote no on this. I believe the bill wasn't ready, so to speak, and that it would be harder to undo than to wait a few more months.
I believe we haven't seen the end of this policy area.
Thanks again.
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On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 6:32 PM, mark rose <[email protected]> wrote:

Dear Linda,


I want to thank you for all your work on trying to come up with some reasonable regulation regarding medical marijuana and the industry it has spawned. But I urge you to vote no on this bill in it's current form. All it will do is drive all of us small (mom &pop) dispensaries, and small caregiver operations out of business. This leaves open the door for big money and corporations like RJ Reynolds to take over the industry. RJ Reynolds has recently Trademarked several Marijuana Strain names (Trainwreck,OG Kush etc.). This bill will also create a black market on steroids that the likes of has never been seen in Colorado. This will only create a justice system nightmare and ruin many many lives. I do not believe this is what the voters intended when the passed amendment 20.
Why are we only punishing drug offenders? It seems as long as you raped, killed, robbed, embezzled or committed fraud over 5 years ago you can be in the Medical Marijuana Industry, but God forbid you got busted with marijuana during a unjust 40 year "War on Drugs". What is the logic here? Please vote no on this bill, please do not force me, the patients and many of my friends to go back underground for our medicine.


Sincerely,

Mark A. Rose RPSGT
Grateful Meds
PO Box 667
Nederland Colorado 80466
303 258 7703




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