If the mmj community does not take fast action the vast majority of Colorado will be void of legal access to medical cannabis. The banning of dispensaries, grow-ops and infused product mfgers from townships, cities and counties has begun and the mmj community isn't doing anything about it.

Worse than not doing anything . . . Aurora, one of CO's largest communities, is preparing a mmj ban and members of the mmj community are spearheading an all-out fight in Aurora against (drum roll please) wait for it -- a fashion statement! ug

The Municipal League of CO Cities is meeting next week and the hot topic for councilmen is going to be, it's on their schedule, "what's the best way to ban mmj - should our council ban it, or should the voters?"

There could be a hundred or more bans on the November ballot in CO and there is NO means available to campaign against them all. We don't have the man-power or the cash to throw into even a small number of these political campaigns.

The press in the past 9 months, together with the Gold-domers (the General Assembly,) have ravaged and destroyed the reputation of the mmj community. They changed the face of medical cannabis from the images of AIDS patients and grandmothers with crippling arthritis to cartoon-like money-hungry dispensary owners, with flashing neon green pot leaves, who are supplying the neighborhood kids with pot, stocking up for their weekend ski trips - ug.

Voters, who intellectually support the seriously ill and dying using cannabis with their doctors recommendation, will now be far less inclined to also support allowing dispensaries and can be easily influenced with well organized and financed local campaigns to ban dispensaries. Not In My Back Yard!

If a ban gets on a ballot it will be extremely difficult to defeat. . . unless

There are 100K + mmj patients in CO multiplied by their families and friends. Estimates suggest upwards of 20% of CO residents used pot recreationally in the past year = 1,000,000 (one million.) Together, their purchasing power is in the billions.

Imagine councilmen at next week's meeting sharing emails they received; thousands of ill mmj patients, shut-ins, unable to work but are right now working the www with messages to boycott (name of your city goes here.) Don't buy eggs, milk, bread, gasoline, autos, real estate, etc. in (name of your community goes here.) Instead, spend those funds in the neighboring mmj friendly community of (name of city goes here.)

Because of the economy, these communities are already hemorrhaging red ink, laying of employees, cutting back programs, closing rec centers, etc. They can't afford even a slight fraction of a % in further tax revenue loses.

Viral boycott emails sent to local businesses in the targeted communities will be forwarded to councilmen with dire warnings not to do anything that could cause their business to be boycotted.

As the www goes world-wide, if a community derives a portion of their income from tourism, like Vail, a boycott could cause mmj friendly tourists in NJ to book a ski resort in Utah instead.

A well orchestrated boycott of communities that elect to ban dispensaries, hell even the threat of a boycott on this scale, should be enough to cause councilmen to not only think twice when the issue comes before them, it should be enough to roll out the red carpet for dispensaries.

The time to contact mayors and councilmen is NOW. Tell them about the rumored boycotts and how badly that could impact their community if they ban dispensaries.

Talk to your friends in the mmj community, urge them to contact councilmen and mayors in communities contemplating bans and tell them about the up-coming boycotts.

Urge mmj community leaders to issue public statements in support of boycotts of communities that support bans.

Just don't do something, talk about it - a lot - don't spend your money in communities that ban dispensaries.
michaelnights Reviewed by michaelnights on . Battle Plans for Future So..................... What are the populace (us) going to do for future election's etc..... is it too early to get our voices heard and when does any info for future voting have to get started on... with 100,000 medical card holders in the state we DO have a lot of voting power and I don't think it's too early to start making plans. I would be very interested to get involved as a patient and card holder and am not afraid to knock on doors. Rating: 5