1 / 11

Ballot Issue

This measure seeks to ban medical marijuana operations in unincorporated areas of Mesa County, impacting access and regulation of dispensaries. The vote is crucial for the community's stance on medical marijuana legislation.

jason
Download Presentation

Ballot Issue

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Ballot Issue Referred Measure 1A (Medical Marijuana Dispensaries)

  2. Actual Wording “Shall the operation of medical marijuana centers, optional premises cultivation operations, and medical marijuana infused products manufacturer’s licenses, as those terms defined in Section 12-43.3-104, C.R.S. (2010), be prohibited in the unincorporated area of Mesa County, Colorado pursuant to the authority granted by Section 12-43.3-104 (2010)?”

  3. Wording on High School Ballot “Should medical marijuana centers, optional marijuana growing operations, and marijuana-related products stores be prohibited in unincorporated areas of Mesa County?”

  4. What it Means • If passed, this measure would make medical marijuana dispensaries illegal to operate in unincorporated areas of Mesa County • Areas outside city limits • Unincorporated land makes up roughly 75% of the county

  5. Mesa County Land Distribution Map

  6. Issue as it Stands Now • Amendment 20 passed in 2000 • Amended the Colorado Constitution to make medical marijuana dispensaries legal to operate • To purchase marijuana one must possess a legal buyer card provided by a medical professional • Fruita has no dispensaries, Palisade has 1, and Grand Junction has 14 • Regulated by Colorado Department of Health • Illegal to sell to minors without parental consent • House Bill 1284 and Senate Bill 109 provide for regulations of dispensaries

  7. Support • Medicinal marijuana dispensaries are pointless because marijuana is available as Marinol • Over the counter drug that is less likely to become addictive • Can be dispensed through pharmacies • National Academy of Science Institute of Medicine does not recommend marijuana as a sole treatment for any disease

  8. Support (Cont.) • 6 of 7 Grand Junction City Council members support • Current laws are too vague in regards to regulation and distribution • Dispensaries are unnecessary • Under current Colorado law, people with legitimate cards from professional could still grow and harvest their own private marijuana • Dispensaries might offer marijuana a way into schools

  9. Opposition • This referendum should not even be on the ballot • A single county shouldn’t be able to challenge a Constitutional amendment • The Colorado Constitution gives us the right to access medical marijuana • No law should be able to infringe upon our rights • The licensing fees and tax revenue generated from the facilities will be lost

  10. Opposition (Cont.) • Patients will not have a safe place to obtain medicinal marijuana • May result in growth of the unregulated black market • People in the community have testified that medical marijuana from these dispensaries helps their illnesses • Lose access to relief for illnesses

  11. BE INFORMED, VOTE INFORMED Research Done By: Austin Dougless Haley Hrncir

More Related