Memo
Date: March 11, 2010
To: Justin Clifton
From: Liz Jackson
Subject: Medical Marijuana Dispensary Regulations
The following is a memo outlining regulations for marijuana
dispensaries from various Colorado communities as well as reasons
supporting such regulations. Also included is a list of pros and cons
related to the use of medical marijuana. Interest in this information
arose after a Durango based dispensary expressed interest in opening a
location in Bayfield and requested a Bayfield Business License.
Ordinances/Regulations Regarding
Medical Marijuana Licenses
Counties/Towns that have disallowed MMD’s:
1.) Aurora (2009 Ordinance):
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Applications for licenses have been denied based on a city ordinance that defines
the term “business” as any “lawful” trade.
However they believe that the same legal justification they have used to deny 3 business
licenses might not stand up to scrutiny on the fourth. Chief of police said based on
Amendment 20, it would be a Constitutional right to grow it for a patient, so this means
that it’s time to get serious as a city about regulating it and making sure it’s grown safely,
etc.
 Here are the links:
http://www.auroragov.org/AuroraGov/Government/City_Clerk/LegalNotices/Ordi
nanceNotices/427062
 http://www.aurorasentinel.com/articles/2010/01/26/news/doc4b5fb980cf7565488
25685.txt
2.) Greeley (Also under Weld County):
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Banned medical marijuana dispensaries outright.
Here is the link:
http://www.mywindsornow.com/article/20100130/NEWS/100139997/1040&Pare
ntProfile=1001
3.) Winter Park
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Banned dispensaries. Kremmling seems to be leaning this way too.
Here is the link:
http://www.skyhidailynews.com/article/20100310/NEWS/100319976/-1/RSS
4.) Castle Rock (November 2009):
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Denied MMD’s because federal law.
Here it the link: http://www.americantowns.com/co/castlerock/news/medicalmarijuana-businesses-banned-in-castle-rock-231530
Cities and Counties that have approved MMDs:
1.) Eagle County (Vail, Wolcott, McCoy and Gypsum area—
February 2010):
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New regulations limit location. It prohibits new dispensaries within 500ft of
schools, churches, homes and other public and private buildings.
Controls location through zoning regulations.
Only current operating dispensaries can grow medical marijuana as of right now.
Here is the link:
http://www.skyhidailynews.com/article/20100224/NEWS/100229939/1079&Pare
ntProfile=1067
2.) Colorado Springs February 2010):
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Their ordinance has a lengthy definition of a medical marijuana dispensary.
Ordinance refers to “Medical Cannabis Dispensaries,” with cannabis being the
botanical name for the plant
For now though, there are no specific rules governing dispensaries, so what a
patient should expect can vary.
Here is the link: http://www.gazette.com/articles/marijuana-94854-medicalordinance.html
3.) Centennial (2009 Ordinance):
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Established temporary moratorium on the acceptance, processing or approval of
any application for any permit, license, or approval pertaining to the location or
operation of any land use involving the cultivation, sale, distribution or use of
medical marijuana.
Reasons for moratorium:
o Still against federal law.
o There is a bill currently pending in the US House of Representatives that
would potentially reclassify marijuana from a Schedule I drug to a
Schedule II drug under the Controlled Substances Act in states permitting
the medical use of marijuana.
o There is a bill currently pending in the US House of Representatives that
would potentially prohibit the imposition of any federal penalty for the
possession of marijuana for personal use or for the not-for-profit transfer
between adults of marijuana for personal use.
o Neither Article XVIII, Section 14 of the Colorado Constitution, the
Colorado Revised Statutes, not the Centennial Municipal Code mention,
authorize, permit, or regulate any land use in which marijuana is
cultivated, produced, or distributed for retail sale or consumption.
o For more reasons (there is a long list of them), refer to the City of
Centennial Colorado Ordinance. Here is the link:
http://www.centennialcolorado.com/archives/53/2009-O28%20Medical%20Marijuana%20Moratorium.pdf
4.) Weld County (January 2010):
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Ault: Imposed a six-month moratorium in December (expires in June).
Dacono: Passed an ordinance Oct. 12 limiting where medical marijuana
dispensaries are located in the city.
Eaton: Imposed a six-month moratorium Nov. 19 (expires May 19).
Erie: Imposed a 180-day moratorium Oct. 13 (expires April 11).
Evans: Imposed a six-month moratorium Jan. 19 (expires July 19).
Firestone: The town hasn't imposed a moratorium, but planning coordinator said
it has been discussed.
Fort Lupton: Extended a previously imposed moratorium, which will expire
June 30.
Frederick: Imposed a 180-day moratorium Dec. 8 (expires June 6).
Garden City: The town has restricted how and where dispensaries are allowed
and has had to rewrite the land-use code to allow dispensaries (must be 500ft from
each other, as well as schools, day cares, and churches. Town board will hold a
public meeting on keeping them at least 1,000ft from one another, which could
limit the city to a maximum of four dispensaries, due to the town’s size).
Gilcrest: Imposed a 180-day moratorium Nov. 17 (expires May 16).
Greeley: Banned medical marijuana dispensaries outright.
Grover: The town has taken no action on the issue and has received no inquiries
for dispensary permits.
Hudson: Passed an ordinance allowing the distribution of medical marijuana.
Johnstown: Based on zoning requirements, Johnstown has an effective ban on
dispensaries without taking action aimed at the issue.
Keenesburg: Extended a previously imposed moratorium (expires July 31).
Kersey: Will allow medical marijuana dispensaries in a specifically-zoned area.
La Salle: Imposed a 180-day moratorium Nov. 10 (expires on May 9 or at the
conclusion of the 2010 legislative session).
Lochbuie: Imposed a six-month moratorium Dec. 16 (expires June 16).
Mead: Imposed a short moratorium, which has since expired. Since then, the
town has implemented a business license and land-use ordinance. The town has
no dispensaries yet, but there are potential dispensaries in the application process.
Milliken: Will allow medical marijuana dispensaries in a specific area.
Community development director says land owners in the designated area will
have to request a zoning change and acquire a special-use permit.
Nunn: The town has taken no action on the issue and there are no dispensaries.
Pierce: The town hasn't taken action yet, but the issue is on the town board's
February agenda.
Platteville: Imposed a moratorium Jan. 5 (expires when the state legislature
addresses the issue). Town is awaiting a decision on the state level before making
a final decision.
Severance: Imposed a six-month moratorium Dec. 14 (expires June 14).
Windsor: Extended a moratorium, which will now last until June 15. On the
April 6 municipal ballot, Windsor residents can vote for or against any more
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medical marijuana dispensaries in the town, but the vote is non-binding. The
existing dispensaries would remain.
Unincorporated Weld County: The Weld County Board of Commissioners
passed an ordinance effective Oct. 20 allowing dispensaries in certain
commercially-zoned areas, which are mostly outside of Greeley. There aren't any
dispensaries in unincorporated Weld County.
Here is the link:
http://www.mywindsornow.com/article/20100130/NEWS/100139997/1040&Pare
ntProfile=1001
5.) Greenwood Village (2010):
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Emergency ordinance imposed a temporary moratorium of 180 days.
Reasons:
o City has no current land use or business regulations..
o Awareness of potential state legislation that will be considered by the
Colorado Legislature..
o The case of Frasher, et al. v. City of Centennial, Arapahoe County District
Court Case is pending regarding the local regulation of Medical Marijuana
Dispensaries. The Court is considering various legal arguments, including
the interplay between state and federal law, and local land use ordinances
and the final decision in this case may have some bearing on the City’s
regulatory authority over such dispensaries.
o The recent decision of the Colorado Court of Appeals in People v.
Clendenin, stated that Article XVIII of the Colorado Constitution doesn’t
protect “original suppliers” of medical marijuana from prosecution or
conviction on drug related charges, and it doesn’t appear to authorize the
cultivation of medical marijuana through a “grow house.”
Here is the ordinance/link:
http://www.greenwoodvillage.com/files/council_agendas/Agenda_01_04_2010/O
rdinance%20No.%2001-10%20%20Medical%20Marijuana%20Moratorium/Ord%2001-10%20%20Medical%20Marijuana%20Dispensaries.pdf
6.) Broomfield (January 2010):
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Approved ordinance of a 180-day moratorium on issuing permits.
Here is the ordinance/link:
http://www.broomfieldenterprise.com/ci_14297065?source=most_emailed
7.) Breckenridge:
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They want to impose specific requirements for individuals registering with the
State of Colorado as a “patient” or “primary care-giver.”
Require MMDs to be operated in a safe manner that doesn’t endanger public
welfare.
Mitigate potential negative impacts that a MMD may cause on surrounding
properties and persons.
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Regulate the conduct of persons owning, operating and using a MMD.
Establish a non-discriminatory mechanism that the Town can control through
appropriate regulation, location and operation of MMD’s.
Here is the ordinance/link:
http://www.townofbreckenridge.com/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid
=2318
8.) Crested Butte (Dec 2009):
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A lottery will be held and no more that five permits will be issued.
Limited to the commercial district of town
One-year sunset provision to give town opportunity to evaluate dispensaries
Limited hours—9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Here is the ordinance/link (2009): http://www.crestedbutteco.gov/vertical/Sites/%7B6058FFBB-CB06-4864-B42FB476F794BE07%7D/uploads/%7B042A68C9-27D2-4B2A-91B097BCF5E8A80E%7D.PDF
9.) Fort Collins (March 2010):
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City staff and Planning and Zoning Board reviewed the Land Use Code and
explored various issues pertaining to the distribution of medical marijuana in the
City as they relate it to the Land Use Code.
Land Use Code was amended to include the medical marijuana dispensaries and
related facilities.
Here is the ordinance/link: http://www.fcgov.com/publicnotices/viewordinance.php?id=783&ts=9857072ae35a61c8b43b42f4149839e5
10.) Grand County:
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Proposing regulations that would put dispensaries in certain zones, with strict
rules about distances.
o They would need at least a 1,000ft buffer from designated buildings and
are allowable in the Business and Tourist zones of the county where drug
stores and liquor stores are allowed.
Because the federal government might ease prosecution of persons using
marijuana for medical purpose in states that allow it, Grand County had
dispensaries restricted.
o Moratorium was reinstated on Dec. 24, 2009 and expires March 16.
Winter Park has banned dispensaries and Kremmling is leaning that way.
Kremmling also adopted a business license requirement that applicant “must be in
compliance with federal law.”
Granby, Grand lake, Hot Sulphur Springs and Fraser have imposed moratoriums.
Provisions in Grand County’s draft law on pot dispensaries:
o Prohibits them as a home occupation, except for medical marijuana
patients who are allowed by state law to grow 6 plants.
o Allows cultivation in dispensaries if applicants can prove proper
ventilation and water use. Allows cultivation on the rationale that unlawful
growing operations might be reduced in the county as well as illegal
importation of marijuana.
o Mandates applicants have a valid sales tax license.
o Here is the link:
http://www.skyhidailynews.com/article/20100310/NEWS/100319976/1/RSS
11.) Frisco:
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Public discussion shows that regardless of personal opinion, society is becoming
more accepting of the drug.
An ordinance was made amending the code of the town of Frisco, concerning
zoning, by adding a new section, concerning medical marijuana dispensaries.
Here is the ordinance/link:
http://www.cml.org/pdf_files/mmj_ordinance_frisco.pdf
12.) Silverthorne:
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An ordinance was made amending the town code zoning districts and standards,
by adding a new section concerning medical marijuana dispensaries.
Here is the ordinance/link:
http://www.silverthorne.org/key_documents/SDOC0776.pdf
Communities needed: Durango Grand Junction, Cortez, Pagosa, Archuleta, San Migel
(and cities)
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Most towns seem to be waiting for a decision on the state level before making a final
decision.
o There is much confusion regarding the prevalence of medical marijuana laws,
their history and what the laws actually allow. This confusion is exacerbated
by the level of variance in types of medical marijuana legislation supported by
different medical, professional and policy advocate groups.
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Most towns seem to wait/deny licenses because it is not in their town land use codes.
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The reason medical marijuana has erupted as an issue for local governments this year
is because of U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder's announcement that the Justice
Department would not target medical marijuana growers in states that allowed it.
Along with Colorado, those states are Alaska, California, Hawaii, Maryland, etc.
o In an October memorandum to U.S. attorneys in those states, Deputy Attorney
General David Ogden noted that marijuana sales continue to be the largest
source of revenue for the Mexican drug cartels that work both sides of the
U.S.-Mexico border and that disrupting that network of growers and
distributors remains a "core priority" for federal law enforcement.
 Here is the link:
http://www.chieftain.com/articles/2009/11/26/news/local/doc4b0e055b
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According to the Colorado Municipal League's latest survey of 95 cities and towns,
among those that have taken action:
o Twenty-five are already collecting sales tax from the medical marijuana
dispensaries that are operating in their communities. Boulder and Colorado
Springs are in this group.
o Twenty-six have imposed a moratorium in an effort to draft zoning and
licensing regulations, or to simply decide whether to allow the dispensaries at
all. Brighton, Craig, Fountain and Montrose are among the cities doing the
same.
o Fifteen cities and towns have just said "no" - refusing to license or allow the
dispensaries, noting that even though Colorado voters approved the use of
medical marijuana nine years ago, its use or distribution remains a federal
crime. Greeley and Aurora are among them.
 Here is the link:
http://www.chieftain.com/articles/2009/11/26/news/local/doc4b0e055b
e435e900965977.txt
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Colorado Legislature convenes first session (March 11, 2010):
o Senate Bill 109 sponsored by Chris Romer set out stringent rules for the
doctor-patient relationship. Communities could ban medical marijuana shops
outright, and the ones that survive would have to reorganize as nonprofit
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corporations subject to stricter licensing and regulations. SB 109 passed by a
vote of 34-1 and heads to the House this week.
o Another House bill drafted by Romer and Rep. Tom Massey, incorporates the
Senate bill and adds pages of regulations governing dispensaries.
o Under the House bill, a newly created Medical Marijuana Licensing Authority
would be established and would be required to deny licenses to doctors,
minors, anyone owing back taxes or delinquent in student loans or child
support, and applicants with felony convictions.
o The bill would ban consumption of marijuana at centers and restrict inventory
to 3,000 pot plants and 1,000 ounces of the drug. Centers would also have to
grow their own supply, but would be able to exchange up to 10% of their
inventory with other licensed centers. The bill also incorporates a requirement
approved in the Senate bill that patients age 18-21 get referrals from two
doctors before qualifying for a medical marijuana card.
Here is the link: http://crestoneeagle.com/wp/?p=1350
----Marijuana facts (I used a two different sources, so they may overlap a bit):
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Con medical marijuana facts:
o “Although I understand many believe marijuana is the most effective drug in
combating their medical ailments, I would caution against this assumption due
to the lack of consistent, repeatable scientific data available to prove
marijuana's medical benefits. Based on current evidence, I believe that
marijuana is a dangerous drug and that there are less dangerous medicines
offering the same relief from pain and other medical symptoms." -- Bill Frist,
MD Former US Senator (R-TN), Correspondence to ProCon.org
o "In an effort to determine whether marijuana, or drugs derived from
marijuana, might be effective as a glaucoma treatment, the National Eye
Institute (NEI) supported research studies beginning in 1978... However, none
of these studies demonstrated that marijuana -- or any of its components -could lower IOP [intraocular pressure] as effectively as drugs already on the
market. In addition, some potentially serious side effects were noted,
including an increased heart rate and a decrease in blood pressure in studies
using smoked marijuana. The identification of side effects from smoked
marijuana, coupled with the emergence of highly effective FDA-approved
medications for glaucoma treatment, may have led to diminished interest in
this research area."-- National Eye Institute "Glaucoma and Marijuana
Use," nei.nih.gov
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"Smoked marijuana damages the brain, heart, lungs, and immune system. It
impairs learning and interferes with memory, perception, and judgment.
Smoked marijuana contains cancer-causing compounds and has been
implicated in a high percentage of automobile crashes and workplace
accidents." -- John Walters Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy
Syndicated editorial
o "3-4 Cannabis cigarettes a day are associated with the same evidence of acute
and chronic bronchitis and the same degree of damage to the bronchial
mucosa as 20 or more tobacco cigarettes a day. Cannabis smoking is likely to
weaken the immune system. Infections of the lung are due to a combination
of smoking-related damage to the cells lining the bronchial passage and
impairment of the principal immune cells in the small air sacs caused by
cannabis." -- British Lung Foundation "Smoking Gun: The Impact of Cannabis
Smoking on Respiratory Health," a publicly disseminated report
o "The most compelling concerns regarding marijuana smoking in HIV/AIDS
patients are the possible effects of marijuana on immunity. Reports of
opportunistic fungal and bacterial pneumonia in AIDS patients who used
marijuana suggest that marijuana smoking either suppresses the immune
system or exposes patients to an added burden of pathogens. In summary,
patients with preexisting immune deficits due to AIDS should be expected to
be vulnerable to serious harm caused by smoking marijuana."-- Institute of
Medicine Report Marijuana and Medicine: Assessing the Science Base
o "The use of marijuana (for the terminally ill) can no longer be considered a
therapeutic intervention but one of several procedures used to ease the ebbing
of life of the terminally ill. But for this purpose doctors should prescribe
antiemetic and analgesic therapies of proven efficacy, rather than marijuana
smoking. This therapeutic course is not based on bureaucratic absolutism,
political correctness, or reflexive ideology - but on scientific knowledge and
the humane practice of medicine." -- Gabriel Nahas, MD, PhD Editorial, Wall
Street Journal
o "Marinol differs from the crude plant marijuana because it consists of one
pure, well-studied, FDA-approved pharmaceutical in stable known dosages.
Marijuana is an unstable mixture of over 400 chemicals including many toxic
psychoactive chemicals which are largely unstudied and appear in
uncontrolled strengths."-- California Narcotics Officers Association Official policy
statement "The Use of Marijuana as a Medicine"
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"This study validated several specific effects of marijuana abstinence in heavy
marijuana users, and showed they were reliable and clinically significant.
These withdrawal effects appear similar in type and magnitude to those
observed in studies of nicotine withdrawal. Craving for marijuana, decreased
appetite, sleep difficulty, and weight loss reliably changed across the smoking
and abstinence phases. Aggression, anger, irritability, restlessness, and strange
dreams increased significantly during one abstinence phase, but not the other."
--Alan J. Budney, PhD et al. Professor, University of Arkansas Center for Addiction
Research, "Marijuana Abstinence Effects in Marijuana Smokers Maintained in Their
Home Environment," Archives of General Psychiatry
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***"A new federal report concludes the younger children are when they first
use marijuana, the more likely they are to use cocaine and heroin and become
dependent on drugs as adults. Increases in the likelihood of cocaine and
heroin use and drug dependence are also apparent for those who initiate use of
marijuana at any later age" --US Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration (SAMHSA) SAMHSA press release on their report; "Initiation of
Marijuana Use: Trends, Patterns and Implications"
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"By characterizing the use of illegal drugs as quasi-legal, state-sanctioned,
Saturday afternoon fun, legalizers destabilize the societal norm that drug use
is dangerous. They undercut the goals of stopping the initiation of drug use to
prevent addiction.... Children entering drug abuse treatment routinely report
that they heard that 'pot is medicine' and, therefore, believed it to be good for
them."-- Andrea Barthwell, MD Former Deputy Director, White House Office of
National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Chicago Tribune editorial
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Here is the link:
http://medicalmarijuana.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=00
0141
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Additional con medical marijuana facts:
o Marijuana is often used as a stepping-stone drug, leading to heroin, cocaine,
or other harder drugs.
o Stoned driving and other dangers would be increased.
o Some consider use of the drug as morally wrong.
o Legalization would increase the chances of the drug falling into the hands of
kids.
o Because of drug-related arrests, people who have committed or are likely to
commit more serious crimes can be taken off the streets.
o Physical damage would be done to users that abuse the drug.
o More widespread use would increase the dangers of secondhand smokedamage to bystanders.
 Here is the link:
http://www.balancedpolitics.org/marijuana_legalization.htm
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Pro medical marijuana facts:
o “The evidence is overwhelming that marijuana can relieve certain types of
pain, nausea, vomiting and other symptoms caused by such illnesses as
multiple sclerosis, cancer and AIDS -- or by the harsh drugs sometimes used
to treat them. And it can do so with remarkable safety. Indeed, marijuana is
less toxic than many of the drugs that physicians prescribe every day." -Joycelyn Elders, MD Former US Surgeon General, Editorial, Providence Journal
o “ACP urges for a review of marijuana's status as a schedule I controlled
substance and its reclassification into a more appropriate schedule, given the
scientific evidence regarding marijuana's safety and efficacy in some clinical
conditions.” -- American College of Physicians, Supporting Research into the
Therapeutic Role of Marijuana
o “The evidence in this record [9-6-88 ruling] clearly shows that marijuana has
been accepted as capable of relieving the distress of great numbers of very ill
people, and doing so with safety under medical supervision.” -- Judge Francis
L. Young DEA Administrative Law Judge, Administrative ruling on Petition to
Reschedule Marijuana
o “There is very little evidence that smoking marijuana represents a significant
health risk. Although it has been smoked widely in Western countries for
more than four decades, there have been no reported cases of lung cancer or
emphysema attributed to marijuana.” Lester Grinspoon, MD Emeritus Professor of
Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, "Puffing Is the Best Medicine," Los Angeles
Times
o “Patients receiving cannabinoids (smoked marijuana and marijuana pills) had
improved immune function compared with those receiving a placebo. They
also gained about 4 pounds more on average than those patients receiving
placebo.” -- Donald Abrams, MD, et al. "Short-Term Effects of Cannabinoids in
Patients with HIV-1 Infection,"Annals of Internal Medicine
o “Consumer Reports believes that, for patients with advanced AIDS and
terminal cancer, the apparent benefits some derive from smoking marijuana
outweigh any substantiated or even suspected risks.” -- Consumer Reports
Editorial
o “There are really no other medications that have the same mechanisms of
action as marijuana. Dronabinol (Marinol) is available by prescription in
capsules, but has the distinct disadvantage of containing only synthetic delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) which is only one of many therapeutically
beneficial cannabinoids in the natural plant.” -- Gregory T. Carter, MD Codirector, MDA/ALS Center, University of Washington Medical Center, Muscular
Dystrophy Association website article
o “For some users, perhaps as many as 10 per cent, cannabis leads to
psychological dependence, but there is scant evidence that it carries a risk of
true addiction. Unlike cigarette smokers, most users do not take the drug on a
daily basis, and usually abandon it in their twenties or thirties. Unlike for
nicotine, alcohol and hard drugs, there is no clearly defined withdrawal
syndrome, the hallmark of true addiction, when use is stopped.” -- Colin
Blakemore, PhD Chair, Dept. of Physiology, University of Oxford (U.K.), and Leslie
Iversen, PhD Professor of Pharmacology, Oxford University, Editorial, The Times
(U.K.)
o “We've shown that the marijuana gateway effect is not the best explanation
for the link between marijuana use and the use of harder drugs. An
alternative, simpler and more compelling explanation accounts for the pattern
of drug use you see in this country, without resort to any gateway effects.
While the gateway theory has enjoyed popular acceptance, scientists have
always had their doubts. Our study shows that these doubts are justified. The
people who are predisposed to use drugs and have the opportunity to use
drugs are more likely than others to use both marijuana and harder drugs.
Marijuana typically comes first because it is more available." -- Andrew Morral,
PhD Researcher, Rand Corporation, Press release discussing his study published in
the U.K. journal Addiction
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"While it is not possible with existing data to determine conclusively that state
medical marijuana laws caused the documented declines in adolescent
marijuana use, the overwhelming downward trend strongly suggests that the
effect of state medical marijuana laws on teen marijuana use has been either
neutral or positive, discouraging youthful experimentation with the drug." -Mitch Earleywine, PhD Associate Professor of Psychology, State University of New
York at Albany and Karen O’Keefe, Esq. Attorney & Legislative Analyst, Marijuana
Policy Project Report, "Marijuana Use by Young People: The Impact of State Medical
Marijuana Laws"
 Here is the link:
http://medicalmarijuana.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=000141
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Additional pro medical marijuana facts:
o The drug generally isn't more harmful than alcohol or tobacco if used in
moderation.
o Limiting the use of the drug intrudes on personal freedom.
o Legalization would mean a lower price; thus, related crimes (like theft) would
be reduced.
o Street justice related to drug disputes would be reduced.
o It could be a source of additional tax revenues.
o Police and court resources would be freed up for more serious crimes.
o Drug dealers (including some terrorists) would lose most or all of their
business.
o Border/transportation officials & related resources could focus on immigration
enforcement and protecting against terrorism.
o The FDA or others could regulate the quality and safety of drugs.
o Drug busts often trap young people in a flawed system that turns them into
lifelong criminals.
 Here is the link:
http://www.balancedpolitics.org/marijuana_legalization.htm
has pumped about $20,000 into local, state and county tax coffers.
guaranteeing more tax money into an ailing economy.