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Dan Hartman with the Colorado Department of Revenue and head of the Medical Marijuana Enforcement Division speaks with the Colorado Springs Medical Cannabis Council. Topics include licensing, transfer of ownership, enforcement, inspections, regulations, 1284, 1043, security and much more. Brought to you by the www.mmj-exchange.com of Colorado.

Denver — State lawmakers today unveiled a bill that would make major changes to Colorado’s medical-marijuana industry, allowing retail-style dispensaries to remain open, but forcing them to re-organize as licensed, non-profit “health centers.” The bill would also place an 18-month moratorium on new commercial dispensaries. The bill also would require dispensaries to grow the majority of the marijuana they sell, thus eliminating freelance growers. Perhaps most significantly, the bill would draw a crucial distinction between small-scale and large-scale medical-marijuana providers. Small-scale providers — people growing and supplying marijuana to five or fewer patients — would not have to be licensed and would qualify for the protection the medical-marijuana section of Colorado’s constitution gives to “caregivers.” Large-scale providers, like dispensaries, would have less statutory protection, meaning cities and counties would have broad authority to regulate or even ban them from their communities.

olitical File: A taxpayer’s party Wyatt Haupt Jr. Free Press Staff Writer Share on Facebook Email Print Comment Recommend The American Constitution Party in Colorado received a boatload of publicity this week when former Congressman Tom Tancredo announced he would run for governor under the group’s banner. The party, according to its website, was founded in 1992 as the US Taxpayers Party by Howard Phillips, who ran for president of the United States that year. He was on the ballot in 21 states, but came up short on Election Day. Phillips ended up with about 44000 votes. William Clinton, the winner, finished with nearly 45 million votes. Phillips did much better in his 1996 presidential campaign ending up with nearly 185000 votes. He ended up sandwiched between Libertarian Harry Browne and Natural Law candidate John Hagelin, according to uselectionatlas.org. Phillips did not fare as well in his third bid for presidency ending up with about 98000 votes, and again finishing between Browne and Hagelin. Prior to his third presidential bid the political group’s name was changed to the Constitution Party. Not sure when the “American” was slipped into the title. For more information on the group and its platform visit www.americanconstitutionparty.com. visit www.thesmokingnews.com