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MARIJUANA -- WAIT FOR GUIDANCE FROM TOP OFFICIALS

I've read with interest the recent "tough love" opinions about City Attorney Tom Carr's position on temporarily banning sale of non-medical marijuana.  To me these opinions convey an undue atmosphere of crisis.

In fact, ( 1 ) the supply of marijuana in Boulder is already huge, ( 2 ) police enforcement relating to marijuana possession has already been adjusted, ( 3 ) the federal government has not weighed in on this matter, and ( 4 ) no state guidelines are in place either.

Under these circumstances, I don't see how Boulder can proceed on its own without waiting for guidance at the federal and state level.  Otherwise, businesses attempting to set up non-medical marijuana operations in Boulder would be caught in the middle of an ever-changing regulatory landscape.  In the meantime, there's no shortage of marijuana in the People's Republic of Boulder.

The real challenge for Boulder, in my opinion, is going to be limiting the number of dispensaries and marijuana-related enterprises in the city.  We've already had one boom in marijuana distribution.  We don't need another.  I suggest that the number of marijuana-related enterprises in Boulder under the new guidelines should not exceed the current number.  I don't want Boulder to look and feel like Pottersville in the movie, "It's A Wonderful Life."

R.  DAVIS

Boulder