Pubdate: Fri, 14 Dec 2012
Source: Daily Camera (Boulder, CO)
Copyright: 2012 The Daily Camera.
Contact:  http://www.dailycamera.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/103
Author: R. Davis

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
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