Pubdate: Wed, 23 Apr 2014 Source: Denver Post (CO) Copyright: 2014 The Denver Post Corp Contact: http://www.denverpost.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/122 Author: Dorothy Leong Page: 23A OVERSIGHT FAILING ON TWO COUNTS It is obvious that the regulatory agencies of the state of Colorado are overwhelmed by the challenges presented by the legalization of marijuana. This parallels the difficulties faced in the oversight of facilities that care for the elderly. As someone who lives next door to a "state-licensed" elder "care" facility, I have witnessed firsthand that there is little to no oversight. The facility's operators seem well aware of the shortcomings in oversight and blithely take advantage of them, reaping a lush harvest of public funding for their ever-expanding business. So, too, with the regulation of the burgeoning marijuana industry: Enterprising opportunists compare notes, research the loopholes and blithely reap abundant profits, with many circumstances offering tax-free income. How can any number of state regulatory agencies possibly know what happens in the dark of night at an elder-care facility, or how many cannabis plants Joe Cool is growing and the size of his profits? Dorothy Leong, Centennial - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom