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
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