Newsflash - Governor Hickenlooper has called an emergency special session to vote on civil unions AND SB-117. Please contact your representatives and urge them to vote against this bill. 

Here’s a great NORML page with how to do so. Go you, go!

How did your Colorado Senator vote for SB-117?

My State Senator, Rollie Heath, who is up for reelection, voted for this bill. I have contacted him and contacted him to get his reasoning on why he would vote this way, pointed out to him that I vote and as his constituent, would like it if he voted against this bill.

No response. Why is that Senator?

I’m calling on all those in District 18 which includes all of the city of Boulder, CO, Gunbarrel, Niwot, Hygiene and unincorporated Boulder County to contact Senator Heath and politely request he vote against this bill. May I also remind those of you in Nederland, Ward, Jamestown, etc, that District 18 is being redrawn and if Rollie Heath gets reelected, he’s going to be representing you! 

How can a state senator who is a big education backer be against Medical Marijuana or Marijuana at all when the money earned through taxing it will be such a win for the state. Amendment 64, which you can vote for this November 6, 2012, proposes to give the first $40 million of revenue from the taxes collect PER YEAR to the Public School Capital Construction Assistance Fund. That’s $40,000,000 per year. 

Here is the bill and how Colorado State Senators voted. If you follow the link at the bottom, you will also be able to see how the House of Representatives voted as well.

SB12-117 by Senator(s) King S.; also Representative(s) Waller—Concerning the penalties for persons who drive while under the influence of alcohol or drugs, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation. 

The question being “Shall the bill pass?”, the roll call was taken with the following result: 

YES 18 NO 17 EXCUSED 0 ABSENT 0

Aguilar N Guzman N Lambert Y Scheffel Y 

Bacon Y Harvey N Lundberg N Schwartz Y 

Boyd Y   Heath Y    Mitchell N Spence Y 

Brophy N Hodge Y Morse Y Steadman N 

Cadman Y Hudak N Neville N Tochtrop N 

Carroll N Jahn N Newell Y White Y 

Foster N Johnston Y Nicholson N Williams S. N 

Giron N King K. Y Renfroe N President Y 

Grantham Y King S. Y Roberts Y 

A majority of all members elected to the Senate having voted in the affirmative, the bill was passed. 

Co-sponsors added: King K. and Lambert

Source: http://www.leg.state.co.us/

http://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php/Rollie_Heath

http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_20597940/colorado-legislature-returns-monday-2nd-round-civil-unions?source=pkg

http://www.regulatemarijuana.org/about

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/17/economists-marijuana-legalization_n_1431840.html

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“Welcome back to San Francisco Mr President” - City Supervisors prepare letter to Obama, asking him to leave their dispensaries alone! - SFBG article by Caitlin Donohue.

Response posted both below and online.

I’d like to acknowledge and applaud the supporters and the supervisor writers of this letter.

I believe that President Obama must be asked at every stop about his stance on marijuana. We have Mittens on tape, laughing away at a reporters question on medical marijuana in Colorado. It’s been the number one topic since he’s been in office and he continues to avoid addressing it and has backpedalled. If it’s left to the States and we in Colorado pass Amendment 64 (regulate as alcohol - over 21 can purchase without medical card & tax it = $$$$$ millions for state) which also allows for growth and sales of hemp, I’m sure the farmers that stand to make serious bank will want to be assured and reassured the Feds won’t come after them. 

Why are some people refusing to see that the money brought into to the states could save them? What are people afraid of?  Did you know, we have to import hemp? We can’t grow it here in the US.

President Obama should not get away with saying he was keeping his hands off the states and then sending the Justice Department in to close them down! 

Add in the media spinning this November election into a very close one & in states where marijuana issues are on the ballot, neither candidate addressing our questions. Other states we need to band together and work together and get our answers. These are important questions!

Huffington Post - Pot legalization Could Save $13.7 billion per year, 300 economists say

Norml - 8 States May Legalize Marijuana This Year - Did Yours Make the List?