9 News – by Brandon RittimanFORT COLLINS, Colo. – Nearly a year into legalized sales of recreational pot, the two main candidates for Colorado governor mulled the idea of repealing the law in a 9NEWS debate Thursday.
Republican challenger Bob Beauprez (a former congressman) advocated for a statewide vote on repealing the legalized sale of cannabis.
Gov. John Hickenlooper said a vote on repeal would be “premature,” but agreed there is cause for alarm over the effect the drug might have on young people.
Asked if he thought the law should be repealed, Beauprez said he shared the position of a hospital executive who told him, “I think we’re going to have to lead an effort to ask Colorado exactly that question and see if this citizens think this is a step that maybe we’ve gone too far.”
“I think we’re at that point where the consequences that we’ve already discovered from this may be far greater than the liberty, I guess, that the citizens thought they were embracing,” Beauprez said.
“I’m not going to go as far as to say we should lead an effort to make it illegal,” replied Hickenlooper. “But I do think that we have to put more resources to make sure that kids and parents understand that this is not like sneaking a beer out when you’re younger.”
Governors do not have the power under Colorado law to simply call a statewide vote on a ballot issue, but their support of such initiatives can raise the profile and fundraising ability of ballot issue campaigns.
The marijuana industry balked at Beauprez’s suggestion that voters should consider a repeal of the law, known as Amendment 64.
“Bob Beauprez’s statements are misguided,” wrote Mike Elliot of the Marijuana Industry Group. “Repealing Amendment 64 would kill tens of thousands of jobs, destroy thousands of businesses, and return us to a failed policy that emboldens the black market and drug cartels.”
Marijuana advocates are fond of noting that marijuana got more votes than President Obama did in Colorado during the 2012 election, with 55 percent in favor.
However, recent polling has appeared to show at least some degree of regret.
A USA Today/Suffolk University poll last month found that 50 percent of voters now disagree with the decision to legalize pot, while 46 still agreed with the policy.
A vote on repealing legal marijuana could be forced in one of two ways: a two-thirds vote of the state legislature, or a signature-gathering petition.
The relatively low number of voter signatures required (currently 86,000) to force a vote on issues was a major factor in making Colorado the first state in the nation to legalize cannabis sales to adults, drawing some state lawmakers to advocate for a higher number of signatures for ballot initiatives that would amend the state constitution.
http://www.9news.com/story/news/local/2014/10/10/should-colorado-repeal-legal-marijuana/17037649/
Gov. John Hickenlooper said a vote on repeal would be “premature,” but agreed there is cause for alarm over the effect the drug might have on young people.
Yeah, it’s called feeling good.
If you click on the link, at the bottom of the post, you’ll find the original story.
There is video of the Debate. At the bottom of the story, there is a question/poll asking if it should be repealed or not. If you answer, “yes” or “no”, you’ll see the results.
The Majority, in this poll, voted Not to Repeal (unlike the USA Today /Suffolk University poll). 😉
I’m with Bill Hicks when he said, “I think marijuana should not only be legalized, it should be mandatory!” “Here, smoke this, it’s the law!” 🙂
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Hey Millard. I agree. I have personal knowledge of 3 people now who have healed themselves of cancer all the way up to stage 4 with hemp oil, after the allopathic so called health professionals gave up on them.
Yes Paul, we must meet some day and smoke a “fatty” and think about it!
I have never partaken of that kind of smoke, but would do it with you Millard, and in memory of Daniel in a heart beat, and from what I hear have a good time doing so. Your a good man, and I am honored to know you brother.
I still have a pinch or two of Dan the Man’s.
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🙂 🙂 🙂
May I join you?
Kali Kush. 😀
“I have personal knowledge of 3 people now who have healed themselves of cancer all the way up to stage 4 with hemp oil, after the allopathic so called health professionals gave up on them.”
Yes, Paul. It’s the pharmaceuticals who are pushing to repeal legal marijuana. They don’t like competition… especially if an alternative treatment for cancer works.
Putting aside all the $billions in profits that the pharmaceuticals will lose; just think of all those people making pink ribbons and working in cancer centers who will be laid-off from their jobs if there is a cancer cure.
It’s a heluva lot safer than sneaking a beer. Holy crap!! What are they saying? The most powerful solvent known to man, (dissolves jobs, marriages, mortgages and entire families as well as a fuel for your car) is better to be ingested into an adolescent than a known natural medicinal plant that couldn’t damage you unless it is declared illegal.
These idiots are so out of touch. You would see an overwhelming number of stoners coming out this time to support it. Overwhelming. All I see now are old people coming out of the closet, people you would NEVER think smoked. Bob Beauprez has ensured his loss. Notice all they can focus on is taking away rights that we fought so hard to gain. You should see the economy around here, I had to leave a movie at Walmart because the friggin lines were so long, it was looking abandoned before. I went to the farm store and it was packed too!
You just hit the nail on the head Chris. Legalizing marijuana may be the answer to help restart our struggling economy. Dammit, it makes too much sense and would make everyone happier and more healthy. Of course, this flies in the face of the NWO so it will be difficult to accomplish.
Look at poor NM right next door, counting on their balloon festival to save them. Lots of other states are talking legalization and these assclowns want to go back? Hickenlooper has an ad where he’s all smug saying with more enthusiasm than I’ve ever seen in him declaring “Colorado is back!” Like he had anything to do with it…
Pitiful.
you guys may not realize this, but this is the “NEW JEW GAME” and you all are the pawns!!!
Yeah, but you should see the selection. 😯
Huh?