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Amendment 64, the statewide ballot measure that will legalize industrial hemp production and recreational marijuana use, has been endorsed by the Denver Greens. We are listed on their website as “Green Party of Denver”.Other locals of the GPCO can add there name to the endorsement list as well. We could as a state party decide to endorse Amendment 64 by a council vote. Below is an email from the director of the campaign with information about how to endorse Amendment 64.
ENDORSEMENT REQUEST EMAIL-- to be forwarded to supportive groups Dear Green Party Chapter, As you may know, the Denver Green Party recently voted to endorse Amendment 64-- which will appear on Colorado’s November 2012 ballot and seeks to tax, control, and regulate marijuana like alcohol, limiting its use to adults 21 and over. I am writing to ask your organization to join the growing list of endorsers for this sensible measure. You can demonstrate support by simply replying “yes” to this email. Alternatively, a campaign representative would be happy to meet with your leadership or to give a formal presentation at one of your group's meetings. This common-sense measure would produce substantial amounts of new tax revenue— with the first $40 million raised annually being directed toward school construction -- and lead to significant law enforcement savings for our cash strapped state. Importantly, it would stop the criminalization of 12,000 Coloradans annually and allow Colorado to continue to lead the country on sensible marijuana policy. Amendment 64 has been endorsed by a number of non-profit organizations and prestigious individuals like the Green Party of Denver, the ACLU, fmr. House Majority Leader Paul Weissmann and Denver City Council President Christ Nevitt. In summary, this measure would: • make the personal use, possession, and limited home-growing of marijuana legal for adults 21 years of age and older• establish a system in which marijuana is regulated and taxed similarly to alcohol• allow localities to ban cultivation and retail establishments, if they so choose, and• direct the state government to regulate the cultivation, processing, and sale of industrial hemp. If you agree with this practical approach, and the linked initiative language, please join this fast growing coalition by replying “yes” to this email. This coalition will likely be highlighted on the campaign website and literature. Please do not hesitate to contact me directly with any questions and be sure to check out our exciting campaign website today. My sincere thanks. With your help, Colorado can take this historic step towards a more sensible marijuana policy. Best, Brian Brian Vicente | Co-DirectorCampaign to Regulate Marijuana Like AlcoholP.O. Box 40332 | Denver, Colorado | 80204voice: 303-861-0033 | fax: 303-861-0915info@regulatemarijuana.orghttp://www.RegulateMarijuana.org
We discussed this at Thursday's meeting of Poudre Valley Green Party, and thought it most appropriate for the Colorado Green Party to take a position, as this is a statewide measure. I personally support this, half-step though it is, as a move towards full legalization, although I know some folks think this is bad law and does not go far enough. This may be as big a bite of the apple as we can get right now, with even our Governor Howdy Doody, who made his fortune producing and selling drugs (beer – a drug I like and use!) coming out against 64.We did agree to support the local ballot measure in our town overturning the ban on medical marijuana dispensaries in Fort Collins.
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