Seattle Times, 11 Jun 2013 – ALLOWING cannabis businesses to use the banking system is an urgent matter for 20 medical-marijuana states and a special concern to Washington and Colorado, whose voters have endorsed legalization for general adult use. U.S. Reps. Denny Heck, D-Wash., and Ed Perlmutter, DColo., of the House Financial Services Committee are preparing a bill that would allow marijuana producers and retailers to use the banking system.
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US CO: Editorial: Retail Marijuana Would Damage Springs’ Image
The Gazette, 09 Jun 2013 – Colorado Springs is at another crossroads. The city has transitioned to a strong mayor form of government. The local housing market is beginning to recover from the recession. So far we appear to be surviving sequestration. But in the coming weeks the city must decide whether to allow retail marijuana sales. Amendment 64, approved by Colorado voters in 2012, has moved into the implementation phase. Regulation of the many details concerning legalized marijuana is a daunting task. One of those details is an enormous one – legal retail sale of pot within the city limits. The amendment permits "the licensing of cultivation facilities, product manufacturing facilities, testing facilities, and retail stores;" It also allows each locality to determine whether it will allow retail stores and then create regulations to govern those stores. Or, they can simply opt out or establish a moratorium, as Pueblo and many other municipalities have done. El Paso County has already banned retail sales and so has Woodland Park, a mountain community known for its scenic beauty. Colorado Springs should do the same.
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US CO: Colorado Braces For Recreational Pot
New Haven Register, 10 Jun 2013 – DENVER – Colorado was one of the pioneers of medical marijuana. Soon, it will hold another distinction. Voters in November overwhelmingly passed a constitutional amendment that will allow for the sale of cannabis to anyone over age 21. In doing so, they made Colorado one of only two states to opt for full commercialization of the drug, along with Washington state.
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US CO: Editorial: Legalized Pot Could Cost Springs Economy
The Gazette, 02 Jun 2013 – As Pentagon officials mull a decision that could help or harm Colorado Springs, the choice by Colorado voters to legalize pot could prove costly. Public officials must, like never before, work to keep soldiers off drugs. Looming budget cuts will force the Pentagon to cut Army personnel by 80,000. If all goes well for the Springs, the cuts will cause a realignment of operations that would relocate roughly 3,000 soldiers to Fort Carson. That means our community would benefit from 3,000 additional taxpaying consumers, along with their families, who will boost the local economy.
