The Durango Herald, 30 Aug 2012 – With Moratorium City Gains Time to Relax, Review, Revise Rules Marijuana is supposed to be soothing, but regulating the drug has apparently stressed out city officials. The City Council on Tuesday approved an "emergency ordinance" for a 60-day moratorium, ending Aug. 18, on issuing new business licenses for medical marijuana dispensaries and production facilities.
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US CO: PUB LTE: Drug Wars
Pueblo Chieftain, 26 Aug 2012 – Well, the Mexican drug cartel has fled the violence on its side of the border and brought it here to Colorado. Who will be the first to see their neighbor’s face rolling down the road wrapped around a basketball. Whose money will we fight this invasion with: city, county, state or federal dollars? Dollars that could well be spent on important necessities.
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US CO: Column: Shot at the Pot
Colorado Springs Independent, 22 Aug 2012 – Last Thursday, the Colorado Center on Law and Policy released a study saying the state could see $60 million-plus in combined savings and revenue if Amendment 64, the effort to decriminalize marijuana, is passed by voters in November. That amount could balloon to $100 million within five years of the law’s implementation, says study author Christopher Stiffler. The numbers came under immediate criticism from No on 64, the group opposing the ballot measure: "This report triples the estimate from the state’s unbiased, non-partisan Office of Legislative Council in the Blue Book," campaign director Roger Sherman told Denver’s Westword, citing a report that shows the amendment could increase revenue anywhere between $4 million and $22 million.
