Glenwood Springs Post Independent, 22 Jan 2013 – This letter is written to the Garfield County commissioners and the mayors and trustees of our local governments, who may be confused about the difference between marijuana and hemp and who do not fully grasp the significant economic development and livable wage jobs creation opportunities that industrial hemp offers to the citizens of Garfield County. With the November passage of Amendment 64, the voters of Colorado amended Article 18 of the Colorado Constitution to de-criminalize marijuana and establish statewide excise tax revenues on the sale of cannabis, and to allow for the statewide cultivation and commercialization of industrial hemp. The amendment declares that industrial hemp must be regulated separately from marijuana, and requires the Colorado General Assembly to "enact legislation governing the cultivation, processing, and the sale of industrial hemp."
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