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Sensible Colorado aids landmark marijuana reform efforts in Denver and Telluride. Over half of Denver and nearly half of Telluride vote to transform marijuana laws.

On November 2, 2005, a historic day for marijuana reform, the majority of Colorado voters facing marijuana issues sent a strong message that reform is needed.

54% of Denver voters agreed: no city penalties for personal possession.

In Denver, voters passed I-100, an ordinance to abolish city penalties for the adult personal possession of marijuana, with 54% of voters approving the measure. Meanwhile, on the other side of the state, a measure to make adult personal possession of marijuana the lowest law enforcement priority, was narrowly defeated—by a mere 24 votes—by rural voters in Telluride.

Sensible Colorado provided support for these campaigns by training activists, building alliances, and activating reform voters.

“No longer can marijuana reform voters be referred to as a minority. This vote shows that at least half or more of Colorado voters are firm in their belief that the government’s war on marijuana is a failure” said Brian Vicente, Executive Director of Sensible Colorado.

Colorado State Representative Gary Lindstrom recently authored a letter to 10,000 Coloradans calling for a system of controlled regulation of marijuana for adults in Colorado. Rep. Lindstrom, a former police officer and military veteran, draws upon his 46 years of public service experience to advocate for this sensible reform. Read this hard-hitting and informative letter. (PDF) To join the growing list of supporters for taxing and regulating marijuana please email your name and contact information to info@sensiblecolorado.org The Denver Post has also called on Colorado to regulate marijuana like alcohol. Read the Post’s editorial (PDF) in support of this common-sense reform!

With the launch of the Colorado Campaign for Safe Access (CCSA), Sensible Colorado has solidified its role as the primary resource for Colorado’s medical marijuana patients and caregivers. The CCSA is a shared project of Sensible Colorado and Americans for Safe Access (www.safeaccessnow.org) and is designed to provide information and protection for Colorado’s medical marijuana patients, caregivers, and compassion clubs.

Please see the medical marijuana portion of the Sensible Colorado website which addresses the wide variety of issues and problems faced by patients and caregivers in Colorado. This website also contains numerous legal resources including sample motions and briefs for use in patient/caregiver defense.

As part of this Campaign, Sensible Colorado is tracking pending medical marijuana criminal cases to determine trends and wage effective legal battles to secure access to this valuable medicine.
If you have had a law enforcement interaction, please let us know about it by calling Sensible Colorado at (720) 890-4247 or 1-800-418-3352 or via email at brian@sensiblecolorado.org.