Sensible Colorado: Working for an Effective Drug Policy

A few months ago Colorado passed a law allowing low-income medical marijuana patients to have access to tax-free medicine and a waiver of the annual $90 licensing fee.

Wednesday (10/20) the Colorado Board of Health will be voting to make it VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE* for anyone to qualify as a low-income patient.  Please sign a petition HERE and join Sensible Colorado and allies at Wednesday’s hearing to tell the Health Department to “Show some compassion and adopt an indigent standard that actually helps those in need.”

*Under the Health Department’s proposal the only people who would qualify would be over 65, blind, disabled (according to rigid SSI standards), or whose net income is less than $903 a month and on food assistance.

Event to Assist Indigent Patients

WHAT: Board of Health rulemaking hearing to establish an indigent patient program

WHEN: Wednesday, October 20 at 9:30am

WHERE: CDPHE Building A, first floor, 4300 Cherry Creek Drive South, Denver 80246

WHO: Patients, caregivers, and supporters will have the opportunity to testify publicly

WHY: Encourage the Board to adopt an indigent program which will actually help people

Candidates Stance on Marijuana
See SAFER’s candidate survey HERE.

Municipalities Voting on Marijuana Issues

Counties: Alamosa, Broomfield, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, Douglas, El Paso (Contact: 719 213 3993 or HERE), Eagle (Contact: EMBA, 970-569-3701), Las Animas, Mesa (Contact: 970 270 8394, catcoughran@gmail.com), Moffat, Montrose, Otero, Park, and Washington.

Cities:   Aurora, Federal Heights, Jamestown, Broomfield,  Antonito, Sugar City, Paonia, Lone Tree, Castle Pines, Minturn, Elizabeth,  Ramah, Fountain, Granby, Fraser, Hot Sulphur Springs, Town of Lake City, Loveland, Windsor (Contact: 970-222-5555, inharmonywellness@gmail.com ), De Beque, Dinosaur, Olathe, Hill Rose, La Junta, City of Ouray, Pueblo, Akron, and Otis.

Other Issues
California is currently voting to regulate marijuana for adults over 21 statewide.  Learn about the campaign HERE.

In Colorado, Prop. 102 seeks to fill the jails with mid-level drug offenders, by denying them reasonable bond.  Learn more HERE.

Colorado caregiver Christopher Bartkowicz is facing life in federal prison for growing medicine for sick Colorado patients. We need your help in bringing attention to this government supported atrocity.  Join us on Wednesday, September 22 at 8am as we rally at the Federal Courthouse in Denver.  Then make your way inside to show support as Bartkowicz’s attorney makes the most important arguments of the case– whether all charges should be dismissed because Bartkowicz was following Colorado law. Concurrently, the US Attorney will argue Bartkowicz should be prohibited from even mentioning the words “medical marijuana” at his jury trial scheduled for November 1st, 2010.

This is a crucial day for medical marijuana in Colorado, and we need your support to tell the feds we will not stand by as they attempt to destroy Colorado’s medical marijuana community!

WHAT:     Protest to support Chris Bartkowicz and Colorado Medical Marijuana Patients
WHEN:    Wednesday, September 22nd, 8:00-8:45am
WHERE:  Alfred A. Arraj United States Courthouse (west entrance), 901 19th Street, Denver, Colorado 80294. MAP
WHY:       No one should be sent to jail for growing legal medical marijuana.
WHAT TO BRING: Signs, & water