DENVER — Colorado's state health board has rejected a move to limit suppliers of medical marijuana to helping only five patients at a time. The board voted 6-3 Monday night, after several hours of testimony, to defeat the proposal by the state health department. People in the audience of about 100 cheered. The board adopted other recommended changes, including a requirement t
hat patients get their signatures notarized on applications for the medical marijuana registry. State health and law enforcement officials argued the system is susceptible to fraud and causes confusion over who can legally grow marijuana. Opponents objected to meddling with the voter-approved constitutional amendment allowing the use of marijuana for medical purposes. (AP) — Medical marijuana users and businesses that supply them with the drug urged Colorado's health board Monday to reject proposed new rules that would limit suppliers to helping only five patients at a time. About 400 people, nearly all of them opposed to the proposed regulations, packed an auditorium at a college campus near downtown Denver at the beginning of the all-day hearing. They argued the board didn't have a right to meddle in the constitutional amendment passed by voters that made Colorado one of 13 states that allow medical marijuana. They also said the five-person limit would make it harder to find legal supplies of the drug and make it harder for dispensaries to survive and continue offering a range of marijuana varieties to treat different diseases.
hat patients get their signatures notarized on applications for the medical marijuana registry. State health and law enforcement officials argued the system is susceptible to fraud and causes confusion over who can legally grow marijuana. Opponents objected to meddling with the voter-approved constitutional amendment allowing the use of marijuana for medical purposes. (AP) — Medical marijuana users and businesses that supply them with the drug urged Colorado's health board Monday to reject proposed new rules that would limit suppliers to helping only five patients at a time. About 400 people, nearly all of them opposed to the proposed regulations, packed an auditorium at a college campus near downtown Denver at the beginning of the all-day hearing. They argued the board didn't have a right to meddle in the constitutional amendment passed by voters that made Colorado one of 13 states that allow medical marijuana. They also said the five-person limit would make it harder to find legal supplies of the drug and make it harder for dispensaries to survive and continue offering a range of marijuana varieties to treat different diseases.For further details visit as : www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jobhPeYGP1lV_BEq9kYE2cY4vqkAD99IJNM80
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