Action Alert:
Denver City Council Debates Banning Caregivers
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CALL AND EMAIL THE DENVER CITY COUNCIL
Tell them to vote "NO" CB-607, Medical
Marijuana Zoning Changes
Call Denver City Council
720-865-9534
UPDATE: The next hearing on this bill will be late September.
BACKGROUND
The Denver City Council will vote on CB10-0607, a bill restricting
growing of medical marijuana by zoning districts in the city. It
would essentially eliminate the ability of a person to be a caregiver
and provide cannabis for another person not living in the same house
with them.
History: Bill passed first reading on Mon., August 9, 2010.
Second and final reading will be sometime in September.
Excerpts from the bill:
The growing of medical marijuana shall comply with the following:
1. No more than 6 plants may be grown for each patient registry
identification card holder residing in a dwelling unit, not to exceed
12 plants per dwelling unit.
2. Growing and/or storage of medical marijuana shall occur within
a completely enclosed structure.
3. Growing and/or storage of medical marijuana shall not occur in
a common area associated with the dwelling unit.
4. Growing shall be for personal use only by patient registry identification
card holders residing in the dwelling unit; retail or wholesale
sales of goods or products derived from the growing of medical marijuana
and any off-site distribution of such plants or derived products
are prohibited.
Click here for the full agenda and links to the ordinance.
http://www.denvergov.org/sirepub/mtgviewer.aspx?meetid=149&doctype=AGENDA
Tell the City Council to vote "NO" CB-607, Medical Marijuana
Zoning Changes and continue to allow safe access for patients and
caregivers in Denver.
Contact the Denver City Council
Denver City Council Main Office
City & County Bldg.
1437 Bannock St., Rm. 451
Denver, CO 80202
Phone: 720-865-9534
Fax: 720-865-9540
Email: dencc@denvergov.org
Web: http://www.denvergov.org/CityCouncil
Remember to cc us on any correspondence with lawmakers: info@cannabistherapyinstitute.com
Watch Online
City Council meetings are televised live on cable TV Channel 8,
and can be viewed on the Internet:
www.denvergov.org/denver8tv/
Denver City Council Meetings
Time: Council Meeting starts at 5:30 pm
Where: Council Chambers, Room 450
City & County Building
1437 Bannock Street, Denver, CO
On the west side of the Civic Center Park.
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