Tuesday, June 8, 2010

GOV. RITTER STRENGTHENS MEDICAL MARIJUANA OVERSIGHT

Gov. Bill Ritter today signed two bills that will increase oversight of voter-approved medical marijuana in Colorado by strengthening the rules for dispensaries and physicians.

“In my State of the State Address in January, I called on the legislature to work with my office, law enforcement, the medical marijuana community and other stakeholders to bring bipartisan, common-sense solutions to the chaotic proliferation of medical marijuana dispensaries in communities all around Colorado,” Gov. Ritter said. “The companion measures I signed today strike a delicate balance between protecting public safety and respecting the will of the voters.

“House Bill 1284 provides a regulatory framework for dispensaries, including giving local communities the ability to ban or place sensible and much-needed controls on the operation, location and ownership of these establishments,” the Governor said. “Senate Bill 109 will help prevent fraud and abuse, ensuring that physicians who authorize medical marijuana for their patients actually perform a physical exam, do not have a DEA flag on their medical license and do not have a financial relationship with a dispensary.”

Gov. Ritter also signed the following bills into law this morning:

HB10-1005
Home Health Care
HB10-1033
Screening Brief Intervention Referral
HB10-1073
Colorado 2-1-1 Checkoff
SB10-002
Medical Ins Coverage Denials Appeals
HB10-1118
Reg Distressed Real Prop By Cnty Commrs
HB10-1125
Regulate Grease Collection & Disposal
HB10-1133
Foreclosure Amend Equity Purchaser Prov
HB10-1181
DPA Administrative Clean-up
HB10-1221
Sunset Licensing River Outfitters
HB10-1241
Register Fire Suppress Sprinkler Fitters
HB10-1278
Create HOA Ombudsman
HB10-1293
Study Ag Exemption Prop Tax
HB10-1329
Solid Waste User Fees
HB10-1334
Public Indecency And Indecent Exposure
HB10-1362
Inactive Special Districts
SB10-120
Prepaid Wireless Phone 911 Surcharge
SB10-181
Municipal Authority To Lease Land
HB10-1383
Funding Financial Assistance Higher Ed
HB10-1388
Cash Fund Transfers Augmnt Genl Fund
HB10-1391
Sunset Instacheck Firearm Transfer
HB10-1395
Interlocutory Appeals In Civil Cases
HB10-1401
State Info Tech Management
HB10-1405
Require State Highway Devolution Study
HB10-1408
Repeal Congressional District Criteria
HB10-1411
Natl Instant Crim Background Check Sys
SB10-199
Probate Code Revisions
HB10-1431
Renew Energy Facility Prop Tax Valuation
SB10-213
Suspension 2010 Interim Committees

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