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December 01, 2009 07:33 PM UTC

MMJ Poll is out and the Apothecary of Colorado is Open!

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  • by: Whiskey Lima Juliet

Apothecary of Colorado opens it’s doors today, December 1, 2009!  Located at 1730 Blake St., Suite 420.

But the real news is the poll that was conducted by Coloradoans for Medical Marijuana Regulations (CMMR). We have hired top lobbyist (both Republican and Democrat), incredible PR people and the best political minds in Colorado.  I would say we are ready for battle.  Oh and by the way….

65% of likely voters support MMJ Dispensaries.

Survey Research on Regulation of Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

TO: Interested Parties

FR: RBI Strategies and Research

RE: Voter Opinion of Regulating Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

DT: 1 December 2009

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS

Nine years ago, Colorado voters passed Amendment 20 which authorized the use of medical marijuana by persons who are suffering from debilitating medical conditions and creating exemptions to Colorado criminal law for medical marijuana patients and their primary care-givers.  Recent events have focused attention on the need for a more defined role for medical marijuana dispensaries under Amendment 20.  To assess voter attitudes towards formalizing the role of dispensaries under Amendment 20, Coloradans for Medical Marijuana Regulation hired RBI Strategies and Research to conduct a survey.

This survey demonstrates that voters would favor establishing state-licensed marijuana dispensaries by a two-to-one margin.

“Now I am going to read you some proposals that voters might be voting on in the election next November.  This proposal would (1) establish state-licensed marijuana dispensaries to cultivate and provide marijuana to patients with doctors’ recommendations; (2) allow local governments to set limits on the number of dispensaries and to enact zoning regulations applicable to the dispensaries; and (3) require patients to be registered with the state and set a limit on the amount of marijuana patients can acquire through the dispensary system.

“If the election were held today, would you vote yes or no on this proposal?  (IF RESPONDENT NEEDS CLARIFICATION:) A “yes” vote would be a vote to approve the proposal; a “no” vote would be a vote to reject the proposal. (IF UNDECIDED:)  Well, which way would you say you are leaning?”

Strong yes 34% Total Yes: 64%

Not strongly yes 19

Lean yes 10

Lean no 4 Total No: 32%

Not strongly no 6

Strongly no 23

Undecided 3

• A total of 64 percent of both men and women said they would support the dispensary system model.

• A majority of registered Republicans (53%), Independents (64%) and Democrats (75%) supported the proposed dispensary system.

• A majority of people within every age group backed the proposal, with the highest levels of support among the over 55 (64%) and under 35 (71%) age groups.

• White voters (65%) supported the proposal at a slightly higher rate than non-white voters (61%).

• Metro Denver was the most supportive area in the state (69%), along with Denver (68%) and the South Front Range (64%). Fifty-two percent of voters in the Western Slope were supportive.

METHODOLOGY

RBI Strategies & Research conducted a telephone survey of 500 Colorado voters who are likely to participate in the 2010 General Election.  A sample of this size has a margin of error of +/-4.38% at the 95% confidence level.  Survey interviews were conducted from November 6 – November 9, 2009 by professional telemarketers using a statistically valid random sample drawn from a current list of registered voters.

Shameless Plug to follow…

This dispensary comes with serious street cred: Its owners, Scott Durrah and Wanda James, also run 8 Rivers, the Caribbean restaurant just down the street that’s become a political watering hole.

“We are not new to understanding the medicinal value of marijuana,” says Durrah, a chef who’s also a medical marijuana patient. “I am proud of the fact that the Apothecary of Colorado’s medicine is grown here in Colorado by our horticulturist. We will be able to provide and control the quality of medicine and patient care that this new industry demands.”

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17 thoughts on “MMJ Poll is out and the Apothecary of Colorado is Open!”

  2. From today’s edition:

    “It’s easy to say in a vacuum that voters support the type of medical marijuana distribution system that the dispensary owners advocate, but the devil is in the details,” Suthers said. “Once the voters understand the full extent that the current system is being abused to allow healthy young people to procure marijuana, they will be much less likely to support it.”

    Even though Suthers has no way of qualifying this statement with facts, it makes for a great soundbite for Chris Romer and others who want to usurp the will of Colorado voters by eliminating physician discretion on who should be prescribed what is a legal drug.

    Keep fighting for what’s right, Wanda, even when the powers that be would rather force you to close up shop.

    1. If there really is a problem with prescriptions, the state needs to learn how to handle it.  Just like they do with any other medical drug.

      For the record, I’m anti-recreational marijuana and pro-dispensary.  I think when “function” is a generous way of saying “can sit up and watch TV without crying” it’s a little ridiculous to suggest they should be farming in their free time.  I have more, but am feeling self conscious of my rambling.

      1. Although I’m for the legalization and taxation of recreational marijuana, I’ll be the first to admit that the voters legalized it for medicinal purposes only. Until there is a change in the law, then that’s how it should be treated, and doctors who prescribe it for people who don’t really need it should be punished just like you said.

        But the rhetoric from those who want to create stricter regulations of how medicinal marijuana in this state is distributed to patients have absolutely no way of justifying their statements. I’ve seen stats from Wanda showing that the average MMJ patient is in their 40s, but the age of the patients shouldn’t even be an issue. What is at issue is, as you described it so well, the apparent conventional wisdom among Suthers, Romer, et al that there are more people gaming the system than there are legitimate patients.

        Pain is hard to legislate, and I think it would be a mistake to shut off access to medicine purely because elected officials don’t think people are in as much pain as they think they are.

        1. The response to Suthers is that the constitutional amendment required that the legislature create a crime for fraudulently representing a medical condition to a physician, the CDPHE, or any law enforcement official for the purpose of obtaining a registry i.d. card or avoiding arrest and prosecution.  Colo. Const., art. XVIII, sec. 14(8)(a).  In 2001, the General Assembly did just that, and it is a Class 1 misdemeanor to engage in such misrepresentation.  CRS 18-18-406.3(2)(a).  A CDPHE employee or law enforcement official who has reason to believe that the crime has been committed is authorized to report it to the DA or the AG.  CRS 18-18-406.3(2)(b).  

          Bottom line – there’s already a mechanism in place to pursue those who flat out lie — i.e., “healthy young individuals” — and a role for the AG in enforcement.  

          What is wrong with our elected officials?  I had another crazy conversation with an official who will go un-named for now…that wants to have pharmacies selling MMJ instead of dispensaries.  I explained to him that MMJ is still a Schedule 1 illegal drug with the Federal Government and there is no good reason for Wal-Mart to sell it . He then said I was talking in circles and insulting him.  Who votes for these people?

    2. “It’s easy to say in a vacuum that voters support the type of beer distribution system that the bar owners advocate, but the devil is in the details,” Suthers said. “Once the voters understand the full extent that the current system is being abused to allow healthy young people to procure beer, they will be much less likely to support it.”

      Suthers did not really say the above – but where is the difference?

    1. But maybe…

      http://www.sciencedaily.com/re…

      ScienceDaily (Sep. 24, 2004) – Tampa, FL (Sept. 22, 2004) — The compound in marijuana that produces a high, delta-9 tetrahydrocannbinol or THC, may block the spread of several forms of cancer causing herpes viruses, University of South Florida College of Medicine scientists report.

      The findings, published Sept. 15 in the online journal BMC Medicine, could lead to the creation of antiviral drugs based on nonpsychoactive derivatives of THC.

  5. Either you misquoted the question, WLJ, or RBI presented a poor question for the poll.

    “Now I am going to read you some proposals that voters might be voting on in the election next November.  This proposal would (1) establish state-licensed marijuana dispensaries to cultivate and provide marijuana to patients with doctors’ recommendations; (2) allow local governments to set limits on the number of dispensaries and to enact zoning regulations applicable to the dispensaries; and (3) require patients to be registered with the state and set a limit on the amount of marijuana patients can acquire through the dispensary system.

    Ignoring the grammatical typos (I’m assuming they’re typos), I’m confused about the results you posted.

    Were there three proposals that people responded to, or just one? Was the favorable/ unfavorable the same for all three or, again, was it just the question, “Are you in favor of MMJ dispensaries”?  

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