CO-04 (Special Election)
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(R) Greg Lopez
(R) Trisha Calvarese
90%
10%
President (To Win Colorado)
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(D) Joe Biden*
(R) Donald Trump
80%
20%↓
CO-01 (Denver)
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(D) Diana DeGette*
90%
CO-02 (Boulder-ish)
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(D) Joe Neguse*
90%
CO-03 (West & Southern CO)
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(D) Adam Frisch
(R) Jeff Hurd
(R) Ron Hanks
40%
30%
20%
CO-04 (Northeast-ish Colorado)
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(R) Lauren Boebert
(R) Deborah Flora
(R) J. Sonnenberg
30%↑
15%↑
10%↓
CO-05 (Colorado Springs)
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(R) Dave Williams
(R) Jeff Crank
50%↓
50%↑
CO-06 (Aurora)
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(D) Jason Crow*
90%
CO-07 (Jefferson County)
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(D) Brittany Pettersen
85%↑
CO-08 (Northern Colo.)
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(D) Yadira Caraveo
(R) Gabe Evans
(R) Janak Joshi
60%↑
35%↓
30%↑
State Senate Majority
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DEMOCRATS
REPUBLICANS
80%
20%
State House Majority
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DEMOCRATS
REPUBLICANS
95%
5%
May 19, 2010 02:38 AM UTC
11 Comments
You wrote a diary about pot because a whopping 1% more polled support legalization than any current candidate? Wow, slow day in the SAFER office, huh?
has even more support than that! Party on, Colorado!
It’s never a slow day in the SAFER office.
But I know the work is getting done when I see that folks like you all are reading about this issue.
There is no relevancy in this comparison (obviously done tongue in cheek after hitting the bong), but the upward trend repealing prohibition is.
CA will have on the ballot this fall a proposal to end recreational prohibition (possession of one oz or less and allowed to grow on 25 square ft. or less). Latest polls I saw had 56% approval.
Will be interesting to see what happens if the largest state in the union votes to end prohibition.
We should elect a marijuana plant as our next Governor? Okay, we’re game.
Just saying it’s time we stop talking about legalizing those marijuana plants as if it’s a fringe issue. There’s plenty of support out there and it’s growing every day – only a matter of time before it happens, so it’s time for the political establishment to embrace the inevitable.
Imagine if any of the candidates listed in this post came out and said they believe it’s time we consider making marijuana legal and treating it like alcohol. The number of votes they might lose would be marginal at most. After all, who votes against a candidate purely based on their support for marijuana reform? To my knowledge, not many (if any).
But who might vote for a candidate that is supportive of reform? Perhaps many of the thousands of college students and unaffiliated voters across the state? In California, the Democratic Party is saying it expects a huge boost from voters turning out to vote for marijuana legalization. Maybe a gubernatorial candidate who says they support it could also turn out some more voters.
Are there any pro-legalization special interest groups working toward that end currently? If so, what are the prospects of it landing on the ballot in the next election (I believe it’s too late for it to get on there for 2010.)
A statewide initiative has been filed for the 2010 election ballot. It would establish a regulated marijuana market, licensing production and distribution, removing all penalties for private adult use, and allowing adults to privately produce a small amount if they’d like (think home-brewing).
The title has been set and the petition approved, but we’ve yet to launch a petition drive. We’re still determining whether we would have the funding necessary to qualify.
If it doesn’t move forward this year, it will surely move forward in 2012.
If CA votes to end prohibition this year, that will work in its favor.
Also if its promoted for the right reasons (not the “stoner” type of presentation it had in the last statewide try) it will likely pass.
You may have smoked away your sense of humor
I had a little too much to drink… 😉