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April 11, 2011 11:31 PM UTC
10 Comments
The line about medical marijuana dispensaries seems odd and out of place. Are any of the other candidates saying that opening dispensaries are a jobs plan? Is anyone saying that?
Sure, some candidates might be recognizing the number of jobs they are creating. But I haven’t heard anyone saying it is a key to creating jobs in the city.
To me, this looks like Boigon trying to appeal to the older and more conservative voters by belittling something she assumes they dislike. Perhaps she’ll find some viewers who are so up in arms over the issue that they’ll listen further. But there probably aren’t too many who care enough to base their votes on it. After all, support for allowing dispensaries in Denver is incredibly high – like 70%+ high.
I guess I’m just wondering why she’d use her limited airtime to mention something so irrelevant.
Jobs in dispensaries are not the jobs of the future for the Denver economy. I think the point of the ad is that Denver deserves a Mayor with more vision than expanding dispensaries. Boigon is on record with supporting medical marijuana, but what has happened in Denver is way beyond what was intended by Amendment 20.
We’ve only seen three.
The issue is completely irrelevant. No candidate is claiming dispensaries provide “jobs of the future.” It seems clear she is just mentioning the subject as a means of currying favor amongst potential voters who dislike dispensaries/medical marijuana. Perhaps she’s also taking a jab at Romer, who is well known for carrying state dispensary legislation. The merits of the law are irrelevant. Why she mentions the subject at all is the question.
Nope, she has had five ads up.
Yep, if you had attended any of the 28 forums that have been held you would have heard at least one of the candidates singing the jobs benefits of the dispensaries. Point is they are not the economic engine of the future.
We haven’t. We’ve seen three. Can you point us to the other two?
http://boigonfordenver.com/med… would be the place to go. Not seeing five, though.
1. Plane Ad
2. City council pay raises
3. Her cooking in the kitchen
4. Can’t remember what it was
5. The new one about MMJ.
My question is, why attack Linkhart (and this is a hit at Linkhart)? She has ten times the money, is on TV while Linkhart isn’t, it just doesn’t make sense. Carol looks like she’s getting desperate.
for the reasons you list. She’s not worried about pushing away medical marijuana advocates, because if that’s what’s determining their vote, they’re almost certainly already in Linkhart’s camp. This ad is saying to older voters (who turn out at a much higher rate than other age groups in an election like the upcoming Denver one) that she isn’t falling for the medical marijuana bandwagon. It says she’s all about jobs with the additional message she is suspicious of the weed.
There are three underlying points with which we disagree with Councilwoman Boigon:
1. Medical marijuana and other businesses can’t coexist. While MMJ shouldn’t be our only “jobs plan”, there is no excuse for taking shots at one of the few sectors employing so many Denver residents.
2. MMC’s are going in “everywhere.” Medical marijuana centers face unprecendented restrictions on where they can operate, are burdened with onerous licensing fees, and are subject to a rigorous approval process. Furthermore, moratoriums preventing new centers from opening their doors will likely be extended into 2012.
3. MMC’s are harmful to neighborhoods. Most dispensaries are run by conscientious and philanthropic individuals that are participating in everything from food drives to Walk MS, an event we’re proud to be a part of.