Amendment 20: The Key to Medical Marijuana Rights in Colorado

The key to Medical Marijuana in Colorado rests withprotected goods and services.
the protections provided by Colorado Amendment 20,A powerful argument in light of the recent MMJ law
which states, among other things, that medical usechanges in Colorado. Many cities are acting to ban, or
means the acquisition, possession, production, use, orextend moratoriums, on dispensaries. Most are waiting
transportation of marijuana or paraphernalia.to see what happens with HB 1284 and HB 109. Both
In essence, state laws and local ordinances that banlaws were recently signed into law by Governor Ritter.
the sale, or acquisition of MMJ fly directly in the face ofBut these laws seem to contradict the basic premise
Amendment 20, and would most likely, be consideredof Amendment 20, that patients may use medical
unconstitutional according to a recent article entitled,marijuana.
Marijuana Stores Are A Bit Like Churches fromStates that adopt similar laws, without the protection of
Cannabis News:a State Constitutional amendment, will face the same
Amendment 20 of the Colorado Constitution is typicalback and forth cycle of initiatives that seek to ban
of constitutional law because it enhances freedom formedical marijuana, followed by initiatives to reinstate
individuals and limits the authority of government. It'sthem. Precisely what is happening in Montana, where
true the amendment doesn't specify a right to medicalvolunteers across the state are working to collect
marijuana stores. But what in the state or federal25,000 signatures to get an initiative on the Montana
constitution grants a right to sell Bibles, books or liquorNovember ballot to repeal medical marijuana.
or to run a 7-Eleven?Read the Cannabis News article above. Read it twice.
The right to sell medical marijuana is inherent in the rightForward this article to your friends, your care-giver,
of individuals to acquire and possess it. If it's not, weyour Colorado dispensary, and your state and local
can eliminate any right by simply banning vendors ofgovernment representatives. It's that important.