Date: 10/01/2014
Final
Public Comment
MARIJUANA SALES TAX REVENUES
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10:58 AM -- Public Comment
David Broadwell, representing the City and County of Denver, came to the table to discuss Bill 1. He spoke about recent court decisions concerning civil liability for the seizure, destruction, and failure to return medical and retail marijuana plant by law enforcement in Colorado; provided clarification within the bill on where caregiver information is stored and how it can be accessed; spoke about the differences in confidentiality for medical marijuana patients versus caregivers; and discussed the regulation of medical marijuana cultivation by primary caregivers. Commissioner Pace responded to Mr. Broadwell's comments.
11:08 AM
Samantha Walsh, representing the Cannabis Consumers Coalition, came to the table to provide testimony. She stated that there was a dearth of representation for caregivers and medical marijuana patients on the committee and that she was speaking on their behalf. Ms. Walsh said that caregivers cannot currently test marijuana products through licensed testing facilities. She added that they are operating under a framework in which they cannot derive profit for providing medical marijuana, so they cannot fund testing, and suggested that the legislature could appropriate funds towards caregivers to refund the costs of marijuana testing. She also spoke to the lack of criminal defense options for caregivers under the strict liability felonies laid out in the bill. She asked for the bill to be tabled so that caregivers could be brought into the discussion to voice their concerns with the potential legislation.