Cannabis Therapy Institute drafts Colorado Medical Cannabis Patient and Caregiver Protection Act

November 2, 4:30 PMCannabis Revolution ExaminerDev Meyers

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This afternoon, November 2, 2009, The Cannabis Therapy Institute sent the following letter to its members.

Dear Supporters:

As you know, the Colorado General Assembly is going to take up the issue of
Colorado's Medical Marijuana law this legislative session, which begins
Jan. 13, 2010. Sen. Chris Romer (D-Denver) will be the bill's main sponsor
in the Senate, and Rep. Tom Massey (R-Poncha Springs) is going to be the
House sponsor of the bill.

Members of the Cannabis Therapy Institute met with Sen. Chris Romer on
Monday (10/26) to discuss the medical marijuana bill. He said he had not
drafted anything yet and was just in the information-gathering stage of the
process. We provided Sen. Romer with the draft of a bill called the
Colorado Medical Cannabis Patient and Caregiver Protection Act. This bill
was written by the CTI Medical Cannabis Policy Group and is not an official
Colorado state bill. This bill came from ideas in the draft ordinance that
we released on Oct. 6, 2009.

Click here to read the draft:

We were excited to be the first organization to provide a concrete example
of how Colorado's medical marijuana law could be clarified to better
protect caregivers and patients. We thought it was important to take a
proactive approach to the upcoming legislative session by drafting our own
legislation instead of waiting for the state to do it. We hope that Senator
Romer will adopt some of the provisions of our draft bill. He has promised
to work with CTI and others during the drafting process. At the time we met
him, he said he had not yet met with law enforcement or any other
organizations.

We are actively seeking input on this bill from patients, caregivers and
advocates. We will be having a public meeting to discuss the upcoming
legislative session in the next week or two. Get on our email list if you
are not already. Please send your suggestions and comments on the draft
bill as soon as possible to policygroup@cannabistherapyinstitute.com.

Please call or email if you have any questions.

Laura Kriho
Public Relations Coordinator
Cannabis Therapy Institute


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Cannabis Therapy Institute
P.O. Box 19084
Boulder, CO 80308
Phone: (641) 715-3900 ext. 70966#
Web: http://www.cannabistherapyinstitute.com
Email: info@cannabistherapyinstitute.com