The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly – Legalization of Cannabis in Colorado
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Legalization of Cannabis In Colorado The Good, The Bad and the Ugly
A view from the Colorado Highway Safety Office
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Glenn Davis:
Manager of Highway Safety for Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) Governor's Highway Safety Office (HSO). [email protected] 303 757 9462 https://www.codot.gov/safety/alcohol-and-impaired-driving/druggeddriving Retired from Littleton Police.
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Objectives: • Prevent the spread of new
“medical” marijuana initiatives
• Stop any more states from legalizing marijuana for recreational use
• Start planning to repeal “medical” and recreational marijuana laws
• Plan new approaches for marijuana policy in the United States
• Good To Know
FIGHTING MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION National Working Group Meeting
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•Advocate
•Candor
•Realist
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Amendment 64
• 21+ • State licenses product manufacturing, cultivations testing and retail
sales
• Local governments can regulate or prohibit facilities;
• Excise tax to be levied upon wholesale sales of marijuana; • $40 million to public school capital construction assistance fund;
• No public use
Amendment 64: The Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act of 2012
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What Lens You Look Through? • Good?
• Bad?
• Ugly?
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Good? Bad? Ugly? • Ending Marijuana Prohibition (Legalization) • Taxes from Marijuana Sales • Traffic Safety Data Drug Recognition Expert (DRE)-Advanced Roadside
Impaired Driving Enforcement (ARIDE) Impaired Driving Research (sfst?) Awareness, who is your expert? DRE Laws gaps
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Good? Bad? Ugly?
• Partnerships • State/NHTSA
• Media Drive High Get a DUI – Drive High II
• Law Enforcement Traffic Safety Focus • What can be changed • Focus on impairment (ng-device)
• Opportunities: – Data – Promote DRE and ARIDE DRE Schools – “Green Lab” – Roadside Evaluation (SFST)
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MJ Partnerships
• Identified and reached out to MJ Industry Leader(s) • Utilized partners for focus groups • MJ representative on State DUI Task Force • Presented at MJ industry events • Mutual Press Opportunities • Do not underestimate MJ advocates passion and
resources (Primary Seat Belt) • Belief vs. Knowledge Partner on: • Governor's MJ Working Group • MJ Data Group • MJ Education Committee
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