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 COLORADO NORML ENDORSES ADAM FRISCH FOR COLORADO CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 3 

Media Advisory: October 18, 2022

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Colorado NORML endorses Adam Frisch for Colorado Congressional District 3

Denver, Colorado: Colorado NORML is proud to officially endorse candidate Adam Frisch for Colorado House of Representatives Congressional District 3 in the Tuesday, November 8th, 2022 general election. 

NORML’s mission is to advance public opinion sufficiently to legalize the responsible use of marijuana by adults, and to serve as an advocate for consumers to assure they have access to high-quality marijuana that is safe, convenient, and affordable. We believe Adam Frisch is the candidate that will support and advocate for our goals. 

Adam is an experienced businessman that has worked at both international and local levels with a track record of 30+ years working in the community to solve problems like affordable housing and infrastructure. In his decade-long role as an Aspen City Council member, Mr. Frisch has gone on record advocating for the Cannabis Industry multiple times. 

For instance, in 2013, the council discussed limiting the number of recreational dispensaries allowed to operate in the busy tourist town. Mr. Frisch said because no such limits exist or were given to liquor licenses, he saw no reason for a different set of rules on the cannabis industry. In a meeting the following year, Adam spoke in support of allowing local “marijuana cafes” to operate as what we call ‘cannabis consumption lounges’ in the present day.

Colorado NORMLs goal is to achieve a policy under which responsible cannabis consumers are treated fairly in all aspects of their lives, on a daily basis. “Adam Frisch has shown his support of the Colorado Cannabis Industry over a decades long record of serving his community of Aspen. We are proud to endorse Adam Frisch for the District 3 Congressional election and we look forward to working with him on bills that support and promote our mission and goals,” says executive director of Colorado NORML, Ashley Weber.

Colorado NORML Team

Lamar: Opposing the Charter Amendment to Prohibit Marijuana in Lamar

Fellow Citizen of Lamar,

We are writing to urge our opposition and your NO Vote on an initiative petition that will be on Lamars November Ballot question 300 with ordinances to amend the home rule charter by prohibiting and penalizing marijuana related acts and business licensing/operation. Click on TAKE ACTION below to send letters letting public officials know your opposition.

Below is the proposed changes: ____________________________________________________________________________________ Section 15-2(c) “Prohibited Acts” of the ordinance reads as follows: It shall be unlawful for any person, persons, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, company association of persons, for profit or not for profit, knowingly, to possess, use, display, purchase, transport, transfer, store, warehouse, cultivate, sell, or distribute to another or to a consumer or any other person or entity, more than one ounce of marijuana for personal use.

Section 15-2(d) “Prohibited Acts” of the ordinance reads as follows: It shall be unlawful for any person OR persons under the age of twenty-one years knowingly, to possess, use, display, purchase, transport, transfer, store, warehouse, cultivate, sell or distribute to another OR to a consumer, or to any other person or entity, any amount of marijuana or marijuana accessories.

Amending this home charter rule is unconstitutional as Colorado voters in 2000 passed Article 18 Section 14 allows medical marijuana patients of 18 years or older, to possess, use, transport, store, or warehouse up to two ounces of marijuana for personal use if they also possess a state certified patient card. It also allows medical marijuana patients to cultivate no more than six marijuana plants, with three or fewer being mature, flowering plants that are producing a usable form of marijuana, on their premise, for personal use.

Section 15-2(c) of the ordinance to amend Lamar’s Home Rule Charter is in direct violation of this article of the Colorado Constitution, by limiting patients to no more than one ounce of marijuana products as well as prohibiting them from cultivating marijuana plants that produce no more than one ounce of marijuana.

Section 15-2(d) of the ordinance to amend Lamar’s Home Rule Charter is also in direct violation of this article of the Colorado Constitution, by prohibiting medical marijuana patients 18 years of age and older to possess, use, transport, store, warehouse, or cultivate any amount of marijuana.

Article 18 Section 16 Subsection 3 allows retail marijuana consumers to possess, grow, process, and transport no more than six marijuana plants, with three or fewer being mature, flowering plants, and possess the marijuana produced by the plants on the premises where the plants were grown, provided that the growing takes place in an enclosed, locked space, is not conducted openly or publicly, and is not made available for sale. Section 15-2(c) of the ordinance to amend Lamar’s Home Rule Charter is in direct violation of this article of the Colorado Constitution, by prohibiting retail marijuana consumers from possessing no more than one ounce of marijuana that they have cultivated on their own premise.

For these reasons I urge you to oppose and vote NO on Lamar's November ballot initiative to change cannabis home charter rules allowing for the prohibition of cannabis in this town. 

Sincerely,

Colorado NORML Team

Welcome back Cannabis lifestyle Fans,

This will be one of the largest cannabis event since covid!!  CannaCon is the Nation’s leading cannabis conference and expo! This event is coming to Denver Sat and Sun - September 24th and 25th at the Colorado Convention Center.

Shop the latest most innovative products in the cannabis industry, learn from leading industry experts, including special guests the Pot Brothers at Law, and network with thousands of like minded individuals.

From seeds to seed money - find everything you need to take your cannabis business to the next level at CannaCon.

Colorado NORML is happy to announce we will be there and will be located in  Section C  -  Booth # 1106. (See map below)  Come check out the Information and Education for better Legislation. We are offering 50% off to our members, advocates, and supporters.  Please enter the code: INDUSTRY at checkout.

Look forward to seeing you all there,

Colorado NORML

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