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T I
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Ta
ble
of Co
nte
nts
Reco
mmend
atio
n
1
Execu
tive Su
mmar
y
Intr
oducti
on
9
Comm
itte
e and
ta
ff
and
dviso
rs
1 2
Hi
story
of
Mar
ijuan
a
L
eg aliz
ation
inCo
lorad
o
1 3
Introd
uctio
n
to Impa
ct
1 7
Pub
lic
Sa
fety Impa
ct
1 9
Pu
blic
Hea
lth
Im
pacts
2 9
G
overn
ment
Impa
ct
4 5
B
usine
ss
Impa
ct
5 3
Educa
tion
an
d You
th
5 7
Some
Com
monisc
oncep
tions
67
Attac
hment
s
At
tachme
nt
1
: Cham
ber fCom
merce
etail M
arijua
na
in Uni
ncorpo
rated
Jeffers
onCoun
ty
Su rvey
7
A
ttach
ment 2
: Jeffers
on Cou
nty T
ele
F
orum
o
114/21
/2014
o
f
Mariju
ana
Use
73
Attach
ment
3:
Jeffers
onCoun
ty
Jurisd
iction
Stat
us
on
Medic
al and etai
l
Est
ablish
ments
7
5
Att
achmen
t
:
Adve
rse
Health
f
f e c t s o
f Marij
uana
Us
e
77
Att
achmen
t5
:
The eg a
lizati
on o
f
a
rijuan
a
in C
olorad
o: Thempa
ct/Vol
ume
.8
7
Att
achme
nt :
Ta
sk Force
Minor
ity Optn
R e
port
97
e f f e r s
o n
Co
unty
Marijua
na
Tas
k
Forc
e
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T
ableof
Con
tents
Tables
and
G
raphs
Av
erage Past
Mont
h
U
se
of
Ma
rijuana Ag
es
12
o
17
ea
rs
P
re- and
Post
-Medi
cal
M
arijuana
Co
mmercial
ization Year
200
9)
21
Drug
R e l a t e d
S
uspensio
ns/Expul
sions
22
Pe
rcentage
ofTotal
R e f e r
r a l s t o
Law nforc
ement n
C
olorado,
2 5 o
2 13
chool
Years
23
F a t a l i t i
e s
Involv
ing O
perators
T
esting
o s i t i v e
f o r Marijua
na
24
Percen
t
o
f l l
F a t a l i t i e s
With
Operat
ors
Testing
P o s i t i v e
f o r
Mariju
ana
24
Colo
rado Marij
uana n t e
r d i c t i o n S
eizures
26
P
ounds
of
M
arijuan
a
Seiz
ed
by the
U . S .
P o s
t a l
I n s p
e c t i o n
S e
r v i c e
27
P
otency Mo
nitoring
Pr
ogram
- Avera
ge THC
ercent D
EA-Subm
itted
Can
nabis Samples
19
95
-
13
32
H o s p i
t a l i z a t i o
n s
Rela
ted to
Mariju
ana
3
3
S t .
Anthon
y
o s p i t a l P a t i e n
t s Seen n
the
E
D With
Ma
rijuana D
iagnosis
FY12-14
3
4
Aver
age Perc
ent of
Children
Ages
0
o 5
ears o r Repor
ted Ma
rijuana
E
xposure
Ca
ses
35
F a t a l i t i e s
I n v o l v i n g
Operators
Testing
o s i t i v e f o r
Marijuana 36
Youth
Ages
12
o27
ears
)
a
st
Mont
h
M
arijuana
Use
National
s .
C o l o r a d
o . . . . . .
3
8
C o r r
e l a t i o n Be
tween
Perc
eived Ri
sk
and
Use
39
F i v e
-Year
Increa
se n
D a i l y
Marijua
na Use
Among8
10 nd
1
2~ r a d e r s
58
To
p
D
rugs
Amo
ng8~
n
d
1
2~
rade
rs, ast Year
Use
59
Average Pa
st
Month Useo
f Marijua
na Ages
12
o
17
ears Pre- and
Po
st
Marijua
na
Comm
ercializ
ation Year
2009
)
6
A
verage Dru
g R e l a
t e d Suspen
sions/Ex
pulsions
63
J
e f f e r s o n
County M a r i j u a n a
Tas
k
o r
c e
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R
eco
mme
nda
tion
The
e f f e
r s o n
Co
unty Mari
juana
Task
Force
,
f t e r
c
onsid
ering
a v a
i l a b l e
evi
dence,
r
e om
mends
ha
t
the
J e f
f e r s o n Count
y Board
of
Co
unty
Co mm
issio
ne rs
pe
rmane
ntly
p
rohibi
t
mariju
ana est
ablish
ments
withi
n
uninco
rporat
ed
J e
f f e r s o
n
Co
unt y.
The
ask
forc
e
findsthat
c o nd o
ning
and
i c
e n s i n g
m
arijua
na
establ
ishmen
ts s n o t
o n s i s
t e n t
wit
h
th e
h e a l t h
s a f e t y
and
wel
fare
of
the c
i t i z e n s
o
f
e f f e
r s o n
Co u
nty.The
a
sk
forc
e
re
ommen
ds
hat
t he
B
oard
of
Cou
nty
Co mmi
ssio n
e rs
ad op t
the
fol
lowing
ordi
nance:
PURS
UANT
T
O
THE
AUTHO
RITYGRA
NTED
BY SEC
TION 6 5)
F )O
FARTICL
E
XVII
IOF
THEC
ONSTI
TUTIO
N
OF
TH
E
ST
ATEO
FCOLO
RADO
HE
BO R
DO
F
COUN
TYCO
MMISS
IONER
S
OF T
HECOU
NTYO
FEFFERS
ON
PR
OHIBIT
S
TH
E
O
PERAT
IONOFMARIJUANA
CULTIVATION
ACILITIES
MARIJUANA
PRODUCT
M
ANUFA
CTUR
INGAC
ILITIE
S
MARI
JUANA
TE
STING
ACIL
ITIES
NDET
AIL
MARIJ
UANA
STO
RES
WITH
IN
UNI
NCORP
ORAT
ED EFFE
RSONC
OUNT
Y
C
OLOR
ADO.
e f f
e r s o n Co
unty
M a r i
j u a n a
Task
F o r c
e
1
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g e
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TH
IS
PA
GEI
NTEN
TION
ALLY
L F
TB
LAN
K
Je
fferso
n
o un
ty Mar ij
ua n a
ask
Fo
r ce
P
a
g
e
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Exe
cut
ive
Sum
ma
ry
T
he
e
f f e r s
o n
C
ount
yMa
rijua
naT
ask
Fo
rce
s
pent
thre
e mont
hs
i
s t e n i
n g
to
tes
timon
y,
reviewing s
tudies
and examining
evid ence
e l a t e d
to prohibiting
or
pe
rmitt
ing
l
icens
ed
m
arij
uana
e
stab
l ishm
ent
in
u
ninco
rpora
ted
J e f f e
r s o n
Co
unty
. Th
e
tas
kfor
ce
f
ound
co
mpell
ing e
viden
ce
that
t woul
d
not
b e
in
the be
st n t
e r e s t
of
J e f f e
r s o n
Coun
ty
or
t s
c i t i z e
n s to
al low
m
arij
uana esta
blish
ments
.
Al t
h oug
h
the
circ
umsta
ntial
evi
dence
w
asi g n
i f i c a
n t ,
t i s i
mpor
tant
to
no
te
t
hat
Co lo
rado
s
exp
erien
ce
w
ith e g
a l i z i
n g r e
c r e a t i
o n a l marij
uana
s
r e
l a t i v e
l y
new
an
d so
me
ata
s
lac
king.
I t
w i
l l
t
ake
ano
ther
tw
o
o
f our
yea
rs to
b e able
to
t o
t a l l y
a s s e
s s th
e
i
mpac
t
o
f
l e g
a l i z i
n g r e
c r e a t
i o n a l
m
arij
uana
b a
sed
on
at
a
and
a c t s
no
t h
e t o r i
c .
Ho
weve
r her
e
i s
comp
elli
ng
ev
iden
ce to
s
uppo
rt
the
posit
ion
th a
t
the
prob
ab l e
and
p
o s s i b
l e
consequences
are
s u f f i c i e n t l y
negativethatthe best decision
s
to
ban
m
arij
uana
es
ta b li
sh men
ts.
Some
f
the n
egati
ve imp
acts
dis
cove
red
by
he
ta
sk for
ce i
ncl u
de:
Publ
ic Sa
fety
Im p
act
Ther
e
s a
r
o b a b i
l i t y th
at
o
veral
l
c
rime
w i l l
i n c
r e a s e
. App
l ied l o
g i c
w
ould
su g
gest
th a
t
wh e
neve
r
th
ere
s
an
inc
rease
in
p
eopl e
un
der
the influ
ence
of
any
d
rug th
at cr
ime
woul
d b
e impac
ted.
Th i
s s
p a
r t i c u
l a r l y
tru
e
with
youth
w
ho
ofte
n
e
ngage
in
r
isky
b e
havio
r
th a
t stud
ies
h a
ve
sh
own
n
creas
e
w
ith
mari
juana
us
e.
r a f f
i c f
a t a l i t
i e s
i
nvol
ving
opera
tors w
ho e s t e
d p o
s i t i v
e
for
mar
ijuan
a h av
e
incr
eased
1
00
per
cent
s
ince
C
ol or
ad o
comm
ercia
l izi
ng med i
cal
m
arij
uana.
Th
e e g a
l i z a t
i o n
of
e c
r e a t i o
n a l
ma
riju
ana
in 2013
h a
sd e
mons
trate
d that
mari
juan
a-impa
ired
d
rivin
g
w i
l l l
i k e l y
i n c
r e a s e
.
7
7
erc
ent
o
f
the
C
olor
ado
t a t e
P a
t r o l
s
201
4
Driv
ing
U
nder
the
Inf
luen
ce
of
Dru
gs
DUI
D) ro
gram
incid
ents
invo
lved
mari
juan
aand
4
erce
nt
we
re
for
m
arij
uanaal o
ne.
tudents
b eing
r e f e r r e d
to
law
enf orcement
or incidents
r e l a t e d
to
marijuana
h av
e
i
ncr ea
sed
s u b s
t a n t i
a l l y
s
ince
t
he
co
mmerc
ializ
atio
n
o
f
m
edica
l
mar
ijuan
a.
T
he perce
ntage
of
o t a l
d
rug
e
f e r r a l
s
to
la
w enf o
rceme
nthas
incr
ea sed
4
5
pe
rcent
.
i
nce
the
c
ommer
ciali
zati
ono
f
m
ed ic
al
m
arij
uana,
and
con
tinu
ing with
r e
c r e a t
i o n a l
mari
juan
a,
th
e
dive
rsion
o
f
Col
orad
o
marij
uana
o
utsid
e the
s t a
t e
h a
s
J e
f f e r s o
n
C
ount y
M a r i j u
a n a
Task
F
o r c e
3
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ag
e
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i
ncreas
ed.
Thr o
ugh
t
he
U .
Ma i l
a lon g
t h
e r e ha s
b
e e n
a
762
per c e n
t
n c r e
a s e
in
s e i z u r
e s
of
poun
ds
of
Color
a d oma r i
jua n a
se nt
out
of
t a
t e .
e c
e n t ex
pe rien
ce
i
n
D
e n ve r
sh
ows
a n
i n c r e
a s e
i n
c i t a t i
o n s
f o r
pub
lic
c onsump t ion
of
ma ri jua na
f rom
2013
t o
2014.
Pub
l i c
He a l
t h
Impa
ct
Thou
s a n d s
of
s t u
d i e s
f r om
re
putabl
e
u
n i v e r s i
t i e s a n d
m
e d ic a l
s
chools
have
s
u b s t a n
t i a t e d
a
numbe
r
f
neg
ative
h e a
l t h
i mpa
c t s
inclu
ding:
o
Re
spirat
ory
a n d
pulmo
n a r y
adve
r se
e f f e c t s
o
C
a rdiov
a scula
r :
Incre
ase
in
c o n t r
i b u t i o
n s to heart
a t
t a c k s
a n d
s t r o k
e s
o Ca n c
e r :
Ma r i j
ua n a
pla y
i ng
a
r o
l e
in
c e r t
a i n
ca n c e
rs
i nclud
ing l
un g
a n d
t e s t i c
u l a r
c a n c e r
o
P
renata
l
Ex po
sure:
I mp
a c t s
on
e
t u s e s
f r om
ma r i j
ua n a
-smoki
n g moth
e r s t h
a t
l a t e r
c a u
s e
c o g n i t
i v e a n
d
a t t e n
t i o n
d e
f i c i t s .
o
Im
mune
y
s t e m :
P o s
s i b l e i
m p a c t
on
the
imm
une
y
s t e m
i n whi
c h
ma r i j
ua n a
sup
p r e s s e
s
c
e r t a i n s y
s t e m
c om
pone n
t s .
ogniti
ve a n
d
Ps y
cholog
ical
As pe
c ts
of
Use
n Adul
t s a
n d
Yout
h:
o
A
i n k
w
ith
ma r i
jua n a
to psyc
hosis
a n d
d
epress
ion.
o
Prob
l e m s
wi th
ma r i ju
a n a
d e p
e n d e n
c e
a n d /o
r a d
d i c t i o
n
o
Ma r i j
ua n a
c o n
t r i b u t
i n g
t
o c o g n i t
i v e
i mp a
i r me n t
s
in
cludi
nga t
t e n t i o
n
w
or k i n
g
me
mory
er
bal learn
ing
a n d
mem
ory u
n c t i o n s
Ot
herH
e a lt h
I s s
ue s
olora
do s
r
a t e
f o r ma r i ju
a n a
- r e l a t e
d e xpo
sure s
s t r i p l e
t h a t
of
the
n a t
i o n a l
ave ra
ge .
a
r i j ua n
a- r e l a t
e d e xp
os ur e s
f
o r c
h i l d r e
n
ages
o 5
na n
a ve r
a ge
ha v
e
inc
reased
268
pe r
c e nt
f r om
pr e-
t o
pos t
-med
i c al
m a r i j
ua n a
comme
rciali
zation
.
J
e f f e r s o
n Coun ty
Ma
rijuana
Ta s k
F
orce
4
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e
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t .
Antho
ny Ho
spital
m
arijua
na
c a s e s
in
the e
m e rge
ncy de p
artme
nt
n c r
e a s e d
184
erc
ent
n
th
e i
r s t
s i x
m on
ths i n
c e l i c
e n s e d m
ariju
ana esta
blishm
ents
b e g
an
J
anuary
20
14)
comp a
r e d
t o
the
sa
me
i x
m o
nths
n
2013.
n
2012 ,
th
e City
of
De
nver
mar
ijuan
a
r e l a t e
d e m
e rgen
cy
r
oom
i s i t s
were
5
perc
ent
high
er tha
n
the Co
lorado
a t e .
o s p i t
a l i z a t
i o n s r e l a t e d
t
o
mari
juana in
crease
d
8
erce
nt
r o
m
2008 to
2
013.
Go
vern
ment
mpa
ct
f
eg
alizat
ion
ale
or
produc
tion
of
ma
rijuan
a s a
e d e r a l
v i o l a t
i o n
wh
ich
pre-e
mpts
t a t e
or
l
o c a l
la
w. A
arij
uana
es
tablis
hment s a
c
rimina
l
n t e
r p r i s e
unde r
e d e r
a l l aw.
A
ne
w
dministration
could
l e c t
toenf orce the
law,
u b j e c t i n g
those
e ngage d
n
the
m
arijua
na bu
sines
s
to
p
rosecu
tion
a nd
the
a s s e
t s
s u b j e
c t to e i z u
r e .
Th
er e s
a
p r
o b a b i l
i t y
t h a t t
he
o v
e r a l l s o c
i e t a l
c o
s t
in
th
e
f
uture
w i l l f
a r
ou tw
eigh
reven
ue. The
xpe
rience
with
alcoh
ol
and tobac
co suppo
rts
h a
t
p o s i t i
o n .
The
re s
a o s s i b
i l i t y t
h a t proper
ty
values
couldb e
re duc
e d
w
ithin
u
ni ncor
por ate
d
e f
f e r s o n
C o
u nty
and
thu
s
reduc
e prop
erty
a x e s .
The re
s
a
r o b a b i l i t y t h a t
l i t i g a t i o n
f r om
the
marijuana
industry,
or
g a i n s t
the
ma
rijua
na
establi
shment
s, i
l l
i n c r e a
s e .
Bu
s i ne s
s
Impa
ct
A
ur
vey
of
bus
iness ow
ner s
n
uni nco
rpora
te d
e f f e r s o
n
C ou nt
y
sho
ws h a t
51
perc
ent e l i e
v e
mari
juana e
stabli
shment
s would
e t r
a c t
f r om
th
e
q u
a l i t y
o
f
i
f
a n
d i m a g
e
of
the
count
y.
Onl
y 28
perc
ent
el
ieved
t
woul d
e nh
ance
the u a l i t
y
of
i f
and i m
a ge
o
f
the co
unty.
Fr
om
bu
siness
e
r s p e c t i
v e
ther
e
s
a
conc
ern
that
property
values
would
b e
a
dverse
ly
i mp ac
te d,
ncludi
ng
som
e
n
viron
mental
c
oncern
s.
Licens
ing ma
rijuan
a estab
lishme
nts w
ould
a l s
o
r
a i s e
workp
lace
dru
g o l i c y
i s
s u e s
and
p o
t e n t i a
l
l i t i g a
t i o n .
J e f f
e r s o n
Co
unty
Mari
juana
Ta s k
For
ce
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e
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her
e
s
a
p o
s s i b i l i t y
t h a t
l i c e n
s i n g
mari
juana
es tabli
shm ents
wou l d
h
ave
an
imp
act
on t t
r a c t i n g new usinesse
s an d
inves
t ment
o t e n
t i a l .
Edu
cationa
l
mpact
he
norma
lizatio
n of
marij
uana h
as
cau
sed a
i g
n i f i c a n t
reducti
on i n t e e
n a g e r s
percept i
on of
the
r i s k
of
mariju
ana use
, a i g n i f i c a
n t
f a c t o r
in
ther
a t e
of
use.
egular
use
of
marij
uana
a
mong ol o
rado
yout h
ag
es
2
o
7
ear
s)
s
rank
ed
4 t h i
n
t
he
n a t i o n a
l
and
39
percen
t
higher than
the
n a t
i o n a l
a
verage.
he ncr
eased u
s e
amon
g
e e n s
p
a r t i c u l a r
l y a t
e a r l y
a
ges, eads to
out of
b ecomin
g
addi
cted
t o ma
rijuana.
tudies
show
marijuana
us e
adversely
a f f e c t s
brain
de velopment which
s
not
conduc
ive
to
e
ducating
o
ur
you
th.
ighty- n
ine p
ercent
of school
re sou
rce o f f i c e
r s s urvey
ed have
seen
an
n c
r e a s e
in
mari
juana
n c i d e n t
s
in
th
e sch
ools i n c e
r e c r e
a t i o n a l
mari
juana
was e g a l i
z e d .
ata s
hows a
32
ercent n
c r e a s e
in
drug
suspen
sions and
exp
ulsions
in sch
ools
s i n c e
medic
al
mariju
ana wa
s
ommercia
lized
i n
2009.
The
a s k f o r c e b e l i e v e s
i t i s
c r i t i c l
t h a t J e f f e r s o n
Cou n t y
leaders
send
a
stron
g
mess
age
t h
a t the us e of
mariju
ana s n
ot
in
the
bes
t
n t
e r e s t s
of
t s
c i t i z
e n s
or in ke
eping
with
t
he
healthy
and s a f e
env
ironmen
t
the
y ar
e
t r y i n
g
t o
enhance
in
J e f
f e r s o n Count
y.
A
ham b e r
of
commer
ce urvey
of e f f e r s o
n
Coun t y
bus
inesses
sho
ws 1 . 6
percent
e l i e v e
allow
ing
e
t i l
mari
juana
esta
blishmen
ts wou
l d d e t r a c t
f ro
m
the
q u a l
i t y
of
i f e
in
unin
corporat
ed
J e f f e
r s o n
County
.
On l y
8 . 5
percent
e l t t
h a t t w
ould en
hance
the q u a l i
t y
o
f
i f e
In
t
he
s
ame urv
ey,
3. 4
percen
t
e l t
t h a t mar
ijuana es
tablishm
ents
w
ould d e t r a c
t
from
the im age
of unincorp
orated
J e f f e r s
o n
Coun t y
and
o
nly
2 4 . 8 pe
rcent
f e l t i t
would
enhanc
e
the
ima
ge.
In
a e
f f e r s o n
Co
u n t y e l e
forum
p o l l
72
erce
nt
of
the res p
ondents
a i d t h a t
t h
ey
did no
t want
e c r e a t i o
n a l
mariju
ana
a l e
s
i
n
u
nincorpo
rated
J e f f e r s o n
C
ount y and
7
4
percen
t
a
i d
mar
ijuana
a l e
s
would
h
arm
he i v
e s
of e f f e r s o n
Cou
n t y e
s i d e n t s .
In
20
10,
he
e f f e r
s o n
Cou n
t y Board
of
C
om m i s s i
oners b a n n
ed
medica
l mar
ijuana
es
tablishm
ents
a
s they
f o
und the
d e
c i s i o n w
as
nece
ssary
t o t
he
p r e s e r
v a t i o n and
J e f f e r s o n Cou
ntyM
arijuana
Tas
k Force
P a ge
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fur
therance
of
the
h e a
l t h s a f e t y
a n
d
w
elfare
of
th
e
c i t i z e n s
of
J e
f f e r s o n
Co
unty...
he
t a s k
f o r c e
a
pplauds
that
d e c i s i
o n
a n d asks
the C
o u n t y
Boa rd
of
C ommiss
ion e rs t o
ma
ke
the
same
k
ind
of deci
sion on
e
c r e a t i o n a
l m
arijua n
a
e s t a b
l i s h m e n t
s
J e f f
e r s o n C o u n
t y Mar
ijuana
Ta sk
Force
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e
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THI
S
P G
E
INTE
NTION
LLYLFT
BL
NK
Jeffer
son
o un t
y
Marijua
n a
a
sk Fo r ce
Pa
g e
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I
ntro
duct
ion
A
mendm
ent
4,
conce
rning
th
e
u
se a
n d
r e g u
l a t i o n
of ma
rijuan
a,
wa
s
as
sed
in
Colorado
in
November
012. Amendment
r e a t e s
astate-wide
system
of
regulated
r
e t a i l
marij
uanaes
tablis
hments
t h a t
ca
n
g
ro w ,
e l l
pr
oduce
,an
d t e s t m
ar iju
ana
and
m
arijua
na pr
oducts
.
Aft
er
A
mendm
ent w
as
asse
d a
num
ber
of other
i l
l s
go
verni
ng
mar ij
uanah
ave
b e e n
ena
cted.
Under
the
e g a l f
ram e w
ork
c u r r e n
t l y
i n
p l a
c e ,
l o
c a l
g ov
er n m e
nts
h
avew i d
e
d i
s c r e t i
o n in
det
ermini
ng w
het he
r
an d
how
o r
e g u l a t
e
mar
ijuan
a e s t
a b l i s h
m e n t s .
Pu
rsuan
t
t
o
S e
c t i o n
1 6 5)
f ) of
A r t i c
l e
XVII
I of
the Co
lorado
c o n s
t i t u t i
o n
an d
Secti
on
1 2
4 3 . 4 3 0
1
C.R
.Sa
o c a l i
t y
ma
y
r o h i
b i t th
e
op
eratio
n
of
ma
rijua
na
c u l t i
v a t i o n
f a c i l i
t i e s ma
rijua
na produ
ct
ma
nufac
turing
a c i l i t i
e s mar
ijuana
t e
s t i n g
f a c i l i
t i e s
o
r r
e t a i l
mar ij
uanas t o r
e s
th
rough
thee
nactm
ent
of an
ordina
nce
or
through
a
n
n
i t i a t e d
or
r e f e r r
e d m
eas ure
.
I r
r e s p e c
t i v e
o
f
t
he
e g a l
f r
am e w o
rk
in
C
olora
do,
marij
uanare
mai ns
l l e g
a l unde r
e d e r a
l law .
J e f f e
r s o n C
o u n t y
B
oar d
of
Co
unty
Co
m m i s s
i o n e r
s
By
na
n i m o u
s
c t i o n o
f
the
J e f f e
r s o n
Co
u n t y B
oar d
of
Cou n
ty
Commi
ssion
ers
an
ord
inance
wa
sd
opted,
CC1 3-
243,
r o h i b i
t i n g
the
oper
ation of
mar i
juana
e
stabli
shmen
ts
w
ithin
unin
corpor
at ed J e f f
e r s o n
Co
u n t y
e f f e c t
i v e
Jul
y
28
, 2
013.
Pr o
hibite
d ma
rijuan
a establ
ishmen
ts
inclu
de:
1 .
Mari juana
c u l t i v a t i o n
f a c i l i t y
means an
n t i t y l i c e n s e d
to
c u l t i v a t e ,
prepar
e, an d
packa
ge mar i
juanaa
n d
s e l l
mar ij
uana
t o
r e t a i l
m
ar ijua
na
s t o
r e s ,
t
o
mar i
juana pr
oduct
man
ufactu
ring
a
c i l i t i e s
an d
t o
other
mar ij
uana
c u l
t i v a t i o
n
f a c
i l i t i e s
b u t
not
o
con
sum er
s.
2
. Mari j
uanaesta
blishm
ent' me
ans
am
arijua
na
c u l t i v
a t i o n
f a
c i l i t y
mar
ijuan
a
t e
s t i n g
f
a c i l i t y
,
am
arijua
na pro
duct
manufa
cturi
ng
a
c i l i t y
or
a
e
t a i l
mar i
juana
s t o r
e .
3 .
Ma
r i j uan
a prod
uct
ma
nufact
urin g
a
c i l i t y m
eans
an
n t i t
y l
i c e n s e
d to
purc
hase
mariju
ana; man
ufact
ure,
pr
epare,
a
n d pa
ckag e
m
arij u
ana pr
oducts
;
an
d
s e l
l
mar
ijuan
a an d
mari
juana
pro
ducts
to
other
mari
juana pr
oduct
man u
factur
ing a c i l i t i
e s
an d
to
r e t a i l
mar ij
uanas t o
r e s ,
b ut
no
t o con
sum er
s.
4.
M
arijua
na
t e s t
i n g
f a c i l
i t y mea
ns
a
n
e n
t i t y
l i c
e n s e d
t o analyz
eand
c
e r t i f y
thes a f e t
y
and potenc
y
of
ma
rijuan
a.
J e f f
e r s o n Coun
ty
Marijua
na
Task
Force
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e
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5
.
Me
dica
l mari
juan
a cen
ter
m e
ans
a
n
e n
t i t y
l
i c e n s
e d by
a
s
t a t e
age
ncy
t o
s
e l l
mar
ijuan
a an
d mari
juana
prod
ucts
p
ursu
ant o
s e c
t i o n 14
o
f
h i s a r t i
c l e an
dt h e
Col
orad
o
Me
dica
l
M
arij
uana
Co
de.
6 .
R
et ail
mar
ijuan
a s t o
r e
me
ans
a
n
e
n t i t y
l
i c e n s
e d t
o
purc
hase ma
rij u
an a
f ro
m
marij
uana
c
u l t i v a
t i o n
f a c
i l i t i e
s and m
ar ij u
an a
an
dma
rijua
napro
duct
s
f
ro m
mar
ij ua
na
pro
duct
man
ufact
urin
g
a c i
l i t i e s
andt o
s e l l m
ar ij u
an a a
ndma
riju
an a
prod
uct s
t o
con
su mer
s.
Th e ordi
nanc
e
p r o h i
b i t i n
g
t
he es
tabli
shmen
t
of mar
ij ua
na
a c
i l i t i e
s
c e n
t e r s ,
and
s t o
r e s
c e
a s e s
t o
b
e
e f
f e c t i
v e
on
Febru
ary 1 ,
201
5,
n l e s
s
f u r t
h e r
a c t i
o n
i
s
t ak
en
t o
ex ten
d
the
e f f e
c t i v e
date
o
f
the
ordi
nance
.
Marij uana
Ta
sk
o rce
In e a r
l y 2014
,
the
J e
f f e r s
o n
Co
unt y
B
oard
ofCo
unt y
Co
mmis
sion
ers f o
rmed
a
M
ariju
ana T
ask For
ce
t o
r e p o
r t
on and
m k
e recom
mend
at io
ns
conc
erni
ng
w
heth
er
mari
juan
a e s t a b
l i s h m
e n t s
s
hould
b
e
pe
rmitt
ed
i n
unin
corp
orate
d
J e
f f e r s
o n
Coun
t y.
P i
v o t a
l
t o the
bo
ard's
c o n s i
d e r a t
i o n
a r e
p o t
e n t i a
l
i
mpact
s
of mari
juan a
e s t
a b l i s
h m e n
t s ,
p
o s i t i
v e and
n e g a
t i v e ,
upon
u b
l i c
h
e a l t h
,
p u b
l i c
s a
f e t y
go v
ernm
ent
p e r a t
i o n s ,
o
c a l
b
u s i n e
s s e s
and
educa
tio n.
Th e
Marijuana
Task
Force
met
very
twoweek s
over
the
course
of
s e v e r a l
m
o n t h
s
co
mmen
cing
A
pri12
8, 014
. I n
i t i a l l
y
the
t a s
k f o r c
e
revi
ewed i t s c
harg
e
a
s
giv
en
by
the Bo
ard
ofCo
unt y
C
ommi
ssio
ners and
r e s o l
v e d c
oncer
ns
over
t a
s k f o r
c e
s
t r u c t
u r e a
nd
o
r g a n i
z a t i o
n . h
airw
o man
w
s
l e c t e
d by th
e
t
a s k
f o r c e
m
embe
rs.
She
g e
n e r a l
l y
gu
ided
d i s c
u s s i o
n
and
the
w
ork
of
t h e
t a s k
f o r c
e and
w
sa
blya s s i
s t e d
by
a
s t a f
f
f
a c i l i t
a t o r .
Ta
sk
f o
r c e
d i s
c u s s
i o n
ands p i r
i t e d
d
ebat
e focu
sed
on o
t e n t i
a l im
pact
s
o
f
mar
ij uan
a e s t a
b l i s h
m e n t
s
i
n
un
inco
rpora
ted
J e f f e
r s o n
Cou
nty.
Task
o
r c e m
emb
ers
w
ere i n v i
t e d
t o
s
hare
e x p e
r t i s e
and
c o l l
e c t s
t u d i e
s
p
e r t a i
n i n g
t o
impac
ts
o
f
ma
rijua
na
f o r
the
grou
p's
c o
n s i d e
r a t i o
n .
Gue
st
s
peak
er s pres
ente
d
infor
mati
on on
a
v a
r i e t y
of
t o p
i c s ,
i
nclu
ding
r e
g u l a t
i o n s ,
t
a x a t i
o n
and
en
forc
em ent
, o
the
t a s
k
f o r
c e . E f f
o r t s
we
re
mad
e o c o
l l e c t
and sh
are
inf
ormat
ion r e l e v
a n t t o
p u b l
i c s a f e t y
p u b l i
c
h e a l
t h , b u s
i n e s s
,
ed
ucat
io n, a
x a t i o
n
a
nd
r e g u l
a t i o n
.
F i n a
l l y
p u
b l i c
c
omm
ent
w s n v i
t e d an
d
f r e q u
e n t l
y
o f f e
r e d
by
memb
ers f
the
comm
unit
y
t o
th
e
t a s k
f o r c
e .
Tw
o
ubc
ommit
tees
f o r
med
ou t
of
t
he t a
s k f o r c
e . On
eu
bcom
mit t
ee
pre
pared
a
r e p
o r t
t o
su ppo
rt
p r o
h i b i t
i n g
mari
juana
e s t a b
l i s h m
e n t s
and
the
o t h e
r
t o pe
rmit
mar
ijuan
a
e
s t a b
l i s h m
e n t s
(At
t ach
ment
6)
n
uni
nco r
porat
ed
J e
f f e r s
o n
Coun
t y.
J
e f f e r s
o n
Count
y
Mari
juana
Ta
sk F
orce
1
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e
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H
owev
er,
h e
r e
s
on l
y
o
ne
r
ecom
mend
ation
from
the
a s k
f o r
c e ba
sed
on
m a j
o r i t
y
v
ote
7
n
f a
v o r / 2
op po
sed).
Th e
a s
k
f o r
c e re
comm
en ds
h a t marij
uana
s t
a b l i s
h m e n
t s
not
be permi
tted
in
u
ninc
orpor
ated
J
e f f e r
s o n
C
ounty
, n
d t h a t
th
ey be
ban n
ed
by
e s o l u t
i o n
a
n d or
dina
nce.
Th e
minor
ity r
e p o r
t
s At
tach
ment.
G
iven
th
e t a
t e oft
he mar
ijua
na
e
s e a r c
h
k
nown
l
l
e f f e c
t s
o
f
mar
ij ua
na,
an d
f e d e r
a l
law
p
r o h i b
i t i n g
mar
ijuan
a,
he
boar
d s
h ou l
de x e
r c i s e
t s
d i s c
r e t i o
n
t o
p r o
h i b i t
mari
juana
s t a b
l i s h m
e n t s
. M
arij
uana s
l e
g a l u
nder
Col
orado
la
w
u n
der
e r t
a i n
c i r c u
m s t a
n c e s ;
h owe
ver,
t do
es
not
e c
e s s a r
i l y
follo
w
t h a t
marij
uana
s t a
b l i s h
m e n t s
a r
e
i n
th
e
b
e s t i n t
e r e s t
s
of
th e i t i
z e n s
of
e f f
e r s o n
Co
u n ty
or
h
a t th
ey
sho
uld be
al
lowed
.
E
ven th o
u gh
m
end
ment
4
ass
ed
n
th e t a
t e v o
t e r s
h ave
t
aken
a
i f f e
r e n t
p o
s i t i o
n wi
th
e s p
e c t
to the
o p e
r a t i o
n of
mar
ijua
na
s t a
b l i s h
m e n t s
. This
s
evid
en ce
d
b
y
t
he
e f f e
r s o n
Cou
n ty a
town
a l l
p o l l
a
nd
ch a
mber
of
c
omme
rce
s
urve
y.
o t e r
c
ou ld
fav
or d
e c r i m
i n a l
i z i n g
p o
s s e s s
i o n of
small
amo
u n ts
of mari
juan
a y
e t be
a
dama
ntly
o
p pos
ed
t o
t
he
deve
lopm
ent
of ma
rijua
na
s t a b
l i s h m
e n t s
i n
th e
com
mu ni
ty .
Und
oubte
dly,
p
posi
tion
o ma
rijua
na
s t a b
l i s h
m e n t s
s
in
p a r t
du e
o
n e g a t
i v e im
pact
s
on
i
f
i
n J
e f f e r
s o n
Cou
n ty as
d e
s c r i b
e d
i n
t
he Im
pact
e c t i o
n of
h i
s
r
e p o r t
.
J e
f f e r s o
n
C
ounty
Ma
rijua
na Ta
s k F
orce
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e
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Co
mmi
tte
ea
nd
t
a f f
A
dvi
sor
s
Members T i t l e
Or
anization
Lin
Brow
ning
P r e
s i d e n
t , EO
f Eve
rgr ee
n
Area
Ch
ambe
r
f
Co
mmer
ce
Rober
t Cant
well
M
ike
l l i o t
t
Th
omas
o
rman
D
r.
Ma
rk John
son
Rame
y ohn
son Ch
airwo
man
Erin P
h i l l i p
s
Ja
mes
M
cC orm
ick
Ro
nn
Nixo
n
Bri
an Ric
hards
on
Char
les T
i n g l e
Jorda
n
W
ellin
gton
Joh
n Wolf
orth
P a t
r i c i a
Wood
in
A
lter
nate
s
M
ike Ch a
dwic
k
Mike
Do
ugher
t y
J e f f
Sc
hrade
r
Pete
W eir
Do
nna
i v e r e t
t e
R
e t i r e
d
L
awnf
orce
ment
DP
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)
Exe c
utive
D
i r e c t
o r of
t
he Mar
ijuan
a
Indu
stry
Gro
up
D i
r e c t o r
, Rocky
Mo
untai
n
Hi
gh
n t e n s
i t y
D
rug
T r a
f f i c k
i n g
Area
J
e f f e r s
o n C o
unty u
b l i c
He al
th
La k
ewoo
d C i
t y Co
unci
lwoma
n
O
wner
,
t r a i n
w i s e ,
n c .
V
ice
Pre s
ident
o r
Stude
nt i
f e , C
olora
do
C
h r i s t i
a n
U n i v e r s i t y
P a r a l e
g a l ; unpa
id a n
d
u
n a f f i l
i a t e d
ca
nnabi
s
adv
ocat
e
I n
depen
dent
insur
ancea
gency
o
wn e r
D i s t
r i c t
A
t t o r n
e y s
O f
f i c e
Attor
ney
J e f
f e r s o n
C oun
ty Pla
nning
a n d
Z
oning
D i v i s
i o n
J
e f f e r s
o n Co
unty h
e r i f f
s
O f f i c e
Org
aniz
atio
n
J
e f f e r s
o n C o
unty
Pla
nning
a n d
Zo
n ing
D i v i s
i o n
D i s t
r i c t
A t t o r
n e y s
O f f i c
e
J e f f
e r s o n
Coun t
y h e r i f
f s
O f f
i c e
D i s t r i
c t A t
t o r n e
y s
O f f i
c e
J e f f e r
s o n C o
unt y
P u
b l i c
He al
th
S
t a f f
Or ani
zatio
n
E
r i c
B u
t l e r
C ou
nty
A t t o r
n e y s
O f f i c
e
N
ate Emsw
iller
C o
unty
A d m i
n i s t r
a t o r
s O f f i
c e
J e
a n i e
R o s s
i l l o n
, a c i l i t
a t o r
J
e f f e r
s o n C
ounty
Deve
lopme
n t a n
d
T r a
n s p o r
t a t i o
n
J e f
f e r s o n
Count
y M
arij u
ana
Task
Fo
rce
12
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His
tory
of
Mar
ijua
na
Le
gali
zati
on in
C
olor
ado
1917:
C
olora
do c r i m
i n a l i z
e d mar
ijuana
.
2000:
Color
ado
C o n s t
i t u t i o
n a l
Amen
dmen
t
0
a
pprov
ed
by v o t e
r s pro
vided
a
n
a f f i r
m a t i v e
d
efense
o r
the
m
edici
nal use
of
mari
juana
o r
c
e r t a i n
c h r o n
i c
or
d e b i
l i t a t i n
g
d i s e a s
e s
orm
edical
o n d i t i
o n s .
200
6: Am
endm
ent
4
e g
a l i z i n g
mari
juana
w
s
on
the
Co
lorad
o a l l o t
but a i l e d
t o
p a s s .
2008:
Color
ado h ad
b
e twe e
n 1 ,
0 0 0
and
4 , 8
0 0
medic
al mar iju
ana
cardho
ldersand
no
known
i s p e n s a r i e s .
2009:
Med
ical
marij
uana
be
c am e
comm er
cializ
ed an
d exp
anded
in
Colora
do .
n Fe
bruary
h
e
U.
S.
Attorn
ey
Ge
neral an
nounc
e d t h a t
the
e d
e r a l
g o
vernm
ent
wou
l d
d i
s c o n t i
n u e
l e g a
l
a c t
i o n
a g a
i n s t
medica
l
mari
juana
d i s p e n
s a r i e s
i n
C a l i f
o r n i a .
n J u l y
th e
Color
ado De
partm
ent
ofH
ealth
a i l e d
t
o
r e i
n s t a t e
t h e
f i v e
p
a t i e n t s
pe
r c a r e
g i v e r
r a t
i o .
om m
er cia
l
d i
s p e n s a
r i e s e
m e r g e
d
und
er
t
he g u i s e
of bein
g c a r e g
i v e r s
f o r
n
um e ro
us n d i v i d
u a l s
wi
thout
e a r
of
e d e r
a l
i n t e
r f e r e n
c e .
C
olora
do w
ent
fr
om a
pprox
imatel
y , 0 0 0
medi
cal
mar i
juana
cardh
olders
o
410 0
0 and
no
kn
own i s p e n s
a r i e s t
o
ov
er25 0
by
h
e
e nd
of
20
09.
2010:
Th e
Co
lorad
o e g i s l a
t u r e p
assed
R
2
84
wh ic
h
e
g a l i z e
d
m
edical
ma
rijuan
a
c e
n t e r s
c u l
t i v a t i o
n
s i t e s and
e d i b l
e
manu
factu
rers.
J
uly
6
010: J
e f f e r s o
n
C
ounty
B
oard
o
f
Comm
issio
ners pass
ed
Resolu
ti on CC1
0 -285
p r o h i
b i t i n g
medi
cal
mar
ijuan
a e s t a b l
i s h m e n
t s as
n
th e b e s t
i n
t e r e s t s
o
f
the
h e a l t h
s a f e t
y
an
d w e l f
a r e
of
the
c i t i z
e n s .
2012
:
Th ere
w
e re 53 2
1icens
ed
d i s p
e n s a r i
e s
an
d
over
1 0 8 , 0 0
0
m ed
ical
m
ar ijua
na
car
dholde
rs
n
Co
lorad
o.
J e f
f e r s o n Co
unty
Marij
uana Tas
k For
ce
3
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g e
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2
012:
Colo
rado
v o t
e r s pass
ed
C
o n s t i
t u t i o
n a l Ame
ndm
ent
4
whi
ch
l e g
a l i z e
d
mar
ijua
na
o r
r
e c r e a
t i o n a
l
pur
poses
.
May8 013:
J e f f e r s o n
Cou n ty
Board
of
Commis sioners adop
te d
Reso
lutio
n
CC
3
-
215
r e a
t i n g
a
te m
pora
ry m
orat
orium
p r o h
i b i t i
n g
m
arij
uana
e
s t a b l
i s h m e
n t s .
June
1
8
013:
J e f
f e r s o
n
Cou n
ty
Boa
rd
of
C
ommi
ssio
ners
ad
opte
d
Re
solu
tion CC
3
-
243 exten
ding
a
te mp
orary
mo
rator
ium p r
o h i b i
t i n g
m
arij
uana
estab
lishm
ents
u n t i
l
Fe
brua
ry
1
2
015.
2
013/2
014:
Colo
rado
L e g i s
l a t u r
e pass
ed
a
v
a r i e t
y
of la
ws
g
overn
ing
t
he
r
e c r e a
t i o n a
l
mar
ijua
na
i
ndust
ry. Co
lorad
o
t a t
e
g
over
nm e n
t
pa
ssed
r u l
e s an
d
r e
g u l a t
i o n s
t o r e g
u l a t e
th
e mari
juan
a
industry.
Janua
ry
014:
Th
e
i r
s t
r e c r e a
t i o n a
l
ma
riju
ana
esta
blish
ment
b
egan
o p
e r a t i
n g .
Ap
ri11
5
014:
J e f
f e r s o
n
C
ou n t
y
Boa
rd
of
C
ommi
ssio
ners ad
opte
d
Re
solut
ion CC
4-
15
9
s t a b
l i s h i
n g
the
e f f e
r s o n
Co
u n ty
Mar
ij uan
a
Tas
k
Fo
rce.
Ap
ri130
014:
T
here
w
ere
1
16 18
0
m
arij u
ana
r e g i s
t r y
ID
a r
d s .
Jun e
014:
Localresponse
to
l i c e n s e d r e c r e a t i o n a l
marijuana
e s t a b l i s h m e n t s :
6
cou
nties
an
d
174
i t i e
s
hav
e b a
nn ed
r e c r
e a t i o
n a l
mari
juana
e
stabl
ishme
nts
8
ou n
ties
an
d
45
i
t i e s
hav
e
a
mor
atori
um
r tem
pora
ry ban
on e c
r e a t i
o n a l
mari
juana
e
stabl
ishm
ents
ount
ies an d
6 i t i
e s h
ave
p r o h
i b i t e
d
ne
w
us
iness
es b ut
a
llow
med
ical
est
abli
shmen
ts
t o mi
grat
e to
r
e c r e a
t i o n a
l ma
rijua
na
esta
blish
ment
s
5 c
ounti
es an d
3 i
t i e s
have p
ermit
ted l
i c e n s
e d mari
juan
a
esta
blish
ments
Ju
ly
1
014:
Th
ere we
re 4
93
i c e n s
e d mar
ijuan
a
me
dica
l
e n
t e r s
an d
21
21ic
ensed
mari
juana
e t a
i l
s t o
r e s .
e f f
e r s o n Count
y
M
a r i j u a
n a
Ta
sk
F
orce
1
4
a g
e
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he
re w
ere
72
91ice
nsed
ma
riju
ana
c u
l t i v a
t i o n
f c i l
i t i e s a n
d
27
91ic
ensed
r e c r e
a t i o n a
l
c
u l t i v
a t i o n
f c
i l i t i e s
he
re
a r e
1
49
m
ed ic a
l
mar
i jua
n a- i
n f u s e
d
e d i b
l e )
b u s
i n e s s
e s
a n
d
631i c
ensed
infused
p roduct
u s i n e s s e s
f o r r
e c r e a
t i o n a
l
marijuana.
J
e f f e r s
o n
Cou
n ty
Mar
ijuan
a
T
a sk F
orce
5
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T
HIS
P
GE
NTENT
ION LLY
FT
BL
NK
e f f e r s o n
ounty
Mari
juana
Task
Force
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Int
ro
duc
ti
on
to
I
mp
ac
t
I
n ord
er
t o
th
orou
ghly
a s s e
s s t
he
imp
act
of
i c e
n s i n
g
mari
juan
ae
s t a b
l i s h
m e n t
s ,
t
he
t a
s k
f o r c
e
b e l i e
v e s t i s
im
port
ant
o
c o n s
i d e r
f a c
t o r s
t h a t
c o n t
r i b u
t e t o t h e
r a t e
of
dr
ug
u s
e .
rug
o l i
c y s
enf
orc e
ment
,
p
reve
ntio
n
a
nd
tr
eatm
ent)
purp
ose
s
t o
l
i m i t
t h e
num
ber
of
pe
opl
e
usin
g
dru
gs be
caus
e
of
h
e n e
g a t i
v e
im
pact
o
n
s e r
s , t
h e i r f a m
i l i e
s
and
r i e n
d s and
s o c i
e t y
i
n
g e
n e r a
l .
Th e
p
rima
ry
a c t
o r s t h
a t f
f e c t t
h e
r a t e
of
dr
ug
use
a r e :
v
a i l a b
i l i t
y : Th
e
more
v a i l a
b l e t h
e dr
ug,
he
m
ore
peo
ple
t
end
t o
u s e
.
A v
a i l a
b i l i t
y i n c
l u d e
s th
e a
mou
nt
f
tim
e t t a k
e s t o
o b t a
i n
the
s
u b s t
a n c e
.
erception ofRisk:
Th e
lower
thep e r c e p t i o n of
i s k
the
g r e a t e r
the
u s e .
This
inc
lude
s th
e
r i
s k
of
e t t
i n g
i n
t o
t r o u
b l e as
we
ll
a
s
th ea
dver
se
me
ntal
and
p h y
s i c a
l
im
pac
t
on
th
e
n d
i v i d
u a l .
ub
lic
A t t i
t u d e
: T
h e
g r
e a t e
r
th e
p u b
l i c a
ccep
tanc
e
of
a
d
rug,
h
e
g
r e a t
e r
t
h e u
s e .
Th e
p u b
l i c
i n c
l u d e
s
f a m i
l y
c
omm
uni
ty, t
a t e
and
th
e
n a t i
o n .
r i
c e :
Alth
ough
not
n
i v e r
s a l l
y
a
cce p
ted
as
a
pr
ima
ry
a c t o
r ,
ma
ny
ru
g
e x p
e r t s
, in
cl ud
ing
a
R
N
D
orpo
rat
ion
stud
y, i t
e
p r i
c e
a
s
be
ing
a
a c
t o r
i n
u s e .
T
h e
low
er
t
he p
r i c e
the
g r e
a t e r
the
u s e
th
e
hi
gher
the
p r i c
e t h e l e s
s
the
u s
e .
You
th a
r e
p a r t i
c u l a
r l y
v u l n
e r a b
l e
t o th
e p r
i c e s i
n c e o f
t e n t
i m e s
t
h e i r
inc
ome
s
l
i m i t
e d .
J
e f f e r
s o n
C
ount
yM
ar ij
ua na
Ta
sk
Forc
e
7
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THIS
P GE
NTE
NTION
LLY
F
TBL
NK
e
f f e r s o n
o
unty Mari
juanaTa
sk Fo
rce
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Pub
lic
Sa
fety
I
mpac
t
Int
roduc
tion
The
e f f e r
s o n Coun
tyBoar
d
of
Co
mmissi
oners
s
r i g h t f u
l l y
con
cerned
w
ith t h e
imp
act of mari
juana e
s t a b l i
s h m e n t
s
on
u b l
i c s a f
e t y .
Alt
hough
i c e n
s e d
mar
ijuana
e s t a
b l i s h m
e n t s a r e
r e l a
t i v e l y new,
h e r e i s
dat
a a v
a i l a b l
e b
ased
on
C
olora
do's
exper
ience
with
comm
ercia
l med
ical mari
juana
e
s t a b l i
s h m e n t
s
begi
nning
in 2009
.
T
his
data
s
a good
pr
ecurso
r of
w ha
t
o
ex
pect
with
r e c
r e a t i o
n a l
ma
rijuan
a.
The
a s k f o r
c e
ex ami
ned
crime
t a t i s t i
c s t r a
f f i c
f a t a l
i t i e s
impai
red
d
r i v i n g ,
d i
v e r s i o
n
and
y
outh
be
havior
. T
he
e
videnc
e s
ov e
rwhel
ming
t h a t
l e g
a l i z i n g
mari
juana
has had
a
i
g n i f i c a
n t
i
mpact
on
u b
l i c s
a f e t y .
Crime
O
v er
the
pas
t
numb
er ofye
ars
n
Color
ado cr
ime
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ned
r e l a t
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alt
hough
t h e r e
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. 1
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r e a s e
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v i
o l e n t crime
s and
a
. 3
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t
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n
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opert
ycri
mes
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oweve
r
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nver,
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dical
a
nd r e
c r e a t i o
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uana
e s t a
b l i s h m
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t
he
crim
e
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t e
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erce
nt
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e
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n
proper
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m 2
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a n
d a 2 5
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t
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e
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v i o l
e n t
c
rimes
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m
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2013.
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c
ompar
ing
the
i r s t
s i x month
s
of 2 013
o the
i r s
t
s i x
mont
hs
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2014,
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r
h
as had a
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e
rcent n
c r e a s e
i n
a l l
c r i m e s :
z
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me da
ta s
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rmatio
n
and
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ot
b
e
o s i t i
v e l y
l i
n k e d
t o
e i t h e r
the
medica
l or r e
c r e a t i o
n a l e s
t a b l i s
h m e n t s
.
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er,
h
i s
may
e
an
n d i c a
t i o n
of
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ble
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r
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l e
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comes
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c o n s
i d e r i n
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s
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drug
use and
cr
ime.T
here s
an
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herent
probl
em wit
h peopl
e
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eing u
nder t
he n f
l u e n c e
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ny
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bstanc
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l be
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v er
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e ,
i n 201
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p
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m
arijua
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n c r e a s
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o
f
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so,
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mi
d
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D
env er
o l i c
e had
w r i t
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more i c k e t
s
f
o r
p u b l i
c
co
nsump
tion of
m
arijua
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the
y had
i n
a 1 1 2
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and
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ime
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t a
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r e
l a t i n g
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y
outha n
t i
- s o
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ehavio
r
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d mari
juana
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se
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s u b s t a n
t i a l .
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e n
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he
e l a
t i o n s h
i p Betw
een Alc
ohol,
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Use
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d Viol
ence
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ongt
udents
by
t
he
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nity
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i- Drug
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l i t i o n
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e f f e r s o
n
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ounty
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uanaTa
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rce
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O
ver
60
pe
rcent
o
f
the
yo ut
h
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olved
wit
h
w
eapo
n s
n
sc
hool were
ma
rijua
na
u s e r
s .
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ercen t
who
h r e a t e n e d
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l s e
wit h
a
gun ,
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or
c l u b
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t
o h i
t , s l
a p
or
i c
k so m
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wer
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ri ju
an a
u s e
r s .
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din g
t
o a De
p art
m en t
f Hea
lth
an
d
Hum
an
e r v
i c e s
r e p
o r t
y
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ple
wh
o
se
mar
ijuan
a
w
eekl
y
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r e
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tim
es a
s
i k
e l y
as
non- u
s e r s
t
o
e
ngag
e
n
v i
o l e n c
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i c e
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ation
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g
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tro l
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o w s he n
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t s
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ys ma
ri jua
nawas
s
moke
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st
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e
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ation
al
Surv
ey
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rug
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se an d
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ged
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n g
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r
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ent
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ior
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re mor
e
i k e
l y t
han t h e r
yo
ut h
o h a
ve l l i
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rug
use
n t h e
p
ast
m o n t
h ,
h i c
h
in
clude
s
s s a u
l t
an
d
h e f t .
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rado
,
r i o
r
t o
th
e
comm
erc ia
liza
tionof
me
dica
l mari
juan
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imat
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ent
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pe
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mped
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mmer
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n of
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al
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er
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a c
t ,
i
n
t h a
t agegr
oup,
o l
orado
s 3
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cent
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gh er
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n
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a t
i o n a l
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verag
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ed
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rt h n
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n a t i o
n .8
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f e r s o
n
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o un t y
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rijua
na Tas
k Fo
rce
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Aver
age
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t
Mo
nth
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e
o
f
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ijua
na
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es
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o
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e
ars
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an
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ost
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uan
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m SAMH
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on
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Use an
d
H
eal th
2
013
The
e s u l t
of
the
n c r e a s e
in
drug
use
among
eens
has been
displayed
in
behav
io r
in
s c
h o o l
From
choolye
ar 20
08/20
09
o
sch
ool year
201
2/2013
,
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n
c r e a s e
in
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r e l a t e d
sus
pensi
ons
and
expu
ls ion
s the
majori
ty
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r
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ucatio
n , Ac a
d emic
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er
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hile
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e d
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o n s
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ugs a nd
r e f e
r r a l s
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s
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e f f
e r s o n C
ount
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rijua
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k
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t
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aw
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n f o rc
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l o r ad
o
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ears
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a r tm e n t
of Education
Academ
ic Years 2006-20
13
~~Dru
g i o
l a t i o n s
~~Alco
hol
i o l a t i o n
s
A
u n e
201 4
survey
of
1 00 schoo
l
r
esource
o f f i
c e r s
reve
aled th
at
89
e
rcent
have
seen
an
in crease
in
m
a rijuan
a
r e l a t e d incide
ntssince
recreati
onal
marijuan
a has
bee n
legalized.
Of
ho se resource
o f f i c e r s ,
61
percent reported
that
they
believe
the students
are
g
etting
mari
juana
from riend
s who
btain t
l e g a l
l y
or
from
h e i r
p a r e n t s
. l
Impai
red
Driving
W
hile
ove r
all
r f f i
c
f t l i
t i e s
in
Co l o r
a do have
decreas
ed
app
roximate
l y
15
pe r
cent
fr
om
2 7
o
2012
t l i t i e s
involvi
ng operato
rs
t
e s t i n g
p o s i t i
v e
f
or
mariju
ana
incr
eased
1 00
pe r
cent.
z
Th
e
erc
entage of
l l
t r f f
i c
f t l
i t i e s
i
nvolvin
g
ope
rators
t e s t
i n g
positiv
e
for
mari
juana do ubled
from
2 00 7
to
20
1 2 fro
m
abou
t
7
er
centt
o
1
6.5
pe
rcent.
Prio
r
to
2009
Co
l o r ado
a ve ra
ged
a
pp roxima
t el y 4
t
l i t i e s
wh
ere
t
he
operator
teste
d p o s i t i v e
for
mari
juan a.
Af
ter
the
comm
ercializ
ation of
medic a l
ma riju
ana ha t
increas
ed
24
pe
rcent to
an
verage
of
over
6
0
ye ar.
J e f f e r s o n
C
ounty
M a r i j
u a n a
Task F
orce
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~
6
~
~ ~ 5
4
~ 3
~
20
z
10
F a t a l i t i e s
Involving
Operators
Testing
Positive
for
Marijuana
2006
2007 2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
Year
SOURCE:
National
Highway
Transportation Saf ety
Administration, a t a l i t y
Analysis
Reporting
System
(FARS),
006-20011 a n d
RMHIDTA
012
Percent
of
All F a t a l i t i e s
With
Operators
Testing
Positive
for
Marijuana
z o . 0 0 r
y 18.00
~
r
16.00
14.00
~ 12.00
r
H 10.00
8.00
c
v
6.00
a
4.00
2.00
0.00
2006
2007 2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
SOURCE:
National Highway
Transportation Safety
Administration,
a t a l i t y Analysis
Reporting
System
(FARS),
006-20011 and
RMHIDTA
012
J e f f e r s o n County
Marijuana
Task
Force
24
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e
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Offic
ia1201
3record
s
f r o
m t
he
La
r imer
C
ount y
h
e r i f f
s De pa
rtme n
t
sho
w
h t
i n
sto
ps
f o r
drivi
ng under
the
i n f
l u e n c e
o
f d
r ugs DU
ID),
9
4
pe r
cent t e s
t e d
p o s i
t i v e
f o r
ma r
ijuana
.
The
i r s t t h
r e e
mo nt h
s
of
DUID
s
n 2 0
1 4
ar
e
on
a
pa
c e
to
e xc
eed the
num
ber
in
20 1
3.
Th
e
Color
a d o
t a
t e
Patro
l
D
r i v ing
Un
der
th
e
Influ
ence
of
D
r u g s
P r o g
r a m
i n i
t i a t e d
in
2 0 1
4
sh
ows
h t
during
the
i
r s t
s i x mon
t h s ,
77
er
cent
of
the a r r e s t
s
i
nv olv
ed ma r
i juan
a a nd
4
er
cent we r e
ma r i
juana
alo
ne .
Ac c o r
d i ng
t
o
t
he
Color
a d o D
e p a r t
ment
of
T
ranspo
rtatio
n,
Drug
Re
cognit
ion
Ex
pe rts
DR
E)
ompl
e t e d
o v e r
5
0 0
i m
pa i r e d
drivi
ng
eva
luatio
ns
of
wh i c h
62
er
cent
we r e
o r
ma
r i jua
na asconf
i rmed b
y to
xicolo
gy
r
e p o r t s
.
Di
v e r s i
o no f
Co
l o r a d
o
M a r i j
uana
P
ropon
ents
o
f
l e g a l
i z i n g
m
a r i jua
na
ba
se
t h e i
r p o s i
t i o n
on
a
nu
mber
of
s s u e
s
in
cludin
g
the
b e
l i e f t h
t
l e g a l
i z i n g
m
a r i jua
na wou
ld
l
i m i n t
e the
bla ck
ma r
ket.
Howev
er
i
th
th
e
l
e g a l i z
a t i o n
of ma ri
juana
Colo r
a d o h
a s becom
e the
bla
ck
mark e
t
o r
t
l e a s t
4
0 ther
s t a t e s
t h t
h a v e
been
i d e n
t i f i e d
r e c e i v
i n g Co
l ora d
o mari j
uana.
Ac c
o r d in
g
to
the
El
P a s o I
n t e l l i g
e n c e
C
enter
EPIC
)
atio
nal
Seizu
re
Syst e
m,
there
h
a s
b
een
a
3
97
perce
nt
n c r e
s e
in
h i
g h w a y
n t e r d
i c t i o n
s
i
nvolvi
ng
Col
ora d o
ma r
ijuana
d
estine
d
f
o r ot
her
s t a t e s
s i n
c e
2
008.
J e f f
e r s o n Coun
ty
Marijua
na T a s k
Forc e
25
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350
~30
0
2
50
~
2
E
5
1
L 7 ~ ]
[
~ ]
Col
ora
do
Ma
rij
uana
n t e r
d i c t
i o n
Sei
zure
s
321
288
4
2
81
92
54
4
57
58
~
2 5 2 6
2
7
2
8
2
9 2 1
2
11 2 1
2 2 1
3
S
OURCE
:
El
P
aso n t e
l l i g e n c e
Center
Natio
nal Seizur
e
Syste m
Fro
m
005
t
o
2008
comp
ared
to
2
009
t
o
2013
here
wa
s
n
over
3 p
ercent
inc
rease
in
the poun
ds
of
Co
lorado
ma
rijuan
a
s
eized
in
h
ighwa
y n t e r d i
c t i o n s
D
uring
the a t t e r
yea
rs
t aver
aged
over3 6
00 p o
unds.
n t e
r d i c t i o
n o
f f i c e r s
belie
ve
th e
y
only
s
e i z e a
b out
1 perc
ent
of
wha
t
c t
u a l l y
gets
throu
gh
u
ndete
cted.
The
U.S.
PostalIns pection Servic e Prohib ited
Mailing
of Narcot ic s
syst em
reveals
t
hat
in
2
009
t
here
w
ere
n
o
a
rcels
of
Colo
rado
ma
rijuan
a
s
eiz ed
thro
ugh
the
U.S.
m
ail.
In 2
010
t
here w
ere
1
5
parc
els
s
eized
conta
ining
Col
orado
mar
ijuan
a
d
estin e
d
t
o
oth
er
s t a t
e s Th at
n
umber
jumpe
d
o
1
28 0
pe
rcent
t
o
207
par
cels
in 2
013.
Th
e
po
unds
o
f
mar
ijuana
seiz
ed
duri
ng
tha
t
sam
e eriod
incr
eased
762 p
ercent
f rom
57ou
nds
n
2
010
to
493
pound
s
n
2013.
J e
f f e r s o n Co
untyMariju
ana
Ta
s k
For
ce
26
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P
ou
nds
o
f
Mar
iju
ana
S
eiz
ed by
the
U.
S.
P o
s t a
l Ins
pec
tio
n
S e r
v i c
e
5
4
3 3
a
20
0
100
2
009
201
0
2011
20
12
2013
SO
URCE
:
Unit ed
St a
tes
Po
stal Inspe
ction
S
ervice
Pro
h ibite
d
Mail
ingo f
Narco
tics
E
ndn
ote
s
To
m
cG
hee
h
e
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