nsrf mid-july 2014 meeting

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www.NorthSuburbanRepublicanForum.com July, 2014 www.NorthSuburbanRepublicanForum.org

Voters passed Amendment 64 on November 6th, 2012. You've heard about the so-called "benefits" Coloradowill receive with tax money going to schools and the state. But what about things people didn't think about

that we're now starting to deal with. What are the unintended consequences of changing the state

constitution? If you watch TV, you've heard a few of them.

Join the NSRF (North Suburban Republican Forum) with Mayors Heidi Williams and Herb Atkinson as they

answer that question on Saturday, July 12th. You don't want to miss this meeting at our new venue, Horan

& McConatys Community Room, 9998 Grant St in Thornton from 9:00am-11:00am. Doors open at 8:30am.

Admission is $3 for members and $5 per person for non-members. You can pay your 2014 NSRF dues of $20 if

you havent done so. Coffee, orange juice, donuts, bottled water, fruit & pastries are included with your

admission. We hope you can join us and bring a friend or two to this very exciting and knowledgeable

meeting.

Colorado Amendment 64 was a popular initiative ballot measure to amend Colorado's constitution, outlining a

statewide drug policy for cannabis. The measure passed on November 6, 2012, and along with a similar

Washington measure marked "an electoral first not only for America but for the world."[2] Now enacted as

Article 18, section 16 of the state constitution, the law addresses "personal use and regulation of marijuana"

for adults 21 and over, as well as commercial cultivation, manufacture, and sale, effectively regulating

cannabis in a manner similar to alcohol.[3] The first stores officially opened on January 1, 2014

NSRF upcoming calendar in 2014:August 9 -- Transportation issues and FasTraks with RTDs District J Director, Larry Hoy

September 13How Fracking concerns you and why it's important

October 11Discussion on the November ballot issues

November 8Celebration of the November 4th election results & Open Forum

December 13End of the year Christmas party and discussion of what will transpire in 2015

If you have a smar t phone, use a bar code app for the QR code on the left, it wil l take

you to our web site,www.NorthSuburbanRepublicanForum.com

This newsletter has a conservative Republican viewpoint. It may

or may not reflect the views of the NSRF Board of Directors. It is

intended for the thoughtful consideration of our members, toinform, educate, and as potential discussion starters.

NSRF member, Art Dubus, is bringing a case of Dr. Ben Carsons new book,

One Nation: What We Can All Do to Save Americas Future. If you want to buy the hardcover book,

your price is $25 and Art will make a donation to a candidate or candidate committee on your behalf.

"One of the penalties of not participating in politics is that you will be governed by your inferiors." - Plato
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The North Suburban Republican ForumNSRF Membership Application

We meet on the second Saturday of each month to discuss politics from 9:00-10:30am. Doors open at 8:30am.Get involved and join us!

A continental breakfast is provided with coffee, tea, orange juice, and pastries

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Come make calls this Saturday from Noon to One with Cory Gardner to help himwin his election for U.S. Senate this upcoming November. It is going to be a lot

of work if we are going to beat Mark Udall this, so we would really appreciate

your help this Saturday the 12th. Please RSVP with this link!

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Thanks,Kristian Hemphill

Adams & Broomfield Counties Field Director2200 E. 104th Ave #103,Thornton, CO 80233(Cell)[email protected]
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Dear Liberty Friends,

Welcome to the summer!

We have an exciting summer ahead of us, including a number of events

planned. Our next event is the Annual Broomfield 9.12 Summer Picnic on July 12,

2014.

As in past election years, we are pleased to welcome a number of candidates to

our picnic this year. This year, we are happy to welcome Don Ytterberg (CD7candidate), George Leing (CD2 candidate), Marijo Tinlin (HD33 candidate), and

many more. This is another great opportunity to meet these candidates and get

to know them as they work towards the election and look to represent us in their

various offices.

Bring your neighbors and friends! We look forward to seeing you there!

Rick [email protected]

www.broomfield912.com
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Hi,

I wanted to reach out to you, and let you know that the Adams & Broomfield Counties Victory office isopen. We are in the same location we were in 2012, at the corner of E. 104th and York.

If Republicans are going to win this year we are going to need all the help we can get. We need toreach out to voters as many times as we can between now and November. Please consider spendingsome time making phone calls here at the office, or knocking doors in your neighborhood. The moretimes we reach out to voters the more likely we are to make an impact this year.

Thanks,Kristian Hemphill

Adams & Broomfield Counties Field Director2200 E. 104th Ave #103,Thornton, CO 80233(Cell)[email protected]
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Your Adams County Candidates in the November 4 thElection

AdCo Commissioner District 3 Erik Hansen

AdCo Commissioner District 4 Joe Domenico

AdCo Commissioner District 5 Jan Pawlowski

Sheriff Mike McIntosh

Assessor Patsy Melonakis

Clerk & Recorder Stan Martin

Treasurer Brigitte Grimm

Coroner Dr. Mike Arnall

HD-30 JoAnn Windholz

HD-31 Carol Beckler

HD-32 Edgar Antillon

HD-33 Marijo Tinlin

HD-34 Skinny Winkler

HD-35 Mike Melvin

HD-56 Kevin Priola

SD-24 Beth Martinez-Humenik

Colorado Governor Bob Beauprez

Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams

Colorado Attorney General Cynthia Coffman

Colorado Treasurer Walker Stapleton

CU Regent CD-6 John Carson

State Board of Education CD-7 Laura Boggs

US Senate Cory Gardner

US House CD-4 Ken Buck

US House CD-6 Mike Coffman

US House CD-7 Don Ytterberg


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Colorado estimates state annual potconsumption at 130 metric tonsBy John Ingold The Denver Post

A grow light shines through the leaves of a cannabis plant at a grow facility in Denver. (SethMcConnell, The Denver Post)

A state-produced study has concluded that high taxes and fewer stores are

keeping Colorado medical-marijuana consumers from switching to the

recreational cannabis market, a trend that, if it continues, will have a

major impact on the state's predicted marijuana tax windfall.

The study, released Wednesday, found that out-of-state visitors make up nearly half of recreational

marijuana sales in the Denver area and 90 percent of recreational sales in mountain resort

communities. Tourists, though, account for only about 7 percent of the annual demand for marijuana in

the state, which the study estimates at 130.3 metric tons.
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"This study finds total marijuana demand to be much larger than previously estimated," the study's

authors writein their report.

The reason, the authors conclude, is that previous studies have underestimated the level of demand from

heavy users. The new study finds that the top 22 percent of marijuana users in Colorado account for nearly

67 percent of the total demand. The bottom 54 percent of users account for only about 4 percent of

demand.

"(T)he prevalence of heavy users in Colorado is higher than the national average," the authors write.

Overall, the study estimates that 487,000 people over 21 years old in Colorado, or about 9 percent of the

state's population, use marijuana at least once per month.

"The department feels it is important to understand marijuana usage and the demand in the state to

effectively manage production within the regulated industry," Colorado Department of Revenue executive

Director Barbara Brohl said in a statement.

The Marijuana Enforcement Division said it used survey results, demographic data, research literature

and "Colorado-specific primary source data" to compile the study.

Among the most significant conclusions listed in the report: Few people are switching from shopping at

medical-marijuana dispensaries to shopping at recreational marijuana stores. The study concludes that

could be because higher taxes for recreational marijuana and fewer available outlets discourage switching.

"(T)he retail demand is derived primarily from out-of-state visitors and from consumers who previously

purchased from the Colorado black and gray markets," the study's authors write.

The trend, though, has major implications for the state's marijuana tax revenue.

Predictions for revenue from recreational marijuana taxes once reachedas high as $35 millionfor the first

six months of 2014. Instead, includingnumbers released Wednesdayfor May tax collections, the state has

brought in only about $14.7 million so far.

Medical-marijuana sales, meanwhile,continue to outpacerecreational sales. Through May, medical-

marijuana dispensaries had done nearly $165 million of sales compared with the $90 million from

recreational stores. Tax revenue from medical-marijuana sales, though, has amounted to slightly less than

$5 million.

"Creating a system where people who are using cannabis medically can access their medicine without

paying higher taxes is not a bad thing," said Taylor West, a spokeswoman for the National Cannabis

Industry Association.

John Ingold: 303-954-1068, [email protected] or twitter.com/johningold

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