Lawmakers snuff proposal to vote on dispensary ban - The Denver Post

Lawmakers snuff proposal to vote on dispensary ban - The Denver Post

State lawmakers today killed a proposal that would have asked voters whether to ban medical-marijuana dispensaries statewide.

The proposal, introduced by a handful of Republicans and backed by law enforcement officials, would have put before voters a ballot measure to clarify that only individual, small-scale caregivers could provide pot to medical-marijuana patients instead of large, commercial dispensaries.

The measure's proponents said Monday they fear acceptance of dispensaries will lead to increased pot use by teenagers and promote fraud in the medical-marijuana system. But dispensary defenders said they provide a safe, regulated way for approved patients to obtain marijuana.