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Pot Regulation Heads to Colo. Capitol

by KREX News Room
by Jacklyn Thrapp

Story Created: Mar 15, 2013 at 5:43 AM MDT

Story Updated: Mar 15, 2013 at 10:51 AM MDT

DENVER (AP) - Marijuana legalization has prompted an enormous amount of debate in the four months since it was approved in Colorado.

But the drug is just now coming under the scrutiny of the state lawmakers who will decide how it should be grown, sold and taxed.

A special committee of House and Senate members starts work Friday going over 165 pages of suggested pot rules from a task force of marijuana advocates and opponents who met over the past few months to debate regulation. The task force recommended a 15 percent excise tax, plus an additional marijuana sales tax to be set by lawmakers. Voters will ultimately decide.


The task force also made recommendations on marijuana product safety and testing. Friday's hearing was to be a review of the recommendations, with public comments.

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Sad State of Affairs said on Friday, Mar 15 at 1:48 PM

I really wish the liberals would just be honest here, they really don't want dope regulated. These dog and pony debate, committees are a joke. Really as much of a joke as Medical Marijuana was and is. They want a drug addicted free for all state.

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