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Record-breaking Election Day, Bad News for Marijuana Centers

by KREX News Room

Story Created: Apr 5, 2011 at 10:22 PM MDT

Story Updated: Apr 6, 2011 at 7:50 AM MDT

Grand Junction - In Tuesday's record-breaking election, medical marijuana dispensaries are out of Grand Junction. With just under 57% of voters upholding the ordinance, medical marijuana dispensaries are going to have to close up shop for good. The battle over medical marijuana dispensaries in the city has been waged for months now.

Back in October, the Grand Junction City Council decided to outlaw the centers. But enough people signed on to a petition that challenged that decision.

Tuesday night, however, the ban was upheld with 7,802 votes in favor of the ordinance and only 5,703 against outlawing the shops.

Grand Junction City Councilman Gregg Palmer explained when the shops will shut their doors. "We have now effectively said that the ordinance was proper. Traditionally, ordinances take effect in 30 days. This is obviously quite a ways after that initial effect, so I would think that in a very short order people would have to comply."

More than 57% of voters participated, which is huge for a municipal election, and that amounted to 13,786 ballots cast.

NewsChannel 5 made several attempts to speak with the group pushing to overturn the ban but the Mesa County Constitution Advocates declined to speak to NewsChannel 5.

There was at least on member of MCCA at Grand Junction City Hall when the results were released, however, she left almost immediately after they started rolling.

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jayson said on Sunday, Apr 17 at 11:21 AM

With all this garbage about marijuana is stupped.. People need to wake up and see the rest of the binifits.If someone was given a pill of seeds and said you can go this plant.. And you can use it to make over 300,000 products including 10 times the ethenal of a crop of corn

Anonymous said on Thursday, Apr 7 at 12:46 AM

WATEVA, you'll be burnin' some of Colorado's best MMJ for medicinal purposes I'm sure. That wart on your balls is pretty painful I bet.

Floyd said on Wednesday, Apr 6 at 8:26 PM

Looks like one person didn't like the people having their say,,,,,,,again.

Black Market Dealer said on Wednesday, Apr 6 at 5:08 PM

Thank You Grand Junction you just made me a millionaire!

WATEVA said on Wednesday, Apr 6 at 4:58 PM

Whats really pathetic is all the ignorant prohibitionist think they are doing something good. There are thousands of people in Grand Junction that are completely legal to grow consume and even exchange money for MMJ. Good luck controlling that stupid asses our constitution protects us from all you cartel supporting alcoholic losers. WHEN ALL YOU TOBACCO SMOKING ALCOHOLIC LOSERS DIE I WILL DANCE ON YOUR GRAVE BURNIN SOME OF COLORADOS BEST MMJ!

You're dumb GJ said on Wednesday, Apr 6 at 4:43 PM

Way to go morons you have closed businesses, put people out of work, shut of a tax revenue, and reopened a black market. All the while not stopping anybody from using medical marijuana. It's legal for patients to grow their own, and they will. I'm happy to see that there are so many uneducated idiots living in this valley. Why not just become part of Utah? It seems like the one brain cell used over there might make itself welcome here. Hundreds of thousands, if not millions of tax dollars gone. Nice, real nice.

To the idiots said on Wednesday, Apr 6 at 3:44 PM

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. This will never stop anyone from smoking pot. People are going to do it no matter what and have for hundreds of years. Good job on making the black-market rise again. People can go and get pot from whoever and still have a MMJ card for lawful protection. oh and the hundreds of thousands of dollars in tax revenue out the window. what a bunch of ignorant redneck. have fun with your alcohol and meth! hehehe;)

Anonymous said on Wednesday, Apr 6 at 12:20 PM

To bad some people don't seem to understand that using marijuana for pain is much safer than taking opium based highly addictive pain killers. No one has ever died from taking too much pot, where as a baby just died last week in Clifton by accidentally taking a prescription pain medication. Way to go idiots.

Anonymous said on Wednesday, Apr 6 at 12:17 PM

This is truly sad to see. I just do not understand. Everyone should worry about the meth heads and other horrible drugs out there. Marijuana grows from the ground, IT'S NATURAL!!!!

Anonymous said on Wednesday, Apr 6 at 12:12 PM

wtf ever. Probably 99% of MMJ users are nothing more than potheads who made up some "illness" and paid off a Doctor to give them a prescription. You don't believe me? Just stand outside a MMJ dispensary for a few hours. All you will see are Beavis & Buttheads coming in and out. No joke.

GJ Resident said on Wednesday, Apr 6 at 8:15 AM

Sad. This is just sad. A whole lot of good has been done in the valley since our growers and shop owners came and I am sorry to hear you have to go. I've never smoked pot a day in my life but I have seen the benefits with multiple cancer patients. Thanks for the difference you made while you were here.

Real American said on Wednesday, Apr 6 at 8:04 AM

Enjoy the lawsuit coming your way Grand Junction! Just this morning I sent MCCA a check for $500.

tater said on Wednesday, Apr 6 at 6:52 AM

Good, bad or indifferent...the people have spoken.

Michael said on Wednesday, Apr 6 at 2:21 AM

It's nice to see the ban passed. Please everyone now contact city/county commissioners and ask for an ordinance banning all growing operations in Grand Junction and Mesa County including private, commercial and 'licensed care giver' operations. No pot, period. Folks can use other legal medications for their problems or drive to Denver to get their fix legally. It's time to reclaim our community from dealers, recreational users and addicts. Let's continue in our efforts to make illicit drug use once again completely illegal. I would also encourage folks to contact their state legislators and ask the Consitutional Ammendment authorizing Medical Marijuana be repealed such as severl other states are doing. Did any of us think 30,000 Coloradans had a legitimate need for marijuana when we first voted this in? I certainly didn't. Clearly this has just become a jumping off point for those who would wish to legalize marijuana use.

Aspen said on Wednesday, Apr 6 at 1:14 AM

The bad news is for the patients who are dependent on the centers for their medications. They are now forced into traveling to a more compassionate city, growing their own or find an independent caregiver. Medical Marijuana is not going away. Just more empty stores and more workers filing for unemployment.

Aspen said on Wednesday, Apr 6 at 1:10 AM

Now "Grand Junkyard" can git back to what it does best: Tobbacco - Alcohol - Tattoo Parlors - Tanning salons - Monster trucks - and various forms of "Medications".....

Anonymous said on Wednesday, Apr 6 at 12:09 AM

I guess all the pothead stoners with ingrown toenails are gonna have to seek other forms of healing lmao

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