Colorado lawmakers back off plans to regulate “Amsterdam-style” marijuana clubs.
“Given the uncertainty in Washington, this is not the time to be trying to carve off new turf and expand markets and make dramatic statements about marijuana,” Hickenlooper told the Denver Post last month.
Sponsors of the club bill said that they had little choice but to back off, leaving Colorado with its current spotty club landscape.
Colorado already has about 30 private pot clubs, according to legislative analysts, but they operate under a patchwork of local regulations and sometimes are raided by law enforcement.
The House amendment passed Thursday effectively removes club regulations, and the remaining bits of the bill are relatively minor. The bill could face yet more changes before a final vote. Lawmakers who bemoaned the club bill’s demise cited U.S. Atty. Gen. Jeff Sessions, who has hinted that states violating federal drug law won’t be tolerated.
Source: Colorado backs off plans for ‘Amsterdam-style’ marijuana clubs – LA Times
