Thursday, September 9, 2010
Medical Marijuana Mayoral candidate supports MMJ
Posted by Bryce Crawford on Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 4:20 PM
- Duncan and family.
Ken Duncan is the latest citizen to throw his hat into the mayoral ring. This afternoon, we spoke to him by phone about medical marijuana in preparation for our quarterly release of ReLeaf.
Right off the bat, Duncan, 48, laid it on the line.
"Quite honestly, I’m for medical marijuana," he says. "The biggest concern for me is the number of dispensaries popping up all over the place, because I don’t want to cheapen the validity of its medicinal purposes.
"Quite honestly, I’m clean and sober; wasn’t always that way — I don’t mind saying that, it’s just the truth," Duncan says. "But the bottom line is that while I would like to see medical marijuana be nationwide, I don’t want to cheapen it by just making it available to every Tom, Dick and Harry that says they’ve got pain."
See Duncan's website for more on his positions. Look for our full Q&A with all the Springs' mayoral candidates Sept. 30.
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Looks like somebody knows the value of the green vote... It will be a force to be seen this November come election day !
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Posted by
Are you kidding me ?
on September 9, 2010 at 11:30 PM
You want to boost State revenue? Legalize for recreation. Charge fees for grower permits and tax the hell out of it at the stores. Weed is not a big deal and makes people far less stupid than drinking. In a true Democracy the government couldn't regulate what you put in your body anyways. To do so calims ownership of an individual which is just wrong. Colorado Springs is just the most backwards, evangelical city in the State. I live in rural Mountain areas and redneck folks up in the hills are a bit more relaxed about things. I think a vote to leaglize across the board would pass by a landslide if not for Colorado Springs groups like New Life Church and Focus on the Family. Groups who condemn homosexuals, and marijuana but have leaders who do Meth and shag male prostitutes on Colfax. Live and let live folks.
Posted by
listeningcrow
on September 10, 2010 at 8:25 AM
Good to see a politician with some balls to be honest and straight-forward instead of those who avoid a position or say what they think people want to hear. He sounds like a good, moderate canidate that we could get behind, since he is willing to listen and do right by MMJ patients. Best of Wishes to you!
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gurudori
on September 10, 2010 at 9:20 AM
