Pubdate: Mon, 17 Dec 2012
Source: Denver Post (CO)
Copyright: 2012 The Denver Post Corp
Contact:  http://www.denverpost.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/122
Author: Clayton Woullard

PARKER BARS POT SHOPS, SETS RULES ON GROWING

Parker has decided to exercise its local control regarding Amendment
64 and outlaw retail marijuana shops while allowing regulated
cultivation.

The town outlawed medical-marijuana dispensaries in 2011. The majority
of Douglas County voters voted down Amendment 64, which makes it legal
to possess up to an ounce of marijuana by anyone 21 or older, and
allows cultivation and retail sale of the drug. Douglas County also
recently outlawed retail stores in unincorporated parts of the county.

"Our citizens don't want the medical marijuana and other dispensaries
in our town," Parker Mayor David Casiano said. "Parker is a family
town; we have a lot of kids. You've seen on Broadway all the
dispensaries-we don't need that in Parker."

Parker's ordinance changes allow personal use of 1 ounce of marijuana
or less and marijuana accessories by anyone 21 or older, per Amendment
64.

It also reaffirms the town's ordinance that it is still illegal to
display or consume marijuana in a public setting.

Cultivation restrictions include that only a person 21 or older
cultivating for personal use can do so on their property; cultivation
must be not visible from the outside of a house; cultivated marijuana
must be secured away from children and visitors; and the town reserves
the right to conduct an inspection to determine compliance.

Casiano said that after the ordinances were passed, officials got some
e-mails and calls supporting the town's effort.

"We're following the letter of the law, but we don't want dispensaries
or storefronts," Casiano said. 
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