December 01, 2009 07:33 PM UTC

MMJ Poll is out and the Apothecary of Colorado is Open!

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• by: Whiskey Lima Juliet

Apothecary of Colorado opens it’s doors today, December 1, 2009!  Located at 1730 Blake St., Suite 420.

But the real news is the poll that was conducted by Coloradoans for Medical Marijuana Regulations (CMMR). We have hired top lobbyist (both Republican and Democrat), incredible PR people and the best political minds in Colorado.  I would say we are ready for battle.  Oh and by the way….

65% of likely voters support MMJ Dispensaries.

Survey Research on Regulation of Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

TO: Interested Parties

FR: RBI Strategies and Research

RE: Voter Opinion of Regulating Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

DT: 1 December 2009

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS

Nine years ago, Colorado voters passed Amendment 20 which authorized the use of medical marijuana by persons who are suffering from debilitating medical conditions and creating exemptions to Colorado criminal law for medical marijuana patients and their primary care-givers.  Recent events have focused attention on the need for a more defined role for medical marijuana dispensaries under Amendment 20.  To assess voter attitudes towards formalizing the role of dispensaries under Amendment 20, Coloradans for Medical Marijuana Regulation hired RBI Strategies and Research to conduct a survey.

This survey demonstrates that voters would favor establishing state-licensed marijuana dispensaries by a two-to-one margin.

“Now I am going to read you some proposals that voters might be voting on in the election next November.  This proposal would (1) establish state-licensed marijuana dispensaries to cultivate and provide marijuana to patients with doctors’ recommendations; (2) allow local governments to set limits on the number of dispensaries and to enact zoning regulations applicable to the dispensaries; and (3) require patients to be registered with the state and set a limit on the amount of marijuana patients can acquire through the dispensary system.

“If the election were held today, would you vote yes or no on this proposal?  (IF RESPONDENT NEEDS CLARIFICATION:) A “yes” vote would be a vote to approve the proposal; a “no” vote would be a vote to reject the proposal. (IF UNDECIDED:)  Well, which way would you say you are leaning?”

Strong yes 34% Total Yes: 64%

Not strongly yes 19

Lean yes 10

Lean no 4 Total No: 32%

Not strongly no 6

Strongly no 23

Undecided 3

• A total of 64 percent of both men and women said they would support the dispensary system model.

• A majority of registered Republicans (53%), Independents (64%) and Democrats (75%) supported the proposed dispensary system.

• A majority of people within every age group backed the proposal, with the highest levels of support among the over 55 (64%) and under 35 (71%) age groups.

• White voters (65%) supported the proposal at a slightly higher rate than non-white voters (61%).

• Metro Denver was the most supportive area in the state (69%), along with Denver (68%) and the South Front Range (64%). Fifty-two percent of voters in the Western Slope were supportive.

METHODOLOGY

RBI Strategies & Research conducted a telephone survey of 500 Colorado voters who are likely to participate in the 2010 General Election.  A sample of this size has a margin of error of +/-4.38% at the 95% confidence level.  Survey interviews were conducted from November 6 – November 9, 2009 by professional telemarketers using a statistically valid random sample drawn from a current list of registered voters.

Shameless Plug to follow…

This dispensary comes with serious street cred: Its owners, Scott Durrah and Wanda James, also run 8 Rivers, the Caribbean restaurant just down the street that’s become a political watering hole.

“We are not new to understanding the medicinal value of marijuana,” says Durrah, a chef who’s also a medical marijuana patient. “I am proud of the fact that the Apothecary of Colorado’s medicine is grown here in Colorado by our horticulturist. We will be able to provide and control the quality of medicine and patient care that this new industry demands.”

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