Marijuana regulations don’t seem overly complex
Re: “Colorado paved the way, and sky didn’t fall,” Dec. 31 news story
I read with interest the article about the 10-year wild ride of marijuana legalization and was intrigued by the comment by Truman Bradley, executive director of the Marijuana Industry Group, a business trade association.
“Bradley pointed to more pressing challenges that need to be addressed to help the industry thrive in its second decade: overly complex state and local regulations, high taxes, and tight restrictions on how, and to what extent, businesses can advertise.”
Our nonprofit, One Chance To Grow Up, shops Colorado dispensaries to stay current on today’s products to educate parents about today’s THC. Bradley’s complaints about “overly complex state and local regulations” are a smokescreen.
We recently purchased a 5-gram biscotti-flavored vaporizer containing a THC potency of 84.9% that easily fits in a jean pocket. The vaporizer is flavored like a cookie and contains a highly concentrated amount of THC. Where exactly is the overly complex regulation? To the contrary, these are gaping failures of regulation, not the other way around.
The price “all in” to the consumer? $64.02, including state and local taxes. Letap do the math. This vaporizer has upwards of 1,400 puffs, although no serving size or package amount is standardized. The cost? Less than a nickel per high. Exactly where are the high taxes?
Does anyone but a marijuana industry promoter think this product reflects over-regulation or over-taxation?
Henny Lasley, Greenwood Village
Editor’s note: Lasley is executive director and co-founder of One Chance To Grow Up.
DIA’s baggage issues should have consequences
Re: “Airport baggage system breakdown forced scramble, drove delays,” Jan. 9 news story
Thank you for this story on the baggage snafu occurring on Jan. 7 at Denver International Airport. Flights being canceled or delayed was certainly a problem, but another problem was flights that were not delayed, yet passengers were placed in a hopeless situation in the bag-check line.
My son found out the hard way after arriving at the airport with a large suitcase 90 minutes before a domestic flight. I drove him, and as we made our way through the arrivals level, I noticed a line of people outside. Perhaps it’s a tour group, I guessed, before dropping off my son and heading back toward Denver via Pena Blvd. About 15 minutes later, my son called, saying, “There’s no way I’ll make it through the bag check line in time for my flight. I want to ditch the suitcase; can you come and get it?”
I was able to do a U-turn back to DIA and retrieve the suitcase. My son arrived as planned to his destination. All I had to do was figure out the cheapest way to ship a suitcase full of stuff. It is frustrating that the air transit system can fail to function properly without any apparent consequences and with no apparent attempt to warn passengers ahead of time.
Robin Pittman, Denver
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