Amendment 20, passed by Colorado voters in November 2000, authorized the use of medical marijuana for people who suffered from specific debilitating conditions. But the law has been very controversial and several key legislators, including Colorado State Senator Chris Romer, have recently talked about new legislation to clarify the law.
As noted in a recent article in the Colorado Springs Gazette (http://www.gazette.com/articles/warns-89680-laws-california.html), even authorities in California have some advice for Colorado legislators -- "[m]ake your laws as clear as you can, so that your executive and judicial branches of government can do their jobs as they are intended to," says Randy Mendosa, Chief of Police in Arcata, California.
For employers, there has been uncertainty about what obligations exists when an employee presents a medical marijuana card at work. For the straight dope on medical marijuana in Colorado, check out this article by my partner Tobie Hazard.
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