Colorado Politics

[bunt_q]

Nevermind

[seventwenty]

Originally Posted by CharlesCO

That sounds like a horrible waste of time. I don't understand why people oftentimes have such kneejerk emotional reactions to rebranding strategies, completely disregarding the thought, reasoning, and benefits of smart and unified branding.

Really what happened was some legislator needed to have his 5th bill.


Bill died in committee. As expected: http://www.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLI...le=1071_01.pdf

[seventwenty]

Hick's plan for the Pot tax:
http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite.../1251650927645

DENVER — Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014 — Gov. John Hickenlooper today released a proposed spending plan for revenues collected as a result of Proposition AA, which voters approved last fall to establish excise and sales taxes on adult-use marijuana. The spending plan calls for $4.5 million in FY 2013-14 and $99 million in FY 2014-15.

“When the voters passed Amendment 64, it became the state’s obligation to implement it sensibly and responsibly, mindful of all Coloradans (especially mindful of our Colorado families and children). We have strategies to do exactly that,” Hickenlooper said. “Now, thanks to the revenues generated by Proposition AA, which voters passed last fall, we have the funding to put them in place.”

In addition to $29 million in enforcement money already planned for this year and next, the spending plan allocates money as follows (totals are for FY 2013-14 and FY 2014-15):
Youth marijuana use prevention and deterrence ($45.5 million);
Substance abuse treatment ($40.4 million);
Public health ($12.4 million);
Regulatory oversight ($1.8 million);
Law enforcement and public safety ($3.2 million); and
Statewide coordination ($200,000)

[bunt_q]

Well there is the most useless $45.5 million in the entire state budget. Why don't we just tax condoms to raise funds for abstinence only education too?

[seventwenty]

Originally Posted by bunt_q

Well there is the most useless $45.5 million in the entire state budget. Why don't we just tax condoms to raise funds for abstinence only education too?

We shall. It will make for pretty posters.

[PLANSIT]

DENVER — Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014 — Gov. John Hickenlooper today released a proposed spending plan for revenues collected as a result of Proposition AA, which voters approved last fall to establish excise and sales taxes on adult-use marijuana. The spending plan calls for $4.5 million in FY 2013-14 and $99 million in FY 2014-15.

“When the voters passed Amendment 64, it became the state’s obligation to implement it sensibly and responsibly, mindful of all Coloradans (especially mindful of our Colorado families and children). We have strategies to do exactly that,” Hickenlooper said. “Now, thanks to the revenues generated by Proposition AA, which voters passed last fall, we have the funding to put them in place.”

In addition to $29 million in enforcement money already planned for this year and next, the spending plan allocates money as follows (totals are for FY 2013-14 and FY 2014-15):
Youth marijuana use prevention and deterrence ($45.5 million);
Substance abuse treatment ($40.4 million);
Public health ($12.4 million);
Regulatory oversight ($1.8 million);
Law enforcement and public safety ($3.2 million); and
Statewide coordination ($200,000)

That's like funding transit with a gas tax.

[seventwenty]

Honeybadger v the JBC:
http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/bl...t-root-of.html

[seventwenty]

TABOR suit can proceed, as the 10th Circuit ruled the plaintiffs have standing. Next up, game time at the Dist Ct (actually start a trial) or pre-game to the Supreme Ct (appeal standing, assuming the SCotUS even wants to hear the case).