Colorado ‘follow the leader’ game must end in Louisiana

Dear Editor, On June 28, 1 sent a rather lengthy email to every Louisiana Congressmen concerning the legalization of cannabis.

Previously, many of them expressed the opinion to wait and see how it goes in Colorado. My newest email shows them the results of this wait.

Here is a summary.

The Marijuana Enforcement Division’s first annual report is one of the most important documents to date in Colorado’s marijuana experiment because it’s the first to give complete, state-sanctioned statistics on what marijuana looked like in its first full year of recreational sales.

• Marijuana in Colorado

– New poll: More than 13 months after recreational pot sales first started in Colorado, residents of the state still support marijuana legalization by a definitive margin

– Best of 2014: Here are 25 incredible but true stories from Colorado and beyond

– 2014 pot taxes: Colorado’s total haul from marijuana for 2014 was about $76 million

– 2014 pot sales: The state’s total sales tallies for medical and recreational cannabis added up to $699,198,805

“The Marijuana Enforcement Division feels that it is imperative to remain transparent on such a highly publicized issue in Colorado,” Lewis Koski, director of the Marijuana Enforcement Division, said in a statement. “It is the goal of MED to ensure that information of this nature is made available so that the public can fully understand the scope and nature of this newly regulated industry.”

Tell your state legislators you’re tired of playing “Follow the Leader” with Colorado!