Amendment 64: Greeley City Council Votes No

On Oct. 16^th, the Greeley City Council declared they will be opposing Amendment 64 and encouraging citizens to do the same.

The passing of Amendment 64 would permit the consumption and possession of one ounce or less of marijuana in Colorado.

Greeley Police Chief Jerry Garner also opposes the bill and believes Colorado citizens should vote no on the legalization of marijuana.

“Every professional law enforcement association in the state of Colorado has announced their opposition to Amendment 64,” Garner said. “Drug driving is already a problem for us in this state. Putting more marijuana out there is going to make it a more serious problem because drugged drivers are more difficult to detect than drunk drivers.”

Currently, medicinal marijuana licenses permit the possession and consumption of one ounce or less of marijuana in Colorado, as well as 16 other states. Washington and Oregon join Colorado as the only states to possibly legalize marijuana this voting year.

Greeley Mayor Tom Norton also spoke about the issue.

“Based on my passed experience as a legislator, when you make a change in the Constitution to the state of Colorado that violates federal law, considerable difficulty in lawsuits can be forthcoming,” Norton said. “I would recommend a negative vote on 64 for that particular reason.”