Robert Ticer, police chief in Avon, Colorado, is not an advocate of recreational marijuana. In addition, Ticer added on Thursday that that more marijuana in the future of Connecticut, the more challenges there are for police working on the roads.
“It’s mind-boggling,” the police chief said about the spread of recreational marijuana throughout Colorado at the Webster Bank Arena during a traffic safety summit. “It’s crazy.”
In a constitutional amendment in 2013, marijuana was fully legalized in Colorado; right now, there are 505 medical dispensaries and 322 retail stores distributing recreational marijuana. This surpasses large companies such as Starbucks and McDonald’s with 205 and 227 stores, respectively, according to Ticer. Cannabis legalization seems as if it is on its way in Connecticut, a state where medical marijuana was legalized in 2012. The chief told police that they had better prepare for the consequences.
“The intent of people looking to legalize marijuana is to legalize marijuana,” Ticer stated. “One of the first steps they do, the industry, is to start with medical marijuana, then the next step is recreational marijuana. They have a strategy that’s similar, state-to-state.”
Joseph Gaudett, Bridgeport police chief, stated that he believes that Connecticut is leaning towards full recreational use for adults.
“It’ll be interesting to see the issues that go along with that,” Gaudett said during a welcoming.
Ticer told police in Connecticut to get ready to protests against the proliferation of Connecticut’s medical marijuana program and to “build coalitions” if full recreational marijuana is legalized. Cops have to be ready to fight for further enforcement funding, Ticer stated. He added, to enlist the marijuana industry itself to partner in giving out public service announcements about the danger of smoking marijuana and driving.
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