CO: Making Sense Out of HB1284 and SB109

'On Monday, June 7th Governor Bill Ritter signed two controversial bills into law that will put a hold on the booming medical marijuana industry in Colorado.  SB109 and HB1284 are both designed to, as the Governor worded it,  "...strike a delicate balance between protecting public safety and respecting the will of the voters..." (M. Roberts, 2010).  This, however, does not come without stirred emotions or hurt feelings or hidden fears on both sides of the fight over marijuana dispensaries and their regulation.'