Here is what Kathy Chippi had to say back in September 2014:
1. The CDPHE and the DoR are in cahoots (via the general assembly) to create a new patient registry at the DoR for MMC's --this registry has NO confidentiality protections or constitutional protections.
NO PATIENT should incriminate themselves and sign up for this registry as the Colorado Court of Appeals has ruled 4 times that cannabis use is still illegal. Until the Colorado Supreme Court overturns Coats v. Dish Network--everyone (even on the CDPHE breached registry) is at risk.
The constitutional CDPHE registry is OPTIONAL. If you have not ever registered, you do not have to and you could be better off not risking your status with their intentionally breached registry. If you EVER registered the CDPHE have NEVER PURGED any of the 261,000 plus patients who have registered since it's inception.
2. The CDPHE STOLE 9 million dollars they unlawfully over-collected from sick
patients who were voluntarily applying for medical cannabis registry cards.
This is the same 9-10 million the state has been trying to STEAL from patients for the last 3 years in the General Assembly through bills. From the 12 million the state auditor found unlawfully collected. Patients were able to thwart this theft before but it seems this year the media AND some supposed patient advocates are ignoring and/or supporting the theft this year.
Instead of returning the 9 million to patients or asking each patient where they want their overpayment to go or making the registry FREE for the next 5 years, the plan on giving the money they collected (under the guise of cost of processing the registry card) to private for profit companies to do research on whatever they want regarding cannabis.
I know IF the theft is deemed lawful in a court of law that I want my overpayment to
go to research of MY ailments, to the company of my choice and I'm sure others will feel the same way.
The research could also be to prove cannabis is NOT medicinal and/or harmful. When this 'grant' (CDPHE theft from patients) was first mentioned at a CDPHE meeting months ago and a Board of Health member asked who would get the money and to research what--Dr. Wolk responded that he had been approached by 4 FEDERAL agencies who were interested in marijuana research.
For crying out loud, I'm sure patients who were overcharged do not want their money to go to federal agencies who have created the 43 year prohibition on "we the people" and kept us FROM the safest therapeutic substance known to man!!
The only 'patient advocate' on the 'Scientific Advisory Panel' that will decide where the patients stolen money goes is Teri Robnett. Teri supported the House Bill that
instructs the CDPHE to give the patients money away. The 9 million dollar 'grant' for research will be great (for her friends in the industry and the feds).
Let the CDPHE know how you feel--not just about their unenforceable caregiver rules but about their REAL 9 MILLION DOLLAR THEFT from patients, after the 70 million dollar theft of patients plants/meds that was stolen and 'converted' to A64 pot between Jan 1, 2014 and April 30th, 2014 (the 4 months it would have taken to
lawfully grow A64 crops for sale).
Anyone interested in a class action lawsuit to prevent can
contact me at
[email protected]
http://denver.cbslocal.com/2014/09/16/marijuana-caregivers-escape-colorado-crackdown/
