As one of the architects of legalized marijuana in Colorado, Robert Corry has profound regrets. That’s clear from his extensive commentary published in today’s Sunday Perspective section. It is a recounting of dashed hopes; a confession of his own naïveté; an exposé by an insider and a denunciation of the cynical industry that dominates today’s marijuana market.
Corry’s change of heart is noteworthy because he has played a prominent role in Colorado’s legalization movement. The Stanford-trained lawyer helped draft groundbreaking Amendment 64, adopted by voters on the statewide ballot in 2012. The complicated measure’s many moving parts created the framework for the legal use, production, sales and taxation of marijuana statewide. Corry also designed and implemented the dispensary framework for patients and caregivers under Amendment 20, enacted by the state’s voters in 2000 to allow medical use of marijuana. He has extensive experience representing clients accused
Editor’s note: Robert Corry played a prominent and pivotal role in the movement to legalize marijuana in Colorado. The University of Colorado graduate and Stanford-trained lawyer helped draft groundbreaking Amendment 64 on Colorado’s 2012 statewide ballot permitting production and retail sales of recreational pot. Corry also designed and implemented the dispensary framework for patients and caregivers under Amendment 20, enacted by the state’s voters in 2000 to allow medical use of marijuana. As a trial attorney, he represented hundreds of clients accused of marijuana-related offenses, and he litigated cases and administrative actions involving Amendment 64’s implementation. Yet, nearly a decade after voter approval of his handiwork, he now professes deep disappointment and wide-ranging regrets. In today’s Perspective, he issues a searing indictment of how legalization has turned out. He decries the legal marijuana industry’s “crony” capitalism and its cozy relation
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