Rep. Gayle Berry, R-Grand Junction, agreed with Teck that the Western Slope results will carry weight only if the metropolitan area results are close. With Amendment 21, people I hear from look at it as the metro area shoving something down our throats. Other amendments don't seem to be on the Western Slope radar screen. Talmey's admittedly sparse Western Slope numbers show 65 percent in favor of Amendment 20, marijuana for medical use, but state representatives aren't hearing that from their constituents as they campaign and take questions in debates and candidate forums. The top ones are 24 and 21.
Nobody wants to see anybody suffer, but there are alternate drugs available.
The governor's involvement has stepped it up. Amendment 24, he says, was fueled by Front Range residents appalled at what their place looks like. It's a retirement program for lawyers. Smith, Berry and Teck each said they're picking up support for making it more difficult for urban-driven issues to become statewide constitutional amendments. As for Dave Logan, the retired Montrose businessman, the issues are already becoming tedious.