It’s official. Coloradoans will be voting this November on Amendment 64, the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol act. This landmark legislation raises many issues which will be widely debated in upcoming months as Colorado considers becoming the first state in the nation – and the first geographic area in the world – to make the possession, use, and regulated production and distribution of marijuana legal for adults 21 and older.

How will this Constitutional amendment affect current medical marijuana users, medical marijuana businesses, and the lawyers that advise them? Here are some quick bullet points which provide an overview of Amendment 64 and explore its relationship to Colorado’s existing medical marijuana laws.

The Recent Rulings of Lake Forest v. Evergreen Holistic Collective and People v. Colvin

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Addressing the issue of cities regulating medical cannabis collectives, in Lake Forest the justices ruled that cities and counties must allow storefront collectives, that all cultivation must be on-site and must be essentially the sole source of medicine for the entire membership. The decision also discusses collective transportation of medical cannabis. Specifically, the justices ruled that collective members do not have an affirmative defense to transport more than their personal amount of medical marijuana to and from a cultivation site.