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On Thursday, the House Judiciary Committee will hold a public hearing on HB 1284, which would regulate — some say snuff out — the medical marijuana industry in this state. It’s a sad come-down for the Colorado Legislature, the very body that back in 2007 made John Denver’s “Rocky Mountain High” — complete with drug references — the state’s second official song (along with “Where the Columbine Grow”). Since the sponsor of that measure, former state senator Bob Hagedorn, is now working as a lobbyist with the medical-marijuana groups, the time seems right to offer an update on our co-state song:
Rocky Mountain High
They were green when summoned for a new legislative year
We’re aiming to raise $50,000 by December 31, so we can continue covering what matters most to this community. If Westword matters to you, please take action and contribute today, so when news happens, our reporters can be there. When Amendment 20 passed, the state was looking great And the Colorado rocky mountain high They licensed the dispensaries, they tightened up the cards Now they walk in smoke rings through the hallways and the rooms And the Colorado rocky mountain high Now their bills are going forward but still they know some fear And the Colorado rocky mountain high It’s Colorado rocky mountain high
Blowing smoke on a subject they’d never tried before
They left yesterday behind them, you might say they were born again
You might say they found a key for exhaling more
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Your support strengthens our coverage.
Riding high and singing a happy song
But the budget’s turned to dust and the boom has gone to bust
It keeps changin’ fast and it don’t last for long
Could save this state from going high and dry
Medical marijuana should be so easy to buy
Rocky mountain high
They put rules wherever they could be
And the patients they got crazy and complained about all the laws
They lost the right in all but memory
Seeking votes with every step they take
Their sight has turned inside to try and understand
A need deeper than a clear blue mountain lake
Could save this state from going high and dry
Inhale, talk to God and listen to the casual reply
Rocky mountain high
Of a simple thing they cannot comprehend
Why they try to tear the system down to bring in a couple more
More laws, more rules upon the land
Could save this state from going high and dry
And we know we’d be a poorer place if we never gave pot a try
Rocky mountain high
We’ve seen it rainin’ money from the sky
Friends around the Capitol and everybody’s high
Rocky mountain high…
