Rittter Names New Members to State Board of Health

Source: News Release Office of Gov. Bill Ritter, Jr., 4/12/2007
Gov. Bill Ritter has named three new members to the Colorado State Board of Health, including representatives from La Plata, Moffat and Pueblo counties. The nominees to the board are:

• Dr. Larry W. Kipe of Craig, to serve as a statewide at-large representative on the board.
• Dr. Christine Nevin-Woods of Pueblo, to serve as a statewide at-large representative on the board.
• Joelle Riddle of Durango, to serve as the 3rd Congressional District and county commissioner representative to the board.

Smoke Free Colorado Bill Passes to Governor

House Bill 1175, the Colorado Clean Indoor Air Act of 2006, passed out of the House and on to Gov. Bill Owens, who is expected to sign or allow the bill become a law without his signature.

The law would ban smoking in restaurants, bars, and most indoor workplaces and public places (e.g. casinos are exempted). It would also set a 15-foot perimeter outside business doors where smoking would be prohibited.

For more information visit the following links:

• Current Bill version, history, status, and votes on CO General Assembly Web site.
• Current news on Colorado smoking legislation from Google News.
• Smoking ban - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
• “State Smoking Restrictions for Private-Sector Worksites, Restaurants, and Bars: United States, 1998 and 2004.” Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 54(26) July 8, 2005.

Colorado Statewide Marijuana Legalization Initiative begins

SAFER, Safer Alternative For Enjoyable Recreation began their petition drive
to place a statewide marijuana legalization initiative on the November ballot.

The law, if passed would allow adults over the age of 21 to possess
up to an ounce of marijuana in cities and towns where there is no local ordinance that expressly forbids possession within their borders. Home rule cities and towns that currently operate under state law, with respect to marijuana, would be free to pass local ordinances restricting possession. Federal law would also apply, though federal intervention in small-scale possession cases is rare.

For more information:
“Statewide pot initiative kicks off” - Denver Post (03/01/06)
http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_3559083

“Marijuana” on MedlinePlus.gov
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/marijuana.html

2005/2006 Prevention Directory

The 2005/2006 Directory of ADAD-funded Prevention Providers is now available for download at:

http://www.cdhs.state.co.us/ohr/adad/0506ProvDir.pdf

The Smoke Free Colorado Bill

House Bill 1175, the Colorado Clean Indoor Air Act of 2006, passed out of House Health and Human Services Committee and on to the House with an exemption for casinos.

The Bill would ban smoking in restaurants, bars, and most indoor workplaces and public places. It would also set a 15-foot perimeter outside business doors where smoking would be prohibited.

For more information visit the following links:

• Current Bill version, history, status, and votes on CO General Assembly Web site.
• Current news on Colorado smoking legislation from Google News.
• Smoking ban - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
• “State Smoking Restrictions for Private-Sector Worksites, Restaurants, and Bars: United States, 1998 and 2004.” Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 54(26) July 8, 2005.