Medical marijuana under fire in Colorado

DENVER, July 20 (UPI) -- Colorado health officials said they are considering a proposal to limit medical marijuana sales in the state.

Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment spokesman Mark Salley said the Colorado Board of Health was scheduled to vote Monday on a proposal that would limit the number of patients a medical marijuana dispensary can have as customers at any one time to five in total, The Denver Post reported.

Salley said the proposal before the board is in line with the state's Amendment 20, which allowed Colorado residents with debilitating medical conditions to use marijuana in their medical care.

"The law states that primary caregivers provide significant care to a patient who is on the medical marijuana registry," Salley told the Post.

But for at least one regular medical marijuana user, the proposed change that could cut off supply access for nearly 7,360 registered patients is unacceptable.

"If I lose my caregiver, I don't know what I'll do," said Damien LaGoy, who uses medical marijuana for his human immunodeficiency virus. "I'll have to find someone on Colfax or by the Civic Center and get it off the street."