The Colorado Senate Committee approved a bill, on Wednesday that puts restrictions on the use of Marijuana. The bill would allow doctors to recommend marijuana only to patients with whom they have a long-standing relationship. People would not be able to grow their own marijuana, any more.

"This issue has sparked a huge debate in the disability community", said Mark Simon. "Most of these folks get health care through community health care, where they're likely to never see the same doctor twice", Simon testified. "The bill's requirement that medical marijuana patients maintain a relationship with a doctor will preclude a large number of people with disabilities", he added.

"We're talking about patients with serious medical conditions", said Daniel Pope, a Longmont resident with Muscular Dystrophy. "This bill adds expenses and additional hurdles, and is very harmful to the people who need medical marijuana", he added.

Around 20,000 residents are holding medical marijuana cards. So, state health officials are facing a backlog of another 20,000 applications.