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Group Revives Anti-Pot Effort The campaign to fight a medical marijuana proposal is slowly getting back into shape. However, some of its key players -- who once thought the issue was off the ballot -- are now gone themselves. And the leader of the effort, Arapahoe County Sheriff Pat Sullivan, admits it's tough getting money and an organization back into shape. "Right now, we're just a bunch of volunteers and we only have five weeks to go," Sullivan said Thursday. "The big money is on the other side." Last April, former U.S. drug czar Bill Bennett and Colorado's law enforcement leaders gathered at the Capitol to oppose legalizing marijuana for medical purposes. But then Secretary of State Vikki Buckley ruled that petitions to put the issue on the Nov. 3 ballot lacked sufficient signatures. Another reversal came Sept. 11, when Denver District Judge Herbert Stern ordered the measure back on the ballot after the signature-checking methods in Buckley's office were challenged. "We were severely handicapped," Sullivan admits now. "Having it off the ballot during the month of August doesn't help fund-raising or organization. On top of that, there's still a question whether it will remain on the ballot. A battle is being waged in the Colorado Supreme Court. "It's a shaky proposition for people to invest money in fighting an issue when they don't even know if it will be on the ballot," Sullivan said.
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