A Colorado Republican announced on Friday that he is seeking an end to the medical marijuana free-for-all that he believes is going on in the state.

Sen. Al White, R-Hayden, signaled that he plans to introduce legislation that would bring state rules to the currently unregulated medical marijuana industry in Colorado. White joins the ranks of Denver City Councilman Charlie Brown and Sen. Chris Romer, D-Denver, in trying to get a hold of what many call an out-of-control medical marijuana industry.

“What we’ve effectively got now is de facto decriminalization of marijuana,” White said in a statement. “That is not what the people of this state voted for.”

White’s draft proposal would establish a state monopoly to grow and distribute marijuana. The lawmaker believes doing so would help keep black market marijuana out of the supply chain.

Additionally, the draft proposal would require any prescription for the substance to be filled by a licensed pharmacist.

“We don’t allow unlicensed people to simply open up a shop and sell controlled substances like Valium or Oxycontin – that’s why they call them ‘controlled substances,’” said White. “So, why are we allowing that to happen with medical marijuana?”

Meanwhile, Brian Vicente of the medical marijuana advocacy group Sensible Colorado pointed out that Amendment 20 — which voters passed in 2000, legalizing the herb for select sick patients in Colorado — enshrines the right of patients to grow their own medical marijuana.

“I think it’s important for patients to maintain that right so they don’t have to go to the government to get their medicine,” he said. “Some folks end up growing their own because they can’t afford prescription medicine.”

Under White’s plan, revenue from the sale of marijuana would initially be split equally between a “rainy day fund” and a special fund for colleges and universities. After the “rainy day fund” reached $1 billion, the revenue stream would be directed entirely to higher education. Colorado is currently facing a budget gap in excess of $1 billion over the next few years.

“The legislature has an obligation to honor the will of the voters and make this work,” concluded White. “I’m looking forward to working with my colleagues across party lines next year to make that happen.”

-Wow the geniuses have eliminated another American job market- marijuana growing. Say goodbye to your west coast hippie growers and dealers. Say goodbye to $4,000.00 a pound prices. Say Hello to marijuana DUI/DWI stops, higher medical insurance premiums, marijuana quota allotments owned by U.S. Senators and major pharma-companies controlling and doing everything for the lazy pot smokers.

Proposition 215, also known as the Compassionate Use Act of 1996,otherwise known as the California marijuana growers price protection bill to combat the flood of both Canadian + Mexican marijuana results in full legalization of marijuana as a “medical use drug” and elimination of the drug on U.S. streets and from recreational users. Yeah, look at what you’ve won?