"It's a brilliant solution, and one that should have been proposed long ago. It enables a grocer to sell liquor, but only if it negotiates a deal with the existing retailer. At the least, small retailers would be given the option to recoup their investments. In many cases, it could result in a major return on investment. It also enables the established liquor retailer to remain in business, by refusing any offer a grocer makes. In this equation, few would loose and most, including the consumer would win."

 

"The bill [HB1279] sponsored by Reps. Buffie McFayden, Ed Casso, Jack Pommer, David Balmer and Sen. Suzanne Williams solves the problem in a way that should be far more lucrative to those liquor store owners most at risk... The 3.2 percent law is a relic of the Prohibition era that should have been repealed long ago. These bills are good, pragmatic fixes, and we hope to raise a toast to their successful passage."

- Denver Post editorial, 2-11-2010