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A measure that would make Denver the first city in the United States to legalize the use of marijuana in such venues as clubs, bars and restaurants is expected to get enough votes to pass, backers and opponents of the initiative said on Tuesday.
The announcement comes amid a string of victories for proponents of medical and recreational marijuana use, with voters in California and Massachusetts approving ballot initiatives legalizing recreational use of the drug last week.
The Colorado measure will permit private businesses to allow marijuana use by adults in designated areas with certain exceptions. Backers of the initiative said it would make Denver the first city in the country where cannabis enthusiasts can enjoy the drug socially without fear of arrest.
"This is a victory for cannabis consumers who, like alcohol consumers, simply want the option to enjoy cannabis in social settings," Kayvan Khalatbari, a Denver businessman and lead proponent of the so-called I-300 measure, said in a statement on Tuesday.
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http://www.reuters.com/article/us-colorado-marijuana-idUSKBN13A2YP?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews
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(Score: -1, Troll) by jmorris on Friday November 18 2016, @07:23PM
Uh huh, however the practical reality is smoking is universally banned because compliance wasn't possible. And as the regs are written it isn't. There is no imaginable system that would protect wait staff standing a foot or two from somebody smoking dope from being exposed to it, same as they couldn't help but be exposed to smoke from tobacco. And just saying if you don't want to be exposed you can't work here was deemed unacceptable employment discrimination. But here we are. Now we will demand wait staff expose themselves to something that will render them unemployable anywhere that conducts drug tests. Good way to minimize turnover I suppose.
See the problem? Of course not, total closure of the mind at work. You want it, nothing else matters. And when the Narrative tells you that you want something else that is logically incompatible you will salute smartly and adjust your thinking again.
(Score: 4, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 18 2016, @07:26PM
> Uh huh, however the practical reality is smoking is universally banned because compliance wasn't possible.
Have you heard of hookah bars?
They are very popular.
Delete your account already.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday November 19 2016, @09:18AM
Delete your account already.
No, you delete your account!</sarcasm>
(Score: 2, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 18 2016, @07:30PM
Now we will demand wait staff expose themselves to something
You're jumping to conclusions again.
Here is a link to the "Clean Indoor Air Act" that the other AC mentioned:
https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/sites/default/files/Indoor%20air%20LE%20Key%20Points_0.pdf [colorado.gov]
(Score: 5, Insightful) by Azuma Hazuki on Friday November 18 2016, @07:34PM
J-Mo, you know what you need right now? A biiiiig fat blunt. Smoke the entire thing and just sit and relax for a bit.
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...