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posted by cmn32480 on Friday November 18 2016, @06:49PM   Printer-friendly
from the isn't-smoking-indoors-illegal? dept.

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.

More:

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-colorado-marijuana-idUSKBN13A2YP?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews
https://web.archive.org/web/20161117081010/http://www.reuters.com/article/us-colorado-marijuana-idUSKBN13A2YP?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews


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  • (Score: 2) by ikanreed on Friday November 18 2016, @07:43PM

    by ikanreed (3164) Subscriber Badge on Friday November 18 2016, @07:43PM (#429054) Journal

    Did you even read the summary before going on a rant? (No, of course you didn't)

    The law allows for smoking [insert childish nickname for marijuana here] in designated areas just like every other kind of smoking

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