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Denver to Become First U.S. City to Legalize Social Marijuana Use

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

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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.

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: 3, Interesting) by art guerrilla on Friday November 18 2016, @08:14PM

    by art guerrilla (3082) on Friday November 18 2016, @08:14PM (#429084)

    hey, is this where the kick-jmorris-in-the-nutz party is ? ? ?
    hee hee hee
    i would mention one oyher salient factoid, and that is if you 'vape' your mj, it releases close to zero smoke...
    personally, i am not big on vaping (i'm a bong man from way back), i think you are eliminating some of the psychoactive ingredients along with whatever percentage of 'bad stuff' is being avoided... but the kidz seem to prefer that method...
    hell, i have had people standing next to me vaping, and could not detect any odor, much less smoke...

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  • (Score: 2) by JNCF on Friday November 18 2016, @09:17PM

    by JNCF (4317) on Friday November 18 2016, @09:17PM (#429117) Journal

    But you can be exposed to second-hand nicotine/THC from somebody vaping near you. It releases vapor. It just isn't as visible and smelly, it's not literally smoke (probably not super healthy to inhale regardless of the substance), and since it isn't as hot I'd expect it to not spread quite as far (and in the case of nicotine, there are less additives than most cigarettes). It's not as obvious, but there are still legitimate concerns about second-hand vapor exposure. As an extreme example, would you consider vaping with a baby in your arms? I don't like the idea of banning businesses from allowing either type of smoke or vapor, but I do see them as being similar concerns (albeit with different degrees of harm based on method and substance).