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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: 2, Insightful) by Phoenix666 on Friday November 18 2016, @09:01PM
I disagree with most of what jmorris writes, but he's not incomprehensible. He makes good points; sometimes you have to sift through verbiage to get to them, but they're there. He stakes out a corner of the philosophical spectrum that I have no interest in championing, and I don't know that that corner of the philosophical spectrum adds a whole lot of light to my world. But as long as jmorris and aristarchus still wage war here I know Soylent is not an echo chamber.
It's a tough old piece of gristle to chew and try to swallow, but it is what it is.
Washington DC delenda est.
(Score: 2) by Zz9zZ on Friday November 18 2016, @09:47PM
Yes, I've seen some good points float through his stream of consciousness which is why I specifically added:
As for the second hand smoke concern, that would be a valid topic of conversation but of course he ropes in politics
I'm just doing my part to let the lurkers know that his position is not authoritative, we are all impressionable and he might resonate just enough with someone to sway them into some of his more outlandish viewpoints. I give people a lot of slack, but the polarized commentary on here makes that very difficult sometimes.
~Tilting at windmills~
(Score: -1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 18 2016, @11:40PM
I disagree with most of what jmorris writes, but he's not incomprehensible. He makes good points; sometimes you have to sift through verbiage to get to them, but they're there.
If jmorris insists on delivering his "thoughts" via a douche nozzle he's going to be viewed as a douche.