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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 Zz9zZ on Friday November 18 2016, @09:51PM

    by Zz9zZ (1348) on Friday November 18 2016, @09:51PM (#429135)

    This times a lot! I seriously feel sometimes like the more extreme posters on this site are shills, here to derail conversations and keep the community divided. But on a more realistic note, there simply are lots of people with extremely different viewpoints and plenty of internet trolls to go around.

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  • (Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Friday November 18 2016, @10:48PM

    by Azuma Hazuki (5086) on Friday November 18 2016, @10:48PM (#429161) Journal

    Nope, this guy's no shill. I've dealt with people in meatspace like him. They have a horrible, burning, hair-frizzling gravity around them and they mean every last word. We are dealing with someone who is well and truly unhinged here.

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