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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 Azuma Hazuki on Friday November 18 2016, @10:46PM

    by Azuma Hazuki (5086) on Friday November 18 2016, @10:46PM (#429158) Journal

    Okay, guess this is why I did geology and not comp sci :P So, what IS it called when the scenario I described happens?

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  • (Score: 2) by tangomargarine on Friday November 18 2016, @10:58PM

    by tangomargarine (667) on Friday November 18 2016, @10:58PM (#429165)

    Colloquially I'd call that "wrapping around" regardless of which direction you're going. Not sure if there's a more ivory tower way of saying it.

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    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday November 19 2016, @01:44AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Saturday November 19 2016, @01:44AM (#429227)

      "Ivory tower" lol the vocabulary of the anti-academics/intellectuals is weird