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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) by fnj on Saturday November 19 2016, @12:37AM
Bullshit. "Reactionary" is no more than an epithet to use as an ad hominem against someone with whom you disagree. "React" has nothing to do with rejecting anything; progress or anything else. A reaction is nothing but a response. If you lay your hand on a hotplate, you "react" by snatching it away. OK, that one is a reflex. Let's say you're on a beach and see a tidal wave approaching. You "react" by running up the sand dune. That one is driven by conscious thought. If your homeland is being overrun by invading unassimilable persons bent on changing it unrecognizably, you "react" by throwing them the hell out.
On the other hand, "socialist" or "progressive" is an actual descriptive term. That does not mean that everyone agrees on what constitutes progress, or at least positive progress, but at least almost all will agree fairly well on the kind of views and actions it describes.
"Conservative"? No one knows what the hell that actually means - least of all those who call themselves or think of themselves as conservative. It's a pretty meaningless thing to be, and it's a pretty meaningless thing to WANT to be.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday November 19 2016, @02:06AM
I linked to the source material.
Clearly, you couldn't be bothered to click that.
What you're doing is attempting to be literal with a term that was simply made up.
It's the same deal with the word "Neoliberal", which has NOTHING to do with Liberalism.
Thanks for playing.
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