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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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(Score: 2) by Zz9zZ on Saturday November 19 2016, @04:04AM
Reactionary refers to the fact that he reacts strongly to every piece of news that doesn't fit in his leave it to beaver fantasy world. Conservative because that is the common term to describe people who subscribe to a certain set of ideologies. They come in all flavors, and some conservatives are pro marijuana. I stand by my description of him.
What drives me nuts is that such ideologues are often stuck in the good vs. evil mindset, so people who disagree with them are treated as heathens, heretics, the mild version of old testament type crap. He has the gall to make sweeping proclamations and no humility to step back when his obvious hypocrisy displays itself. Such attitudes are currently very dangerous for the Earth as a whole, from potential civil war, world war, genocide, mass starvation due to climate change, or explosions of crime and poverty when social safety nets are ripped away.
We could converse on any of those topics, but someone like jmorris is only here to "spread the word", not to figure out solutions. In his mind there is only one solution, following the "right minded" folks.
~Tilting at windmills~
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday November 19 2016, @06:26AM
I won't argue with your description[1] of the dude.
I'm objecting to your use of vocabulary.
"Hyper-reactive" would be apt.
"Thin-skinned and loud-mouthed" would also be accurate.
"Opinionated and ill-informed but very vocal" would also hit the mark.
"Reactionary", however, already has a meaning.
This is one of those "begging the question" instances.
[1] ...and it's a shame since he can be useful on some topics, typically technology-related.
He's also on-target surprisingly often on human rights issues.
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