[don'tbedenied]

54-46 ain't close.

[billorites]

[Kenton]

"It just goes to show the voters of Denver are fed up with a law that prohibits adults from making a rational, safer choice to use marijuana instead of alcohol," said Mason Tvert, executive director of Safer Alternative for Enjoyable Recreation, or SAFER.

Yeah, sure, whatever. All the pot smokers I know drink as well as smoke pot. So it's not REALLY the way they portray it.

But I suppose in those cases where somebody chooses one over the other, I've seen more lives destroyed by alcohol than by pot.

[Axhandle]

"It just goes to show the voters of Denver are fed up with a law that prohibits adults from making a rational, safer choice to use marijuana instead of alcohol,"

If they want to smoke up, fine. But what kind of reasoning is this? You have to either drink or smoke, so choose the lesser of two evils? I'm content to eat bacon.

[coloradan]

Translation: We don't call what the "will of the people" is, unless it gives us more power or more money.

[Piquaboy]

How in the heck do you smoke a pot? Why would anyone want to is beyond me. I have been to two worlds fairs, been round the world, and watched a donkey show. Never read anything so dumb in my life.

[CodeToad]

Denver believes, no kidding here, that because it is a
"Home Rule" city, that the United States Constitution, the State of Colorado Constitution, and all federal and State laws are void within the city limits. Not kidding. Several judges, the mayor, and the city council have all said so.

[Rebelbase]

If it were not for the petro chemical and paper pulp industries this country could save billions per year in LEO and housing prisoners charged with pot crimes, not to mention freeing the courts of this nonsense and gaining additional revenue from taxing it.

[Moonman62]

Denver City Councilman Charlie Brown blasted as deceptive their campaign signs, which declared: "Make Denver SAFER, Vote Yes on I-100." Brown said he feared voters would believe the initiative would put more police on Denver streets.

Under fire from domestic-violence groups, SAFER also pulled a controversial billboard that showed a battered woman and her abuser with the slogan "Reduce family and community violence in Denver. Vote Yes on I-100."

Too bad they couldn't be honest about it, but considering who they are I'm not surprised.

[Quick1]

54-46 is a thin margin? What did they call the last two presidential elections?

[boulderite20]

Well, its a small step but a step in the right direction.

[mysterio]

Good. Any small step towards ending our failed, unconstitutional drug war is a step in the right direction. The foundation of tyranny we have laid in our quest to keep people sober has outstripped any benefit. And that's coming from a non drug user. No illegal ones, at least. I admit a caffiene addiction and I smoke tobacco occasionally.

[DoctorMichael]

"Oh yea, baby. I voted for this.........uuuuuuh.........nevermind"."

[balch3]

Barf alert.

[BJClinton]

Dude, sweet! I'm moving to..um...what were we talking about?

[unixfox]

Denver Pot Issue Passes By Thin Margin

If these same numbers applied to the election of a democRAT it would be by a WIDE margin.

[Whitewasher]

8% is not thin. And it's unfortunate that so many think that ingesting canniboids is wise for anyone. Rome was stuck on stupid before its fall too.

[Smokin' Joe]

More from the mile high city.....

[HitmanLV]

"It just goes to show the voters of Denver are fed up with a law that prohibits adults from making a rational, safer choice to use marijuana instead of alcohol"

That's a false choice. A person need not choose one over the other. They might use either, neither, or both.

The decision could also be either a rational one or an irrational one. The reference to 'ration' is misplaced.

The voters did speak, though - I just don't think they relied on this argument, or if they did, their faith in it was misplaced.