Posted on 11/02/2005 8:41:18 AM PST by kingattax
DENVER - Voters in Denver have passed a measure that makes it legal for residents over the age of 21 to possess up to an ounce of marijuana.
The measure, known as Initiated Question 100, was leading by a margin of 53% to 47% with 96% of the votes tabulated.
Opponents have said that it will have no practical effect because it would be trumped by Colorado state law.
However, 9News political analyst Floyd Ciruli says it would send a powerful message to groups around the country working to decriminalize marijuana.
He said one reason the measure passed may be because opponents presumed it didn't have a chance and were more focused on other campaigns like Referenda C and D.
Meantime, voters in Telluride narrowly defeated a proposal to move marijuana possession down the priority list of offenses for local law enforcement. Meantime, voters in Telluride narrowly defeated a proposal to move marijuana possession down the priority list of offenses for local law enforcement.
Final-but-unofficial totals show the measure failed 332 to 308
Ehh, half of them won't remember they voted for it anyway.
Cue the Colorado State Police and the DEA Agents....
I'm surprised it was even a referendum. Denver was already a very forgiving city in terms of marijuana use. Here in Boise, they'll book you. In Denver, they'll give you a ticket, and send you on your way, like any minor traffic infraction.
Let them have it. It really is a drain on resources to find, and prosecute marijuana users.
Make it legal and go find real criminals.
Rocky Mountain High?
I've always wondered why it was illegal to begin with. Why should we incarcerate people for wanting to laugh and eat Doritos?
heh heh heh
What's that do to the cost of auto ins. in that state?
Sanity, finally.
Already posted. Many made the usual to be expected weed jokes, doing their best to denigrate anyone who doesn't agree with them on this issue.
I prefer Oreos and a nice cold glass of milk - lol.
I'm buying a 7-11 near the stoners now.
And why are we surprised that drug legalization followed? Let the barbarians in and why are we surprised that barbarian activity occurs. I pray that the dems will not be able to control what they started and that it will accelerate exceedingly to it's logical conclusion.
LOL!
You'll be RICH! RICH I tell you!!!
Now all the solutions to all the worlds problems will be coming from Denver.
Dude, was that vote today? Bummer, man. I totally spaced!
Do they call him "Pink"?
Congratulations on the most bizarre post of the year.
Marijuana smokers=Barbarians? Get a grip. Your post is evidence of actual lunacy.
And what is this "logical conclusion" of which you speak? Armageddon and the destruction of Western Civilization as we know it?
Or, Legalization and a reduction in costs of police manpower and of the product itself; a redirection of police resources toward real crimes; and a reduction in the number of things one group of self-designated superior people holds over another (just as we have anti-smoking Nazis, we have anti-pot Nazis and they cost billions of dollars in needless enforcement every year. Just to satisfy their bluenose needs.)
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