In a little more than a year, Colorado may become the first state to legalize marijuana. Between now and then, prepare to meet petition waving enthusiasts. In fact, prepare to meet competing petition wavers as it is quite likely that at least two different pro-marijuana groups will propose at least two different legalization schemes.
Marijuana smokers in Federal Heights — town motto: Reaching Great Heights — will face lighter penalties when they reach a little higher, The Denver Post reports Monday. The town’s City Council last week cut the maximum fine for pot smokers caught with an ounce or less of the herb from $1,000 to $500 and did away with the possibility of jail time.
Earlier in April, the federal Drug Enforcement Administration claimed in a TV news broadcast that campaigns to legalize marijuana in Denver and throughout the state had increased organized crime in Colorado.
The agency received harsh criticism from legalization
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The federal Drug Enforcement Administration is claiming that proposals to legalize marijuana in Colorado are causing an increase in organized crime, but the agency says it doesn’t have any hard data to back up such statements.
Now proponents who
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Mason Tvert doesn’t look like a stoner named Dude. On Monday night, as Denver City Council Chamber hosted more dreadlocks, male ponytails and, of course, guys wearing sunglasses than it usually does, Tvert looked for all the world like…
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