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North America Lights Up For 4/20

jeremiah — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 12:07:27 -0700

CANNABIS CULTURE - Pot smokers sparked joints across Canada and the US yesterday for 4/20, the international day to celebrate marijuana.

Denver, Colorado Voters Again Tell Police, Prosecutors to Back Off on Pot

karlis — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800

Image from the 9 News websiteDENVER (AP) - Denver voters told authorities to back off from enforcing marijuana laws for the second time in as many years, passing an initiative to make the drug the "lowest law enforcement priority." The initiative passed easily Tuesday (November 6th) despite protests from city officials who said it was meaningless.

DENVER LEGALIZES MARIJUANA 53% - 46%!

karlis — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 00:00:00 -0800

Denver became the first city in the nation to make the private use of marijuana legal for adults 21 and older as an alternative to alcohol, a far more harmful drug. By 10.45 p.m. Tuesday night, with 100% of the votes tallied, the Alcohol-Marijuana Equalization Initiative had passed 53.49% YES to 46.51% NO.
The Alcohol-Marijuana Equalization Initiative is the first local measure in the nation to draw a comparison between the harms of alcohol and marijuana.