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Bud&bluntman

To my knowledge, its still legal to smoke tree in Denver, without legal consiquences. The government says it just to test how it would be if weed was legal. But I think its legal in places like Denver, and oakland, and seattle because the police cant handle it anymore. They lost the war on drugs, and instead of just admitting that they lost, they decided to cover their own asses saying its ok to smoke in these citys!, because then it will look like they still have control. what do you guys think??

 

KMKbuzz4-2-0

Any changes to the laws are because enough people who are pro-marijuana got up and did something about it. Its not like the police or the government up and said "hey its legal now!" one day, it was through voting and word of the people. And the government isn't really testing it because under federal law its still illegal

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Broliette

Well this is how I understand it.
First of all the residents of Denver voted for The Alcohol-Marijuana Equalization Initiative allowing adults over the age of 21 to possess up to an ounce of marijuana and making it lowest priority for police. Not because the gov't or police wanted to test it.

Second it's only legal state wise if you have a medical card so if you don't you can still be fined and receive jail time because city law does not override state law.

Third it's still very much illegal federally so there is a risk of legal consequences.
We still have a ways to go.

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Pompo

Weed isn't legal in Denver at the moment. They're working on it though

Denver Voters To Decide On Pot ‘Deprioritization’ Ordinance

This short article is a quick read

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Buzzby

That is incorrect. The people of Denver passed a referendum legalizing possession but the cops are enforcing the state law against it. Marijuana arrests have increased significantly since the people legalized it at the city level.

Where did you get that idea? It's a law like any other law and it wasn't passed by the city council.

Recreational marijuana isn't legal anywhere in the United States. Some local jurisdictions have moved the enforcement of marijuana possession laws to their lowest priority. Cultivation, distribution, and sales of are still felonies, except in very limited quantities.

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KMKbuzz4-2-0

Very much truth. A lot of people misunderstand and think decriminalization and such are the same as all out legalization and thats the case.

tokinGLX

well, yes, it is. the police just tend to ignore that little fact and prosecute under state law.
the current initiative does nothing to override the state law either.

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Pompo

Exactly, they couldn't be prosecuted on any level if weed was legal. The fact remains that weed is not legal in the state of CO, which includes Denver. Last time I checked, Denver was still part of Colorado

tokinGLX

just because a governing body doesnt respect the law of a region does not make the law any less valid. it IS legal, on the city level.
a lot of people look at the city/state thing as the state being the parents that own the house, and a city being the kid that lives under that roof. the only difference is that the citizens of denver who voted to remove penalites for adult possession of the herb WE ARE NOT KIDS!!!! the city enacted the ordinance. leo just chose to ignore it. but once again, that does not mean that the law does not exsist.

if it is not legal, then why would it be listed in the state government pages, as a law?
colorado revised statute 18-18-406 specifically states that penalties for marijuana posession will be excluded for people over the age of 21

Hookahs

We agree Tokin, that the voters of Denver voted to make it legal, but in the eyes of the Denver Police it is still illegal, they will still arrest you for possesion.

Petition drive to make marijuana possession Denver's lowest law enforcement priority

Wednesday, May 30, 2007

Petition drive to make marijuana possession Denver's lowest law enforcement priority
Citizens for a Safer Denver is holding a press conference later this week to kick off a new petition drive. The proposed initiative would make adult marijuana possession Denver's lowest law enforcement priority. Their press release is excerpted below:

The proposed measure would create a new city ordinance designating private adult marijuana possession Denver's lowest law enforcement priority. Approximately 4,000 valid signatures of registered Denver voters will be required to qualify the initiative for the ballot.

Prior to the press conference, at 8:30 a.m. in the Denver City & County Building, a 21-year-old Denver woman will plead "not guilty" to charges of possession of less than one ounce of marijuana. Sara Tafoya was cited for marijuana possession in Denver after police stopped her on an unrelated traffic matter (for which she was not cited) and found about one-eighth of an ounce of marijuana in her purse. Ms. Tafoya was arrested and handcuffed. She was kept in a police squad car for more than 90 minutes while the police had her car impounded, then she was taken to jail where she was held overnight. Four officers and three squad cars were on the scene when she was arrested, and she was forced to pay a $200 bond to get out of jail and $300 to retrieve her car from the Denver impound.

"Using so many of our city's limited resources to arrest and jail a harmless citizen like Ms. Tafoya is an outrage," said Citizens for a Safer Denver spokesman Mason Tvert. "This type of incident is a perfect example for why we need to enact this initiative."

"If police can refrain from citing people after they leave our Mayor's bar a little 'Hicken-loopy' -- public intoxication is, in fact, illegal -- there is no reason why they can't refrain from citing adults who are simply possessing a small amount of pot," Tvert said. "We appreciate that our police are out there working to keep us safe, but we believe they could better spend their time arresting drunk drivers and violent offenders than adult marijuana users."

Seattle voters approved a similar "lowest law enforcement priority" initiative in 2003, and the number of marijuana arrests and prosecutions have dramatically decreased in the city without any negative fallout. The measure there was supported by multiple members of the city council and the state legislature, and those city officials who opposed the measure have since recognized its implementation as safe and effective.

Denver voters approved Initiative 100 in 2005, calling for the removal of all penalties for private adult marijuana possession in the city. Since then, arrests for such behavior have increased in Denver, and there were more marijuana arrests in the city in 2006 (the year following the initiative) than ever before.

WHEN: Thursday, May 31, noon (12 p.m.). Ms. Tafoya's arraignment, at which she will be pleading "not guilty," is scheduled for 8:30 a.m.

WHERE: In front of the Denver City-County Building, 1437 Bannock Street. Ms. Tafoya will be appearing in the general municipal courtroom in the Denver City & County Building.

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