Denver to become first U.S. city to legalize social marijuana use

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

U.S. | Tue Nov 15, 2016 | 7:03pm EST

Denver to become first U.S. city to legalize social marijuana use

A measure that would make Denver the first city in the United States to legalize the use of marijuana in such venues as clubs, bars and restaurants is expected to get enough votes to pass, backers and opponents of the initiative said on Tuesday.

The announcement comes amid a string of victories for proponents of medical and recreational marijuana use, with voters in California and Massachusetts approving ballot initiatives legalizing recreational use of the drug last week.

The Colorado measure will permit private businesses to allow marijuana use by adults in designated areas with certain exceptions. Backers of the initiative said it would make Denver the first city in the country where cannabis enthusiasts can enjoy the drug socially without fear of arrest.

"This is a victory for cannabis consumers who, like alcohol consumers, simply want the option to enjoy cannabis in social settings," Kayvan Khalatbari, a Denver businessman and lead proponent of the so-called I-300 measure, said in a statement on Tuesday.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-colorado-marijuana-idUSKBN13A2YP

[left-of-center2012]

1. Restaurants?

I'm imagining going into a restaurant,
smoking a joint,
getting the 'munchies',
and then eating the night away.

[greymattermom]

2. Redrocks,

where you don't need to do anything but breathe to get high, needs this because they have an announcement about legal but not in public that is always ignored.