Jim Finnel
Fallen Cannabis Warrior & Ex News Moderator
In 2005 voters in the city of Denver voted to remove criminal penalties for adult possession of marijuana. In 2006 the state of Colorado voters declined to vote for legalization, but many cities in Colorado voted to support the measure by large margins.
Sensible Colorado is working to pass marijuana legalization initiatives in additional towns and cities in Colorado.
To run an initiative in your town it would take several dedicated individuals and a few hundred dollars to start. It is easy in Colorado to determine if your county supports legalization
randy80302's diary :: ::
In 2005 Denver voters by a margin of 54% voted to remove criminal
penalties for the possession of marijuana for adults. On June 4,
2009 Sensible Breckenridge, a project of Sensible Colorado filed an
official affidavit with the Town Clerk to give voters of the
mountain resort town the ability to be the second town in Colorado
to legalize marijuana for adults.
The proposed initiative would remove criminal penalties from the
Breckenridge Town Code for the private possession of small amounts
of marijuana by adults twenty-one or older. The initiative would
also remove the local penalty for adults twenty-one or older for the
private possession of marijuana parenphernalia.
To qualify for the ballot in November Sensible Colorado must submitt
499 valid signatures by mid-July. Breckenridge attorney, Sean
McAllister, who started Sensible Breckenridge, stated that "In 2006,
72% of Breckenridge voters supported legalizing an ounce or less of
marijuana for private adult use, yet our town is still wasting tax
dollars pursuing dozens of petty marijuana convictions of its
citizens and guests every year." "As a criminal defense attorney, I
have defended numerous locals and tourists for marijuana possession
and have seen too many otherwise law-abiding citizens' lives damaged
by these zero tolerance laws that penalize adults for making the
safer choice to use marijuana instead of alcohol."
Marijuana legalization has been much discussed in the mainstream
media since the election of Barack Obama, although the President
responded the he "did not think that legalization of marijuana is a
good way to grow the economy" in response to a question from online
survey.
Bruce Mirkin Director of Communications for Marijuana Policy Project
said "One of the biggest obstacles to marijuana policy reform is
fear among elected officials that they'll get in trouble with voters
if they're seen as being "soft on drugs." When voters show at the
polls that they're willing to embrace common-sense reform, it helps
lift that cloud of fear and allows elected officials to look at
reform proposals on the merits -- and when the discussion is based
on the merits, we win."
Sensible Colorado intends to run ballot measures in other towns and cities.
Source
Sensible Colorado is working to pass marijuana legalization initiatives in additional towns and cities in Colorado.
To run an initiative in your town it would take several dedicated individuals and a few hundred dollars to start. It is easy in Colorado to determine if your county supports legalization
randy80302's diary :: ::
In 2005 Denver voters by a margin of 54% voted to remove criminal
penalties for the possession of marijuana for adults. On June 4,
2009 Sensible Breckenridge, a project of Sensible Colorado filed an
official affidavit with the Town Clerk to give voters of the
mountain resort town the ability to be the second town in Colorado
to legalize marijuana for adults.
The proposed initiative would remove criminal penalties from the
Breckenridge Town Code for the private possession of small amounts
of marijuana by adults twenty-one or older. The initiative would
also remove the local penalty for adults twenty-one or older for the
private possession of marijuana parenphernalia.
To qualify for the ballot in November Sensible Colorado must submitt
499 valid signatures by mid-July. Breckenridge attorney, Sean
McAllister, who started Sensible Breckenridge, stated that "In 2006,
72% of Breckenridge voters supported legalizing an ounce or less of
marijuana for private adult use, yet our town is still wasting tax
dollars pursuing dozens of petty marijuana convictions of its
citizens and guests every year." "As a criminal defense attorney, I
have defended numerous locals and tourists for marijuana possession
and have seen too many otherwise law-abiding citizens' lives damaged
by these zero tolerance laws that penalize adults for making the
safer choice to use marijuana instead of alcohol."
Marijuana legalization has been much discussed in the mainstream
media since the election of Barack Obama, although the President
responded the he "did not think that legalization of marijuana is a
good way to grow the economy" in response to a question from online
survey.
Bruce Mirkin Director of Communications for Marijuana Policy Project
said "One of the biggest obstacles to marijuana policy reform is
fear among elected officials that they'll get in trouble with voters
if they're seen as being "soft on drugs." When voters show at the
polls that they're willing to embrace common-sense reform, it helps
lift that cloud of fear and allows elected officials to look at
reform proposals on the merits -- and when the discussion is based
on the merits, we win."
Sensible Colorado intends to run ballot measures in other towns and cities.
Source
