Amid Denver's Marijuana Celebration, Police Tweet Friendly Warning: 'We'd Prefer Not to be ...

DENVER (TheBlaze/AP) — Denver police said there were no major problems as marijuana celebrations continued for a second day on Sunday, but police tweeted a reminder that while recreational use of marijuana is legal in Colorado, people still can’t use it in public.

We’d prefer not to be buzzkills this 4/20 weekend. #ConsumeResponsibly, and designate a sober driver now. #Denver

— Denver Police Dept. (@DenverPolice) April 19, 2015

“We’d prefer not to be buzzkills this 4/20 weekend. Consume responsibly, and designate a sober driver now,” police tweeted on Sunday.

Police spokeswoman Raquel Lopez said there was no estimate on the number of people who turned out on Saturday and Sunday, including many tourists who flocked to Colorado to take advantage of legal marijuana.

Partygoers listen to music and smoke marijuana on one of several days of the annual 4/20 marijuana festival, in Denver’s downtown Civic Center Park,...

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