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Denver voters could decide if using marijuana in private businesses should be allowed

Submitted by Marijuana News on Thu, 06/18/2015 - 08:00

DENVER — Two-and-a-half years after Colorado voters legalized recreational marijuana, activists are hoping to convince Denver voters to amend city laws to allow a private business to decide if consuming marijuana on their property should be allowed.

The group behind the 2012 passing of Amendment 64, which legalized marijuana for people 21 and older, is hoping to collect enough signatures to force a ballot measure for the November 2015 election in Denver.

The measure, which is still being written, would essentially allow businesses like bars and restaurants to section-off an area where marijuana consumption would be permitted.

“We allow adults to go to private businesses and drink socially, there’s no reason why we shouldn’t let adults do that with marijuana,” said Mason Tvert, a Colorado based marijuana legalization activist.

Denver’s City Attorney met with the group behind the measure on Wednesday and asked a wide range of questions over what...

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