New effort to let Denver voters decide pot use in some public places

Local chapter of NORML says it's drafting a measure to allow "limited social use" of marijuana in the city

A newly formed local chapter of pro-marijuana group NORML says it plans to revive a social cannabis use ballot effort that other advocates dropped last summer.

Those activists had aimed to allow marijuana use at bars and other businesses, but they withdrew their measure in September. Since then, the Marijuana Policy Project and law firm Vicente Sederberg have been discussing potential compromise ordinances with city officials as well as hotel and restaurant industry groups.

Barring a deal, they have said they could refile the ballot initiative this year.

NORML's Denver chapter director gave a nod to the previous effort in a statement Friday announcing the new potential ballot measure for the November ballot. It hasn't yet been

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