Denver Will Be Voting on the Social Use of Marijuana
Denver voters will decide this November whether marijuana consumption should be allowed in bars and restaurants.
Just days after the rejection of a competing measure proposed by the Denver chapter of NORML, elections officials announced last week that the issue of social marijuana use would still go before voters this fall.
On Thursday, organizers with the Neighborhood-Supported Cannabis Consumption Pilot Program received confirmation from the Denver Elections Division that the group collected enough signatures to earn a spot in the upcoming election.
The initiative seeks to provide the business community with the freedom to set up indoor or outdoor consumption areas in their establishments where people can use cannabis products. However, businesses would not be permitted to sell or distribute marijuana to its customers, only provide them with a space to engage in responsible use.
Last Monday, elections officials determined that a similar initiative supported by Denver NORML—one calling for social use in...
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