Denver Voters OK Marijuana Possession

Denver Voters OK Marijuana Possession
Staff and  agencies
02 November, 2005

By JON SARCHE

DENVER - Residents of the Mile High City have voted to legalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana for adults. Authorities, though, said  state possession laws will be applied instead.

Under the measure, residents over 21 years old could possess up to an ounce of marijuana.

Bruce Mirken of the Washington, D.C.-based Marijuana Policy Project said he hoped the approval will launch a national trend toward legalizing a drug whose enforcement he said causes more problems than it cures. The Denver proposal seemed to draw at least as much attention for  supporters?  Campaign tactics as it did for the question of legalizing the  drug. The group criticized Mayor John Hickenlooper for opposing the proposal, noting his ownership of a popular brewpub. It also said recent violent crimes including the shootings of four people last weekend  as a reason to  legalize marijuana to steer people away from alcohol use.

The measure would not affect the medical marijuana law voters approved in 2000. In June, the U.S. Supreme Court U.S. Supreme Court ruled that medical marijuana laws in Colorado and nine other states would not protect licensed users from federal prosecution.

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