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High Times: Colorado Pot Activists Seek to Legalize for Recreational Use |
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Written by Mike Hughes
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Thursday, 07 July 2011 |
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Marijuana activist groups in Colorado, including SAFER (Safer
Alternative For Enjoyable Recreation), Sensible Colorado, and NORML,
have begun collecting signatures to place the Regulate Marijuana Like
Alcohol initiative on the 2012 ballot.
The act would legalize small amounts of marijuana for those 21 and
older. If it passes, the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act would make
Colorado the first state to legalize marijuana for recreational
purposes. Additionally, the measure would legalize hemp. Colorado is
already one of sixteen states to allow the use of medical marijuana. The
District of Columbia also has a medical cannabis law on the books.
In order to make the 2012 ballot, backers of the measure need to gather roughly 86,000 signatures.
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