Denver, CO: City voters will decide this November whether to approve a municipal initiative that seeks to eliminate criminal and civil penalties on the private possession of marijuana by adults.
If passed, the measure would “make legal the private use and possession of one ounce or less of marijuana for any person 21 years of age or older.”
Colorado law currently classifies simple marijuana possession as a Class 2 petty offense, punishable by a fine of up to $100.
In 2004, voters in Oakland, California passed a similar municipal proposal.
Voters in Telluride, Colorado and Ferndale, Michigan will also vote this November on municipal ordinances to liberalize their city’s marijuana policies.
For more information, please contact either Allen St. Pierre or Paul Armentano of NORML at (202) 483-5500.