I believe Colorado will pass it this year.

[Uncle Joe]

Last edited Wed Apr 18, 2012, 02:49 PM - Edit history (1)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/16/colorado-democratic-party_n_1429648.html

On Monday, the Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol announced that the Colorado Democratic Party officially endorsed Amendment 64 at its state convention and assembly in Pueblo over the weekend.

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Amendment 64 seeks to legalize marijuana for recreational use for adults and will appear on Colorado ballots this November. This will be the second time Coloradans will vote on recreational pot legislation -- state voters considered and rejected a similar recreational pot legalization initiative in 2006. But Mason Tvert, co-director of the Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol, told The Huffington Post that Colorado has come a long way since 2006:

More Coloradans than ever before are aware of the fact that marijuana is not as dangerous as they have been led to believe and is actually far less harmful than alcohol. They have also seen firsthand via our medical marijuana system that it is possible for the state and localities to regulate and control the production and distribution of marijuana. They have read stories that quote law enforcement officials acknowledging that it has not contributed to crime or caused any significant problems. The environment here has changed dramatically.

While the feds continue their crackdown on medical marijuana shops in Colorado, the Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol is on a bit of a roll. Prior to Colo. Democrats announcing their endorsement, fifty-six percent of the delegates at the Denver County Republican Assembly voted in support of Amendment 64. Tvert's group also put up their first billboard in Denver to raise awareness of the issue. The billboard depicts a smiling woman with the quote, "For many reasons I prefer... marijuana over alcohol. Does that make me a bad person?"

Kudos to the great state of Colorado for their progressive and enlightened approach to governing on this issue.

[Vincardog]

1. This is the issue we should have on every ballot in November bring out the real Liberals.

[iscooterliberally]

2. I hope that you are right!

Thanks for the post Uncle Joe.

[xchrom]

3. du rec. nt

[felix_numinous]

4. GO Colorado!!

[anti-alec]

5. This Amendment gets a F'ing AYE from me.

About time we start leading the nation into marijuana cultivation.

It's a MAJOR cash cow and the prohibition has to end.