Weed initiative in Denver?

Weed initiative in Denver?

so what do you guys think of it
http://www.denverpost.com/politics/ci_3173687

Honestly, I think its great since I think that marijuana should be decriminalized, if not legalized, however It doesnt really accomplish anything. It shows that the people of Denver are opposed to Marijuana being illegal, and the useless waste of $$ and law enforcement efforts targeted at the drug (which is a whole other issue anyway) I think there are now 10 states where such initiatives are passed, but since this is a local law its superceded by State and Federal laws.
What will probably happen is that cops will just ignore it alltogether and charge people in possession under state law instead. I personally don't see the point in restricting someones freedom if it doesn't directly affect or infringe on others. I mean look at the crime rates in the U.S. Its similar to the rest of the democratic world, yet we lock up more than 6 times more people. Who are those people? The majority are non-violent drug offenders. Its clear that we arent winning the "war on drugs" and when things aren't working, shouldn't new policies be implemented?

I know ive gone a little beyond just the Denver initiative, but sometimes I just can't contain myself. So, what do you guys think of it? Good / Bad? blah blah blah.

I think it's wrong, it's a drug and shouldn't be legalized in any way.

PWNT!

Just in case people at the Denver DA's office thought there would be any doubts about their news release talking about the passage of Initiative 100, they added a not often used punctuation mark to the end of one sentence in particular to drive home a point.
"It is still illegal to possess and consume marijuana!"
One might blame the exclamation mark on a certain amount of confusion that arose after Tuesday's election.
Denver voters passed I-100 by a 53% to 47% margin. I-100 allows for the private use and possession of less than an ounce of marijuana within the city of Denver by people who are older than 21.
There's only one problem to that as far as Denver District Attorney Mitch Morrissey is concerned.
"The change in Denver's city ordinance does not change Colorado state law. It is still illegal to possess less than an ounce of marijuana anywhere in the state, and that includes Denver," says Morrissey.
Morrissey's office has taken a number of phone calls from news agencies outside of Colorado inquiring about Denver's "marijuana law," according to Denver DA spokesperson Lynn Kimbrough. She says her office remains concerned people outside of the state will get the impression it will be alright to come to Denver to smoke pot.
The spokesperson for the "Yes on I-100" remains defiant. "This is not it. This is the beginning of a national movement towards repealing these ridiculous laws," says Mason Tvert.
Tvert says prosecutors and police in Denver should listen to the will of the voters and not cite anyone for the private use and possession of less than an ounce of marijuana. Under state law it remains a class 2 petty offense punishable by a $100 fine.
Tvert says he would like to see a statewide initiative decriminalizing the use of marijuana perhaps by 2008.
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I didn't even mention anything last night dude lol... actually me and andy were talking about that today while on our way to the mountains.... I dk to me it seems like a stupid law.

yeah all the quickie marts, gas stations, WAWA's, and Taco Bells in Denver would LOVE it.

^haha. The Snazberries taste like snazberries.

haha damn you guys. I went and watched the movie. just got done.

I'm not gonna lie either I've puffed the magic dragon before too dude but what they did is practically making a drug legal, maybe not too much of it but still you know.... it's my point of view though.

i dont think its use will go up THAT much. regardless of law people still have personal morals and guidelines. besides its not like its difficult to get weed illegally.. i can get weed easier than i can get alota things