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United States4796 Posts
http://www.9news.com/rss/article.aspx?storyid=122082
DENVER - A city panel in charge of overseeing marijuana possession crimes in Denver
If Denver's presiding judge accepts the recommendation from the Denver Marijuana Policy Review Panel, the fine would be the lowest in the entire nation for marijuana possession.
The panel was created by Mayor John Hickenlooper in December 2007 after voters passed an ordinance that made it so adult marijuana possession is the city's "lowest law enforcement priority."
In May 2008, the city attorney's office made it so those cited for the crime can mail in their fines instead of having to appear in court. At that time, the city attorney's office assigned the value of the fine at $50.
"By setting the fine at just $1, we are sending a message to Denver officials that the era of citing adults for using a less harmful drug than alcohol is over. It's simply not worth the city's time or resources," said panel member and SAFER Executive Director Mason Tvert, who coordinated the successful Denver marijuana initiatives.
Lt. Ernest Martinez with the Denver Police Department is also part of the panel and voted against lowering the fine.
"There's no indication that there's a problem with the fine schedule," Martinez said. "The panel is going outside the bounds of the language of the ordinance."
Martinez thinks there should be more dialogue about the changes.
(Copyright KUSA*TV, All Rights Reserved)
I know you Dutch people don't quite find this cool, but it's a huge (potential) jump for pot smokers in America (of which I am not one). Just saying. 
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Awesome. Thanks for sharing.
I really like the reasoning stated behind their decision too. It's the truth. If anything should be banned it is alcohol and cigarettes. Both of which I enjoy, but on level of harmfulness, those two exceed pot.
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That's pretty sweet, go Denver!
I'm gonna stop typing now smoke a bowl now just because of this thread.
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United States22883 Posts
On August 28 2009 10:17 pLaTypu5 wrote:http://www.9news.com/rss/article.aspx?storyid=122082Show nested quote +
DENVER - A city panel in charge of overseeing marijuana possession crimes in Denver
If Denver's presiding judge accepts the recommendation from the Denver Marijuana Policy Review Panel, the fine would be the lowest in the entire nation for marijuana possession.
The panel was created by Mayor John Hickenlooper in December 2007 after voters passed an ordinance that made it so adult marijuana possession is the city's "lowest law enforcement priority."
In May 2008, the city attorney's office made it so those cited for the crime can mail in their fines instead of having to appear in court. At that time, the city attorney's office assigned the value of the fine at $50.
"By setting the fine at just $1, we are sending a message to Denver officials that the era of citing adults for using a less harmful drug than alcohol is over. It's simply not worth the city's time or resources," said panel member and SAFER Executive Director Mason Tvert, who coordinated the successful Denver marijuana initiatives.
Lt. Ernest Martinez with the Denver Police Department is also part of the panel and voted against lowering the fine.
"There's no indication that there's a problem with the fine schedule," Martinez said. "The panel is going outside the bounds of the language of the ordinance."
Martinez thinks there should be more dialogue about the changes.
(Copyright KUSA*TV, All Rights Reserved)
I know you Dutch people don't quite find this cool, but it's a huge (potential) jump for pot smokers in America (of which I am not one). Just saying. Ann Arbor's been like that for a while. I think it got bumped to $25 recently (from $5), but still the same idea. Dealing is still a big deal.
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On August 28 2009 10:20 A3iL3r0n wrote:
Awesome. Thanks for sharing.
I really like the reasoning stated behind their decision too. It's the truth. If anything should be banned it is alcohol and cigarettes. Both of which I enjoy, but on level of harmfulness, those two exceed pot.
Yes, that worked so well last time :p
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I'm confused, does that mean denver has no other consequences for pot possession other than a fine? Cause it appears that the only thing they are talking about is lowering the fine. Don't get me wrong, lowering the fine by 49 bucks is nice, but I always thought there were many more consequences of drug possession?
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Bill307
Canada9103 Posts
"By setting the fine at just $1, we are sending a message to Denver officials that the era of citing adults for using a less harmful drug than alcohol is over. It's simply not worth the city's time or resources," said panel member and SAFER Executive Director Mason Tvert, who coordinated the successful Denver marijuana initiatives.
Nice to see common sense in the news for once.
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Well they're obviously going to confiscate the drugs, so it's already gonna cost you more than a dollar.
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it's about fucking time they stop worrying about people smoking weed, seriously i'll give anyone money if they can find someone that was killed from it.
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On August 28 2009 10:26 Bill307 wrote:Show nested quote +"By setting the fine at just $1, we are sending a message to Denver officials that the era of citing adults for using a less harmful drug than alcohol is over. It's simply not worth the city's time or resources," said panel member and SAFER Executive Director Mason Tvert, who coordinated the successful Denver marijuana initiatives. Nice to see common sense in the news for once.
My thoughts exactly. Fresh air hearing that quote from someone in charge of these decisions.
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On August 28 2009 10:31 BalliSLife wrote:
it's about fucking time they stop worrying about people smoking weed, seriously i'll give anyone money if they can find someone that was killed from it.
lol why do so many people say shit like this? not that I am for or against weed use, but this is just retarded to say. I'm sure there are thousands maybe millions of people who have died while high. And yes I do mean directly or indirectly from smoking it. (lack of common sense leading to their death or some thing retarded shit.) And I am sure there is a case where some people had an allergic reaction to it or burned themselves alive from it etc.
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On August 28 2009 10:35 CharlieMurphy wrote:Show nested quote +On August 28 2009 10:31 BalliSLife wrote:
it's about fucking time they stop worrying about people smoking weed, seriously i'll give anyone money if they can find someone that was killed from it. lol why do so many people say shit like this? not that I am for or against weed use, but this is just retarded to say. I'm sure there are thousands maybe millions of people who have died while high. And yes I do mean directly or indirectly from smoking it. (lack of common sense leading to their death or some thing retarded shit.) And I am sure there is a case where some people had an allergic reaction to it or burned themselves alive from it etc.
Oh, you're sure it happened? Super sure? Well I'm convinced; CharlieMurphy is sure of it!
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On August 28 2009 10:35 CharlieMurphy wrote:Show nested quote +On August 28 2009 10:31 BalliSLife wrote:
it's about fucking time they stop worrying about people smoking weed, seriously i'll give anyone money if they can find someone that was killed from it. lol why do so many people say shit like this? not that I am for or against weed use, but this is just retarded to say. I'm sure there are thousands maybe millions of people who have died while high. And yes I do mean directly or indirectly from smoking it. (lack of common sense leading to their death or some thing retarded shit.) And I am sure there is a case where some people had an allergic reaction to it or burned themselves alive from it etc.
http://drugwarfacts.org/cms/?q=node/30
From the article:
An exhaustive search of the literature finds no credible reports of deaths induced by marijuana. The US Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) records instances of drug mentions in medical examiners' reports, and though marijuana is mentioned, it is usually in combination with alcohol or other drugs. Marijuana alone has not been shown to cause an overdose death.
Source:
National Academy Press, 1999), available on the web at http://www.nap.edu/html/marimed/; and US Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, "In the Matter of Marijuana Rescheduling Petition" (Docket #86-22), September 6, 1988, p. 57.
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Sweet, so now the police can take the $1 and go to BK and buy a Whopper Junior!
Heck, it all works out
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On August 28 2009 10:35 CharlieMurphy wrote:Show nested quote +On August 28 2009 10:31 BalliSLife wrote:
it's about fucking time they stop worrying about people smoking weed, seriously i'll give anyone money if they can find someone that was killed from it. lol why do so many people say shit like this? not that I am for or against weed use, but this is just retarded to say. I'm sure there are thousands maybe millions of people who have died while high. And yes I do mean directly or indirectly from smoking it. (lack of common sense leading to their death or some thing retarded shit.) And I am sure there is a case where some people had an allergic reaction to it or burned themselves alive from it etc.
ok, well firstly, no no one died directly from it, as the other person showed in his reply to you
secndly, even if a few people (out of the tens of millions... or even hundreds of millions that smoke it) died from of it.... does that invalidate the point he is trying to make at all?
maybe you didn't read the phrase "that was killed from it" correctly.
sure, many people may have died while high. and many people have died in their sleep, too. there is no point in mentioning either of these facts.
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Haha, figures that we'd do something like this. This probably has a pretty high chance of passing too o.o
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rofl millions died while high, now that is saying retarded shit charlie murphy. And you're right it's because they die from a lack of common sense not from just being HIGH, people tend to get lazy when they are baked and just munch out and masterbate till they pass out. get a grip
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WE CAN.
Smoke pot.
^^; WEEEEEEEEEEEE
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On August 28 2009 10:27 Mooga wrote:
Well they're obviously going to confiscate the drugs, so it's already gonna cost you more than a dollar.
lmao
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On August 28 2009 10:26 Bill307 wrote:Show nested quote +"By setting the fine at just $1, we are sending a message to Denver officials that the era of citing adults for using a less harmful drug than alcohol is over. It's simply not worth the city's time or resources," said panel member and SAFER Executive Director Mason Tvert, who coordinated the successful Denver marijuana initiatives. Nice to see common sense in the news for once.
My thoughts exactly. I've been pro-legalization for a long time, though. And I'm not an avid drug user.
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