Breckenridge City Legalizes Marijuana
27 December 2009
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Posted by Nel
Breckenridge, Colorado became “the Amsterdam of the Rockies” after a law was passed removing any criminal or civil penalties for anyone carrying up to an ounce of marijuana or the paraphernalia that are being used to consume the drug. The law takes effect on New Year’s Day of 2010.
The city is the second in the United States to decriminalize marijuana, the first being Denver, another Colorado city. However, Breckenridge is the first to remove penalties for the apparatus, which includes bong, long rolling papers and small pipes.
Despite the new title, the city will be stricter compared to the Dutch capital. It is still restricted to buy, sell or grow cannabis (pictured), the plant where the drug is cultivated. It is also restricted to display or use the drug or the items in public. Under a separate ordinance, it is still illegal to use them while driving or skiing, as Breckenridge has ski resorts. Anyone who causes disturbance while stoned will also be apprehended.
The police department of the city already reported that there was an increase in the number of phone calls inquiring about the law.
However, marijuana is still illegal under state and federal laws. Therefore, cops can still apprehend anyone bringing in the psychoactive drug or the apparatus. However, the Obama administration and the state indicated that they will not crack down anyone so long as they follow the above-mentioned restrictions of the new city ordinance.
I knew I needed to move to Colorado!
While Denver and Breckenridge may be the first cities in the United States to eliminate criminal and civil penalties for marijuana, they ARE NOT BY ANY MEANS the first cities to decriminalize marijuana. Currently there are 20 other states that have laws within them that have decriminalized marijuana. They are Alaska, Arkansas, California, Kansas, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Montana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Washington, and Wisconsin. In fact, for you young whipper-snappers who bash us old folks and make statements like “you old farts need to move over, you haven't done nothing for the cause, we are making it happen” you are all full of yourselves… The first cities to pass decriminalization laws dates back to Berkley, CA in 1973, although it was struck down in court. Ann Arbor, Michigan was the first place that effective laws of decriminalization occurred. So please people, do some research before you write articles that are not factual but give you credit for securing a victory with regard to something that began to happen long before many of you were born.
While Denver and Breckenridge may be the first cities in the United States to eliminate criminal and civil penalties for marijuana, they ARE NOT BY ANY MEANS the first cities to decriminalize marijuana. Currently there are 20 other states that have laws within them that have decriminalized marijuana. They are Alaska, Arkansas, California, Kansas, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Montana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Washington, and Wisconsin. In fact, for you young whipper-snappers who bash us old folks and make statements like “you old farts need to move over, you haven't done nothing for the cause, we are making it happen” you are all full of yourselves… The first cities to pass decriminalization laws dates back to Berkley, CA in 1973, although it was struck down in court. Ann Arbor, Michigan was the first place that effective laws of decriminalization occurred. So please people, do some research before you write articles that are not factual but give you credit for securing a victory with regard to something that began to happen long before many of you were born.
This is why America is a beautiful country. Who would have thought 40 years ago that this will happen? Jim Morrison must be proud.
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