Breckenridge Colorado legalizes pot

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Breckenridge legalizes pot
http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=126303&catid=188


DENVER (AP) - The ski town of Breckenridge has voted overwhelmingly to decriminalize marijuana possession.

Early returns Tuesday night showed the proposal winning with 72 percent of the vote. Breckenridge is poised to clear adults over 21 to have up to 1 ounce of marijuana.

The measure is largely symbolic, though. Pot possession remains a state crime for people without medical clearance.

"We believe this a signal to the state of Colorado and the nation as a whole," said Sean McAllister, a Breckenridge lawyer who pushed the decriminalization measure. Denver approved a similar decriminalization in 2005...
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1. It's a start.

Not much of one but a start none the less.

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3. One of my favorite little towns...

very colorful.