Elevated Voices: "The war over the state initiative to decriminalize adult possession of up to one ounce of marijuana is heating up. SAFER Colorado, the proponent of the measure, suffered a defeat in court Wednesday when Denver District Court Judge John McMullen refused to block the description of the measure in the supposedly impartial 'blue book' that will go out to 2 million households.
"In a nutshell, opponents of the measure are arguing that the initiative, now known as Amendment 44, would allow adults to give marijuana to juveniles, ages 15 to 17, so long as no money was exchanged...
"§ 18-6-701, C.R.S. (2005), 'contributing to the delinquency of a minor,' criminalizes 'induc[ing], aid[ing], or encourag[ing] a child [under the age of eighteen] to violate any federal or state law.' Thus, transferring any amount of marijuana to a minor [defined as an individual under the age of 18] would be illegal. Violation of this provision is a Class 4 Felony.
"Passage of Amendment 44 would not change § 18-6-701 C.R.S.
"Judge McMullen, in dismissing SAFER's lawsuit over the blue book language, did not agree with the opponents' interpretation. He merely ruled he had no ability to order a change in the wording before the election."
Category: Denver November 2006 Election
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