Breckenridge voters overwhelmingly approve marijuana legalization!!!

Passing by a whopping 71% Initiative 2F now makes possession of under an ounce of marijuana, and marijuana paraphernalia, legal for adults 21 and older under city law. Breckenridge now joins Denver as the only two cities in the country to have successfully decriminalized adult possession of marijuana! This successful campaign was a collaborative effort between Sensible Colorado and local activists and leaders who formed the group Sensible Breckenridge. Under the new law, which goes into effect on January 1, local resources will no longer be used to arrest and prosecute people for possessing a drug far less harmful than alcohol. Although marijuana prohibition still exists on the state level, Breckenridge Police Chief Rick Holman said his department with exercise discretion when enforcing state marijuana laws. Proving once again that Colorado is leading the way in the national marijuana reform movement, the entire staff of Sensible Breckenridge deserves a tremendous amount of thanks and praises for all of their hard work.

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