No dope busts during the Democratic convention?

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August 21, 11:51 AM

by J.D. Tuccille, Civil Liberties Examiner

 

 

MEMORANDUM

Date: August 21, 2008

To: The Hon. John Hickenlooper, Mayor, City of Denver
The Hon. Jeanne Robb, President, Denver City Council
Gerald Whitman, Chief of Police, Denver Police Dept.

From: Brian Vicente, Esq., Chairman, Denver Marijuana Policy Review Panel

Subject: Marijuana enforcement during 2008 Democratic National Convention

On August 20, 2008, the Denver Marijuana Policy Review Panel established under Denver Municipal Code Art. 5, Div 3, Sec. 38-176 Enforcement Priority – Marijuana, officially adopted the following Resolution:

The Marijuana Policy Review Panel recommends that the Denver Police Department should refrain from arresting, detaining, or issuing a citation to any adult 21 years of age or older for the private possession of up to one ounce of marijuana during the 2008 Democratic National Convention.

The Denver Marijuana Policy Review Panel, which was appointed by the Hon. Mayor John Hickenlooper on December 21, 2007, to implement Denver Municipal Code Art. 5, Div 3, Sec. 38-176 to the greatest extent possible, consists of the following members:

Chairman Brian Vicente, Esq., Executive Director, Sensible Colorado
Vice Chairman Lt. Ernie Martinez, Denver Police Dept.
The Hon. Doug Linkhart, Denver City Councilmember at Large
Vince DiCroce, Director of Prosecution and Code Enforcement, Denver City Attorney’s Office
Frank Moya, Esq., Denver defense attorney and public defender
Sandy Mullins, Esq., Executive Director, Colorado Criminal Defense Bar
Phil Cherner, Esq., Denver defense attorney
Dora Lee Larson, Denver Domestic Violence Coordinating Council and
Denver Metro Domestic Violence Fatality Review Committee
Crystal Noel, CACIII, Substance abuse counselor, The Empowerment Program
Mason Tvert, Executive Director, Safer Alternative For Enjoyable Recreation (SAFER)
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Denver residents have already made their tolerant position on marijuana clear at the polls. In 2005, they voted to legalize marijuana possession by adults, and in 2007 they ordered police to make enforcement of laws against marijuana the "lowest priority."

Nevertheless, Denver police have continued to arrest marijuana users under state and federal law in defiance of the will of the voters.

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