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In this Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009 photo, a group of sign-waving supporters for Measure 2F, a reform to decriminalize private possession of up to an ounce of marijuana by adults 21 and older in the Town of Breckenridge, urge people to pass the measure as they wave signs at motorist in Breckenridge, Colo. A measure before Breckenridge voters in Tuesday's municipal election would legalize possession of smoking paraphernalia and up to 1 ounce of marijuana. Pot possession would still be a state crime, but town police officers would have to take users to the county sheriff's department to be cited. (AP Photo/Summit Daily, Mark Fox)
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Breckenridge decriminalizes marijuana
November 03, 2009 9:34 PM
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DENVER • 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. Elsewhere in Colorado, Denver voters appeared headed toward rejecting a measure that would have forced police to seize cars from people caught driving without a license.
