If Denver residents aren't crackheads they're potheads. With the passage of a legally irrelevant ordinance (written by a disingenous group of potheads called
SAFER) which calls for relaxation of enforcement of marijuana possession laws by setting pot prosecutions a low priority (and so making it all but legal), the Denver Marijuana Policy Review Panel which was formed as part of this ordinance has released a memorandum telling the Denver Police to lay off potheads during the Democratic National Convention. Yes, these potheads are so committed to their Cheech & Chong lifestyle that they've suckered the public into passing an ordinance in which we are all forced to pay for a Pothead Panel. SAFER has pushed its agenda by saying that the police would be freed from pursuing potheads (without offering proof that the police are burdened by pot laws) so they can handle other matters. Police don't "pursue" potheads anyway. If they're caught with the stuff after being stopped for something else, or if they're seen smoking a fat blunt in public (maybe) they'll get cited. Now of course if you consider the public cost of this Pothead Panel, we could just as easily use that money to hire more police officers to enforce all existing laws (thereby unburdening them!) rather than dishonestly trying to sneak certain offenses past on a childishly transparent pretext of public safety which crumbles under logical analysis. You have to wonder how many drug dealers belong to this group.
Part of the resolution reads,
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.
So far the Denver Police and Denver DA aren't interested in ignoring the law in favor of potheads nor ignoring the connection between marijuana smuggling and widespread gang violence. Bummer, dude.
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