"This is absolutely historic and ground-breaking," said Emmett Reistroffer, a key proponent of the measure and a cannabis consultant in Denver. "We are the first in the United States and potentially the first place in the world to regulate the consumption of cannabis." "It will also allow the public consumption of slow-acting marijuana edibles and highly potent marijuana concentrates," she added. She also noted that the initiative had received less backing from voters than the bill legalizing recreational marijuana use in 2012. "But right now Denver is struggling with a public consumption problem -- some who want to consume have no place to go, legally," the editorial said.

Source: The Nation Bangkok November 16, 2016 06:01 UTC