Pubdate: Fri, 04 Jul 2014
Source: Las Vegas Review-Journal (NV)
Copyright: 2014 Las Vegas Review-Journal
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ARRESTS AT CANNABIS LOUNGE SPARK DEBATE

A police raid at a cannabis lounge in Denver has triggered a debate 
over where adults can smoke pot in a state that allows recreational 
marijuana consumption but not in public.

Police showed up last week at Maryjane's Social Club, one of dozens 
of pot-smoking clubs in Colorado operating in a legal gray area. The 
officers handcuffed smokers, seized drug paraphernalia and ticketed 
the club's owner for violating a state law banning indoor cigarette smoking.

Colorado law prohibits recreational pot consumption "openly and 
publicly or in a manner that endangers others." State lawmakers say 
smoke-free laws also appear to ban indoor pot smoke-outs.

Advocates say private dens are permissible because pot isn't sold, 
nor is food or drink. Like Maryjane's, the clubs are only for 
members, who bring their own marijuana.
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