Pubdate: Tue, 20 Apr 2010
Source: Summit Daily News (CO)
Copyright: 2010 Summit Daily News
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MARIJUANA RALLIES PLANNED TO MARK "4/20"

DENVER (AP) - Pot smokers from Denver to Durango are gathering to 
call for the drug's legalization.

Tuesday is April 20, or 4/20, a number used by many to denote 
marijuana. The festivities in Denver include a daylong rally in Civic 
Center Park. The Denver event will include remarks from the director 
of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws.

An unauthorized public smoking event is expected to draw thousands at 
the University of Colorado in Boulder.

And in Durango, an evening concert is planned to promote a proposal 
to decriminalize marijuana in small amounts for adults.

Activists are urging Denver rally goers to also stop by the state 
Capitol, where lawmakers plan to debate proposed regulations for 
dispensaries that sell legal medical marijuana.
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