Pubdate: Wed, 11 Dec 2013 Source: Denver Post (CO) Copyright: 2013 The Denver Post Corp Contact: http://www.denverpost.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/122 Author: Kris Amundson REEFER MADNESS ON NEW YEAR'S? Re: "Marijuana in Denver; Committee considers whether city is ready for Jan. 1," Dec. 10 news story. What a huge disappointment Jan. 1 will be for Denver City Council member Charlie Brown. He is so out of touch with reality when it comes to marijuana use in Colorado. Does he really anticipate there will be thousands of pot smokers lined up at pot shops on New Year's Day? People who smoke pot in Colorado do so now, and will not need to run out to the store on Jan. 1. They will not start smoking blatantly in their front yards or create chaos for the state of Colorado. Most of the people who smoke in Colorado will continue to do so in a responsible manner and will not suddenly provide pot to children. I predict that nothing will happen on Jan. 1, except that those who are criminals today will be legal in 2014. Kris Amundson Golden - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom