Pubdate: Thu, 27 Feb 2014
Source: Westword (Denver, CO)
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Author: William Breathes

IS MY MOTOR HOME CONSIDERED PRIVATE PROPERTY?

Dear Stoner: I was wondering about RVIA licenses for vehicles and 
motor homes - whether people can use marijuana in the enclosed area 
of those vehicles when they're not in use. I know there are some 
quasi-public ones around, but I'm more interested in private use and 
whether I can smoke marijuana in mine in our state parks.

Camper Dude

Dear Camper: We've had this question before, and the answer remains 
the same: State parks are public places, so smoking cannabis in state 
parks is not legal, according to the Colorado Department of Parks and 
Wildlife. But with RVs, there seems to be some gray area, as the 
courts have ruled in the past that people can expect some semblance 
of privacy in them even while in a public area.

With that in mind, Colorado park rangers generally err on the side of 
discretion, according to Randy Hampton, spokesman for the agency. If 
rangers get a complaint, they're likely to investigate it. But 
they're also likely to treat it as they would infractions such as 
cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption - and judging from 
experience, that usually means a stern warning before anyone gets 
written up. And if there have been no complaints, the odds of a 
ranger ticketing you for toking up in your RV are slim. Hampton puts 
it more succinctly: "If everybody comes to a state park and has a 
great time without affecting someone else's great time, they might 
never get a visit from one of our great park rangers - and wouldn't 
that be the best-case scenario?"

Happy - and we mean it - trails.

Dear Stoner: Do you offer internships?

Gofer It

Dear Gofer: We're now hiring interns for the summer - though we use 
the term 'hiring' loosely, as the only thing you'll be paid with is 
experience, college credit and maybe a few edibles or doobies along 
the way. And keep in mind that a Stoner internship isn't all about 
smoking pot and finding new ways to describe the color green: We need 
news interns willing to cover pot rallies, talk with state 
legislators, cover community events and otherwise bring something to 
the (pot-crumb-covered) table. We also need help with grunt work, 
like updating dispensary listings for our pot publication, the 
Chronicle. In other words, you won't just be sent out for coffee and 
doughnuts. Well, maybe doughnuts.

Interested applicants should send news clippings and a resume/CV to  along with 420 words or so on why you would 
make the perfect pot intern.
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MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom