Pubdate: Sat, 19 Apr 2014
Source: Times Union (Albany, NY)
Copyright: 2014 Capital Newspapers Division of The Hearst Corporation
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14 CITATIONS ISSUED AT DENVER MARIJUANA FESTIVAL

DENVER (AP) - Police say they have issued more than a dozen citations
so far during the first day of the annual 4/20 marijuana festival near
downtown Denver.

As of 3 p.m. Saturday, 14 people had been cited for public consumption
of marijuana. One person also was taken to a hospital from the event,
but police did not elaborate on the circumstances.

The two-day festival, which is expected to draw tens of thousands of
people, features music, vendors and speakers in Civic Center Park in
front of the state capitol building.

Organizers have agreed to post rules at the festival outlining that
public consumption of marijuana is illegal. Police have said they
would focus on ensuring safety rather than issuing mass-citations for
public consumption.
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