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.