TELLURIDE MAY TICKLE TOKERS

Enforcement of adult marijuana possession laws may soon go up in smoke in
Telluride.

The town council voted 6-0 Tuesday, with one member absent, to place an
ordinance on the Nov. 1 ballot saying that prosecuting adults for small
amounts of marijuana be the town's "lowest enforcement priority."

Organizers of the initiative drive gathered signatures and momentum to let
voters decide the issue in the laid-back ski town, where San Miguel County
Sheriff Bill Masters, a Libertarian, is no fan of the war on drugs.

"We're pleased that the council gave us pretty good confirmation of our
petition drive," said Ernest Eich, one of the organizers.

The local group was joined by Sensible Colorado, a nonprofit that lobbies
for easing restrictions on pot.