I don’t ski.  Tried it once–but quickly found that I lacked the co-ordination and athletic ability required to shush down a hill without killing myself.  Well that, and the fact that I almost ended up with a ski pole up my ass.

I may have to give skiing another try though–as long as I do it in Breckenridge, Colorado.

Wanna know why?

Because Breckenridge has become only the second city in the U.S. to legalize cannabis.

Yee-fucking-haw.

Come January 1, there will be no penalty, civil or criminal, for possessing up to an ounce of weed.  Same goes for weed paraphernalia, such as bongs, pipes or papers.  The law includes local residents and visiting tourists.

But listen up all you snowboarding potheads–don’t think you can take massive bong rips while you’re on the slopes.  If you do, the ski resorts will come down hard on your ass.  In your hotel room?  That’s a maybe.  It all depends if you can score it.  Because it will still be illegal to buy, sell or grow marijuana in Breckenridge.

Hopefully more cities will follow suit, and start relaxing their marijuana laws.  Only because there’s a lot more places I want to legally get high in.  No word yet on whether Ross Rebagliati is planning on a move to Breckenridge.

Now pass the Doritos, man.

[Guardian.co.uk, Image via Wikipedia]