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Tonight, despite a lawsuit threat, Denver City Council is expected to ban outdoor advertising at medical marijuana dispensaries -- a move largely motivated by dislike of MMJ sign spinners. Yet as outlined by Kelsey Whipple's recent feature "Spin City! Denver's sign spinners want you to give them a twirl," sign spinning can be an art. As proof, count down eight Whipple-created GIFs demonstrating different spinning techniques. Will they convince council to give spinners another chance? Decide for yourself below. 8. The new guy
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