Colorado Gov Pardons 2,732 Cannabis Possession Convictions
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed an executive order to pardon 2,732 people convicted of possessing up to one ounce of marijuana in the state prior [...]
New Data Suggests Legalization Not Linked to Increases in Vehicle-Pedestrial Fatalities
Marijuana legalization, whether medical or recreational, is not associated with an increase in traffic fatalities concerning pedestrians, according to new research. The researchers behind the [...]
House Votes To Protect Legal States Against Federal Interference
The House of Representatives approved an amendment to a defense spending bill that would protect marijuana businesses operating legally under state, territory, or tribal law [...]
Anti-Marijuana White House Official Admits Youth Use Has Fallen Since Legalization
A top official from the White House’s anti-drug office conceded that, contrary to the claims of many marijuana prohibitionists, youth cannabis use has fallen in [...]
Are States that Legalized Marijuana Living Up to Their Social Equity Goals?
The first states to legalize cannabis, Colorado and Washington, didn’t give a great deal of thought to social equity – the idea that those most [...]
Colorado Governor Could Mass-Pardon Marijuana Possession Convictions
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis is one pen stroke away from having expanded powers to pardon persons in the state with low-level marijuana possession convictions. The [...]
Despite Legalization, People Of Color Still Disproportionately Targeted By Police, New Studies Find
A new study backs up the findings of a recent report by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU); that people of color are still more [...]
AOC: Colorado Is Doing A ‘Great Job’ With Marijuana Legalization
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) praised Colorado’s marijuana industry for generating tax revenues for public services such as schools. Ocasio-Cortez appeared at a series of Iowa [...]
Colorado Governor: Marijuana Deliveries Would Reduce Impaired Driving
On July 26, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) said that his administration is aiming to reduce impaired driving by legalizing home delivery of cannabis. Arizona [...]
Colorado Supreme Court Rules Pot-Sniffing Dogs Cannot Be Used Without Probable Cause
The Colorado Supreme Court ruled that probable cause is required before subjecting individuals to sniff tests from dogs trained to alert police to the presence [...]
