The college years are full of new experiences and personal growth. During this time, many young adults learn who they are and what they want to do with their lives. It is also a time when many people learn by making major mistakes. One of the more common forms of...
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If illegal drugs are found on someone’s body or they’re caught using or making drugs, then they would be charged with drug possession. A drug possession charge is a serious offense that can lead to serious implications, such as fines and incarceration. A drug...
“Magic mushrooms” legalized in Colorado
Four years after the city and county of Denver moved to decriminalize personal possession and use of psilocybin and psilocyn – the hallucinogenic chemical components of “magic mushrooms”– the voters in Colorado passed Proposition 122. This legalized psilocybin and...
Will Colorado voters decriminalize natural psychedelics?
Colorado continues to set trends. The state became the first to legalize marijuana for recreational use. In 2019, Denver voters approved a ballot initiative that ended the use of public funding to pursue criminal charges of adult possession of psilocybin while putting...
Lawmakers attempt to solve state’s fentanyl crisis
In March 2020, a new Colorado law went into effect that removed felony penalties for simple possession of hard drugs – making possession of personal use amounts of drugs like heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine, LSD, and fentanyl a misdemeanor rather than felony drug...
Differing dynamics in solving Colorado’s fentanyl problem
The fentanyl crisis has generated banner headlines in media outlets throughout the United States. The growing concern is seeing an alarming rise in deaths due to overdoses of the widespread opioid. Efforts to stop the influx of the drug continue to fall short as more...
What are the penalties for unlawful possession of prescription medication?
It is illegal to possess certain drugs without a valid prescription in Colorado. A person commits the crime of unlawful drug possession if they are found with a prescription medication without the medical need for it. The penalties for this crime depend on the type of...
What challenges do college students face after a drug conviction?
Young people make mistakes, but some of the youthful mistakes they make could lead to serious consequences. For college students, those penalties could be even steeper. Not only can a conviction impact their job prospects in the future, but it can also limit their...
Marijuana conviction pardons being fast tracked
Pardon the interruption, but there is more good news regarding House Bill 20-1424, signed in law by Gov. Pollis this July creating a “fast track” for pardons of convictions for marijuana possession of 2 oz or less. To follow up on the bill, Gov. Pollis has signed an...
HB 1424 will make marijuana pardons more obtainable
On June 15, 2020, the Colorado legislature took another important step towards reducing the life-long consequences of minor drug convictions by passing House Bill 1424. The bill, among other reforms for those working in the legal marijuana industry, has simplified the...