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<blockquote data-quote="_CY_" data-source="post: 2460241" data-attributes="member: 7629"><p>Colorado Court Okays Retroactive Reversal of Marijuana Convictions</p><p></p><p>When President Obama gave the green light for states to set their own marijuana laws, he set in motion what is becoming unprecedented and much-needed change in our country’s antiquated and harshly counterproductive drug laws. Not only has Colorado and Washington State succesfully legalized recreational use of marijuana, other states are now exploring with similar legislation.</p><p></p><p>The amount of people behind bars because of possession of small amounts of marijuana has increased drastically since the War on Drugs was instituted by President Nixon in 1971. In Colorado alone, 9,000 residents a year were imprisoned prior to Amendment 64, the amendment that legalized marijuana in the state. Without a doubt, the criminalization of marijuana in America has become a very serious human rights issue, but one that Pres. Obama and states like Colorado are well on their way to fixing.</p><p></p><p>The easing of the drug laws is presenting Colorado with a complicated issue surrounding those who have been arrested after the passage, but prior to the implementation of, Amendment 64. Thankfully, in a historic ruling, Colorado judges have decided to retroactively apply the law to those incarcerated.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.demonews.org/colorado-court-okays-retroactive-reversal-of-marijuana-convictions/" target="_blank">http://www.demonews.org/colorado-court-okays-retroactive-reversal-of-marijuana-convictions/</a></p><p></p><p>[media=youtube]E5fw3W8LN0U[/media]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="_CY_, post: 2460241, member: 7629"] Colorado Court Okays Retroactive Reversal of Marijuana Convictions When President Obama gave the green light for states to set their own marijuana laws, he set in motion what is becoming unprecedented and much-needed change in our country’s antiquated and harshly counterproductive drug laws. Not only has Colorado and Washington State succesfully legalized recreational use of marijuana, other states are now exploring with similar legislation. The amount of people behind bars because of possession of small amounts of marijuana has increased drastically since the War on Drugs was instituted by President Nixon in 1971. In Colorado alone, 9,000 residents a year were imprisoned prior to Amendment 64, the amendment that legalized marijuana in the state. Without a doubt, the criminalization of marijuana in America has become a very serious human rights issue, but one that Pres. Obama and states like Colorado are well on their way to fixing. The easing of the drug laws is presenting Colorado with a complicated issue surrounding those who have been arrested after the passage, but prior to the implementation of, Amendment 64. Thankfully, in a historic ruling, Colorado judges have decided to retroactively apply the law to those incarcerated. [url]http://www.demonews.org/colorado-court-okays-retroactive-reversal-of-marijuana-convictions/[/url] [media=youtube]E5fw3W8LN0U[/media] [/QUOTE]
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