How pissednoff Woodbury be if you were serving a sentence in Colorado for possession of marijuana right now with the law changes?
How pissednoff Woodbury be if you were serving a sentence in Colorado for possession of marijuana right now with the law changes?
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last commentDam auto correct...how pissed off would you be if
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These cases cannot be reversed. If someone is tried on a case from years ago under statutes of limitations they are tried by the way laws were written when the crime was committed. You would be stuck serving time for something that is currently legal.
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In this age of prison overcrowding, I doubt if there are any incarcerated for simple possession. Dealers on the other hand...
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@gawker: If Colorado has or had any kind of "three strikes" law, you can bet there are people in jail for petty crimes like simple possession.
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It's common for people to be released from jail when these kinds of laws change. In fact, you can sue the government to get out which is a PITA and an expense most levels of government don't want.
Yes, if you're a major criminal but all they got was possession you might stay in jail, but regular guys who were caught with personal use amounts should be released, if there's even any in jail to begin with. I'm wondering though why an illegal 2 pounds of pot isn't just 32 legal ounces?
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Aside from being a loser for using drugs, and being in prison, lol! I'm sure there will be a few suicides, lol!
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Doc in Colorado is pretty fucked up
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I know all the strippers are happy. they can legally hit the bong with out get tossed in jail
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It's legal under CO state law, but not under federal law. Also, don't hit up if your employer has mandatory drug screenings, you'll probably still lose you job.
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^^^ That's right mjx01.
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Lol, I can just imagine someone losing their job over it!
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@mjx01: Like I said above, if everything happens within state lines, there's a large justification for the States to tell the feds to go pound sand.
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I was subjected to mandatory random alcohol and drug testing during the last 25 years of my working career. I was probably tested 20 times. My union rep that was in charge of the abuse programs once told me that they don't even test for marijuana. I never wanted to test his statement.
During those 25 years I only knew of one case where the guy lost his job and that was because the dumb ass got caught a second time.
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@ mjx... you are correct. You can still loose your job if you test positive. That is left up to the employer and separate from state law
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@Shadowcat: I recently got tested for a new life insurance policy as part of a complete physical so I had to abstain for 3 weeks. I got the results: negative for tobacco and cocaine. They didn't test for pot!! I was shocked. And pissed I had to abstain that long!
Oh, and I'm HIV negative too.
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