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"Colorado voters made it clear that they do not want adults to be punished for possessing small amounts of marijuana."
A state appeals court has overturned the marijuana conviction of a Colorado woman who was sentenced and convicted for marijuana possession just days after voters approved a measure legalizing recreational marijuana in the state almost three years ago -- retroactively applying the law to her case.
Citing a decision in a previous case, the appeals court ruled that convicted criminal defendants should receive “benefit of amendatory legislation which became effective at any time before the conviction became final on appeal,” the opinion, issued last week, reads.
According to the court opinion, Pamela Boyd, the defendant in the case, and her boyfriend were in the boyfriend's van when they were approached by an undercover police officer who purchased marijuana from Boyd's boyfriend. Boyd's boyfriend placed the cash from the...
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