It Will Soon Be A Crime To Advertise Marijuana For Sale Without A License In Colorado
The bill is designed to crackdown on marijuana sales on Craigslist and other websites.
The Colorado state Senate gave initial approval Monday to a measure designed to crack down on advertisements online for illicit marijuana sales.
The bill — Senate Bill 15 — would create a new criminal offense for a person to advertise the sale of marijuana without a retail license. As a level 2 drug misdemeanor, a person convicted would face up to one year in jail and a fine as high as $750.
Sen. Irene Aguilar, a Denver Democrat and the bill sponsor, told lawmakers that more than 690 ads for marijuana in Denver were found on Craigslist, a popular online classified advertising website.
“With passage of this bill, it will give law enforcement the authority to go in and check on those folks,” she said.
Sen. Bob Gardner, R-Colorado Springs, called the issue a “serious, serious...
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