a timeline of Colorado Marijuana Laws
November 7, 2000 : Amendment 20 passed by 54% of Colorado voters legalized marijuana use for patients with written medical approval. Patients could obtain up to 2 ounces, and could grow up to 6 plants. It was called the Medical Use of Marijuana Act.
2000
2006: The general election gives voters the option to legalize marijuana statewide in Colorado with Amendment 44. It fails with 58% of voters against it. Amendment 44 would have allowed recreational marijuana use for people over 21.
November 2009 : Breckenridge decriminalizes marijuana by 73% of voters. People 21 and older can possess an ounce of marijuana in the city of Breckenridge, CO.
November 6, 2012: Amendment 64 passes by 55% of voters and legalizes recreational use of marijuana among people who are 21 years or older. People can purchase an ounce of marijuana in one transaction.
May 28, 2013: Gov. Hickenlooper signs bills that regulate certain aspects of recreational marijuana use and purchases. These regulated the amount of marijuana that can be present in the bloodstream while driving, limits how much out-of-state residents can purchase, and set up voter referendums for a taxation of a 15% excise tax and a 10% sales tax for recreational marijuana.
September 2013: The Colorado Retail Marijuana Code (HB 13-1317) is finalized by the Colorado Department of Revenue. This included regulations for things such as licensing fees, inventory tracking, security requirements, waste disposal, packaging and advertising.
November 2013: Proposition AA is passed, which consists of a 25% tax on recreational marijuana sales. It is outlined by a 10% sales tax, along with a 15% excise tax statewide, that is expected to be used for education program building and funding.
January 1, 2014: Recreational marijuana businesses open their doors for the first time ever. Total sales over the year of 2014 for medical and recreational marijuana combined reached $700 million.
June 10, 2016: Governor John Hickenlooper signed House Bill 16-1359. It stated that the court cannot prohibit the "use or possession of medical marijuana as a condition of probation unless the individual is sentenced to probation for a conviction under Article 43.3 of Title 12, C.R.S.; or if the court determines based upon any material evidence that such a prohibition is necessary and appropriate to accomplish the goals of sentencing stated in 18-1-102.5, C.R.S."
November 2017: New regulations for medical and recreational cannabis industries were updated and will take affect in January 2018. The new rules include specifications on packaging and research within the field. "HB 1034, HB 1261, SB 187 and SB 192 will change employee training methods, business location transfers, product contaminate testing, concentrate wholesalers and packaging and labeling", according to an article from Westword. One program will also begin that allows cannabis business owners and research organizations to apply for research licenses.
2018
a timeline of Colorado Marijuana Laws
November 7, 2000 : Amendment 20 passed by 54% of Colorado voters legalized marijuana use for patients with written medical approval. Patients could obtain up to 2 ounces, and could grow up to 6 plants. It was called the Medical Use of Marijuana Act.
2000
2006: The general election gives voters the option to legalize marijuana statewide in Colorado with Amendment 44. It fails with 58% of voters against it. Amendment 44 would have allowed recreational marijuana use for people over 21.
November 2009 : Breckenridge decriminalizes marijuana by 73% of voters. People 21 and older can possess an ounce of marijuana in the city of Breckenridge, CO.
November 6, 2012: Amendment 64 passes by 55% of voters and legalizes recreational use of marijuana among people who are 21 years or older. People can purchase an ounce of marijuana in one transaction.
May 28, 2013: Gov. Hickenlooper signs bills that regulate certain aspects of recreational marijuana use and purchases. These regulated the amount of marijuana that can be present in the bloodstream while driving, limits how much out-of-state residents can purchase, and set up voter referendums for a taxation of a 15% excise tax and a 10% sales tax for recreational marijuana.
September 2013: The Colorado Retail Marijuana Code (HB 13-1317) is finalized by the Colorado Department of Revenue. This included regulations for things such as licensing fees, inventory tracking, security requirements, waste disposal, packaging and advertising.
November 2013: Proposition AA is passed, which consists of a 25% tax on recreational marijuana sales. It is outlined by a 10% sales tax, along with a 15% excise tax statewide, that is expected to be used for education program building and funding.
January 1, 2014: Recreational marijuana businesses open their doors for the first time ever. Total sales over the year of 2014 for medical and recreational marijuana combined reached $700 million.
June 10, 2016: Governor John Hickenlooper signed House Bill 16-1359. It stated that the court cannot prohibit the "use or possession of medical marijuana as a condition of probation unless the individual is sentenced to probation for a conviction under Article 43.3 of Title 12, C.R.S.; or if the court determines based upon any material evidence that such a prohibition is necessary and appropriate to accomplish the goals of sentencing stated in 18-1-102.5, C.R.S."
November 2017: New regulations for medical and recreational cannabis industries were updated and will take affect in January 2018. The new rules include specifications on packaging and research within the field. "HB 1034, HB 1261, SB 187 and SB 192 will change employee training methods, business location transfers, product contaminate testing, concentrate wholesalers and packaging and labeling", according to an article from Westword. One program will also begin that allows cannabis business owners and research organizations to apply for research licenses.
2018
