Marijuana arrests have dropped to almost half in the state
Following Colorado’s legalization of recreational marijuana, Attorney general Derek Schmidt of the state of Kansas decided to gather information about how the legalization of weed in the neighboring state affected Kansas.
Kansas City Star reports that since the legalization of marijuana in Colorado, arrests related to possession of marijuana have dropped to almost half in Kansas.
This could be due to the fact that law enforcement officials are refusing to enforce marijuana prohibition. Kansas City Star quotes Schmidt as saying, “In some jurisdictions, law enforcement are no longer enforcing marijuana laws much, and even when they do, it has become difficult to win convictions. Users may receive a fine in one county, probation or jail in another and told to move along in others.”
Schmidt also said “Our local deputies and sheriff tell me they stop at least five cars a day with personal-use marijuana inside and absolutely refuse to issue a citation or report for it,” according to the district attorney’s office in Clark County.”
According to the report, apart from police officers refusing to give citations for possession of marijuana, the ones that do don’t get convictions from juries.
“It’s a smart move to gather information about the effects legalization of marijuana in neighboring states has on yours” says Benjamas Chaiwong, attorney at Thailand based law firm, Chaninat & Leeds. “Oklahoma and Nebraska should learn a thing or two from Kansas,” she added referring to a lawsuit filed by the two states against Colorado for its recent law.
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