Prosecutors In Colorado And Washington Continue To Dismiss Marijuana Cases 

Denver, CO: Prosecutors throughout Colorado and Washington continue to dismiss hundreds of pending misdemeanor marijuana possession cases. 

Late last week, Denver District Attorney Mitch Morrissey and City Attorney Doug Friednash announced that they would cease pressing charges and would review pending criminal cases involving minor cannabis possession offenses. Their announcement came one day after Boulder County District Attorney Stan Garnett announced he would dismiss pending cases that involved less than an ounce of marijuana. 

Fifty-five percent of Colorado voters on Election Day approved Amendment 64, which allows for the legal possession of up to one ounce of marijuana and/or the cultivation of up to six cannabis plants in private by those persons age 21 and ove