Colorado's Legalization of Marijuana and the Impact on Public Safety: A Practical Guide for Law Enforcement

Publication Date: 2015
Tag(s): law enforcement, marijuana legalization and decriminalization, public safety, strategies
Author(s): the Colorado Association of Chiefs of Police, Police Foundation
Abstract: The Police Foundation and Colorado Association of Chiefs of Police have developed this guide to illustrate the challenges for law enforcement in Colorado. This guide is designed to summarize the numerous challenges faced by law enforcement when enforcing the laws surrounding legalization, to document solutions that have been proposed and put into effect, and outline problems that still need to be addressed.