Justice
Marijuana Arrests in Colorado Have Plummeted 77 Percent Since 2012
Law enforcement have largely respected the will of Colorado voters—and then some.
Colorado's retail marijuana market is only two weeks old, but it's been legal to use and carry the drug since Dec. 10, 2012. So while we can't yet measure the impact of the storefronts, we do have a good idea of how Colorado law enforcement has reacted to the law.
Between 2012 and 2013, court cases involving marijuana plummeted 77 percent. Here's the breakdown by offense, as reported by the Denver Post: