A new study documents that laws legalizing recreational marijuana use in Colorado have had profound effects on Nebraska’s law enforcement.
The study by the University of Nebraska at Omaha found that marijuana-related arrests and general law enforcement expenses in Nebraska increased in the year after Colorado’s move to legalize marijuana.
Seizing on the report, ACLU of Nebraska Executive Director Danielle Conrad released a statement, saying that Nebraska’s war on drugs is a failed policy that adds pressure to the prison system.
“It is time Nebraska updated its laws and practices to ensure we are focusing our precious criminal justice resources on real public safety threats, not small amounts of marijuana intended for personal use,” Conrad said.
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ACLU: Nebraska's Marijuana Laws Out Of Date
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