Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has signed an Executive Order that ensures no Coloradan is subject to penalization for possession, cultivation, or use of marijuana in light of state legalization.
Polis cited Amendment 64 in detailing the Order.
“The exclusion of people from the workforce because of marijuana-related activities that are lawful in Colorado, but still criminally penalized in other states, hinders our residents, economy, and our State,” Polis said. “No one who lawfully consumes, possesses, cultivates, or processes marijuana pursuant to Colorado law should be subject to professional sanctions or denied a professional license in Colorado. This includes individuals who consume, possess, cultivate or process marijuana in another state in a manner that would be legal under Colorado law.”
Per the Executive Order, the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) and the Colorado Department of Revenue’s Specialized Business Group and Marijuana Enforcement Division (DOR) are required to protect the state’s workforce by ensuring professions are not in jeopardy as a result of lawful marijuana-related conduct; and not provide information, data or use resources to aid in professional investigations related to legal marijuana-related activities in Colorado.