​This November, Colorado citizens will have the opportunity to vote on the issue of legalization of marijuana. Amendment 64 proposes amending the Colorado Constitution to: regulate the growth, manufacture, and sale of marijuana in a system of licensed establishments overseen by state and local governments; allow individuals who are 21 years old or older to possess, use, display, purchase, transport, and transfer—to individuals who are 21 years old or older—one ounce or less of marijuana; allow individuals who are 21 years old or older to possess, grow, process, and transport up to six marijuana plants, with certain restrictions; require the state legislature to enact an excise tax on marijuana sales, of which the first $40 million in revenue raised annually must be credited to a state fund used for constructing public schools. The excise tax must be approved by a separate statewide vote; and require the state legislature to enact legislation concerning the growth, processing, and sale of industrial hemp.

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If this law passes, clients should be aware of what impact the federal government would assert in Colorado, and also be aware of future legislation setting a level of THC in your system while operating a motor vehicle, similar to a blood alcohol content level for alcohol.