SB 17-178

Senate Bill 17-178, which has been signed into law, stops courts from requiring people with valid medical marijuana cards to abstain from using marijuana as a condition of their bond. This means that if someone is legally allowed to use medical marijuana, the court can't make them promise not to use it in order to get released before their trial. The law affects individuals who have medical marijuana registry identification cards and are involved in the legal system. Since the bill has been signed, it's now an active law in Colorado.

Official Summary

The bill prohibits a court from imposing as a bond condition a ban on marijuana use if the person possesses a valid medical marijuana registry identification card. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

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