--- description: An appeals court in Colorado, which legalized recreational pot in 2012, ruled that some people could have their convictions overturned. title: Colorado Court Says Marijuana Convictions Could Be Tossed image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Law](/tag/law/) ## Law Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Colorado Court Says Pot Convictions Could Be Overturned Under New Law  by [Noah Rayman](/author/noah-rayman/)  ## Noah Rayman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 13, 2014 5:56 PM CUT  by [Noah Rayman](/author/noah-rayman/)  ## Noah Rayman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 13, 2014 5:56 PM CUT An appeals court in Colorado ruled Thursday that some people previously convicted of marijuana possession could have their [convictions overturned](http://bigstory.ap.org/article/colorado-court-some-pot-cases-can-be-overturned "undefined") after voters in the state legalized recreational marijuana in 2012. The Colorado Court of Appeals, considering the case of a women convicted of multiple drug charges, said convictions for possession of small amounts of marijuana that were under appeal when the law took effect could have their convictions reversed, the Associated Press reports. The ruling could impact hundreds of people who were jailed for possession of marijuana, marijuana legalization advocate Brian Vicente told the AP. The office of the state Attorney General said prosecutors are reviewing the opinion to determine any next steps. \[[_AP_](http://bigstory.ap.org/article/colorado-court-some-pot-cases-can-be-overturned "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/23679/colorado-marijuana-convictions-overturned/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/23679/colorado-marijuana-convictions-overturned/"},"headline":"Colorado Court Says Pot Convictions Could Be Overturned Under New Law","datePublished":"2014-03-13T17:56:46.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T06:45:32.458Z","description":"Convictions that were under appeal when the new law allowing recreational weed took effect can be thrown out, a Colorado court ruled Thursday. The decision could impact hundreds of people who were jailed for pot possession","url":"https://time.com/23679/colorado-marijuana-convictions-overturned/","keywords":["Law","Drug Policy","States","Marijuana legalization"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Noah Rayman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/noah-rayman/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/law/","name":"Law"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/23679/colorado-marijuana-convictions-overturned/","name":"Colorado Court Says Pot Convictions Could Be Overturned Under New Law"}}]}] ```