As a defense attorney in Boulder, I get this question all the time. The short answer is: maybe. In some situations, Colorado law requires that a person serve jail time. For example, if a person's blood alcohol concentration (BAC) is over a 0.2, the law says they have to serve 10 days in jail, even if it's a first offense. If a person has a prior conviction for DUI or DWAI, no matter how long ago it was and no matter which state it happened in, Colorado says you have to serve

As a defense attorney in Boulder, the legalization of recreational marijuana in Colorado affects many of my clients: some people use it for medicinal purposes, others work in the marijuana retail industry, and other people use it recreationally. However, marijuana is still illegal under Federal law. The Obama administration largely did not enforce marijuana laws in states where it was legalized. But the soon-to-be-confirmed Attorney General Sessions has been a vocal critic of