Medical Marijuana Laws Don’t Lead to Increased Teen Use
A new study published in the Lancet medical journal—the most comprehensive study of its kind to date—looks at adolescent marijuana use in states with legalized medical marijuana from 1991 to 2014. Using annual, repeated...
Persecuting Polygamists: The Utah Attorney General’s Awkward Appeal
After two requests for delayed filings, the Utah Attorney General’s office recently submitted its appeal in the Kody Brown polygamy case to the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals. In it, the state’s attorneys seek to...
The Criminality of Truancy from Public School
Sam Giles, a young student in Georgia, missed a few days of school beyond what the law considered acceptable, and as a result, his mother was arrested. Julie, who works as a substitute teacher, notes that “Sam originally...
Got a Traffic Ticket? Now You’re Much Less Likely to Land in Jail
We have written previously about Utah’s voluminous laws and are pleased to report that after this session, the number of criminal offenses has been reduced significantly due to the comprehensive criminal justice reform effort....
Governor Supports Keeping NSA in Utah
Legislation introduced last year by Representative Marc Roberts sought to prevent material assistance in the state of Utah to the National Security Agency (NSA) for its warrantless surveillance of innocent individuals. Last...
Drug Penalty Reform Coming to Utah
“Don’t do drugs, because if you do drugs you’ll go to prison… and drugs are really expensive in prison.” This humorous quote underscores the fundamental problem with imprisoning people with a substance addiction...