No Republican State Senators, Reps Tell Jeff Sessions to Back Off Colorado Pot

Thirty-three members of the Colorado legislature have signed onto a letter to U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions calling for congressional action “to protect the sovereignty of states like Colorado and ensure that marijuana businesses and consumers will be free from undue federal interference.” But even though the original document, on view below, was backed by the entire Colorado Congressional delegation, regardless of party designation, no Republican state senators or representatives have done likewise.

NORML Working With Cory Gardner’s Office on Hands-Off-Colorado-Pot Bill

In a story of strange political bedfellows, representatives from the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) are working with the office of Colorado Republican Senator Cory Gardner on an upcoming bill that would prevent the federal government from interfering with the marijuana system here and in other states that have allow the sale of cannabis.