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Obama’s silence on spillover of legal pot

Submitted by Marijuana News on Thu, 07/02/2015 - 08:45

Colorado’s legalization of marijuana has prompted a suit before the Supreme Court and a request for President Obama to take a position. Here’s why he should side with the suit by Oklahoma and Nebraska.

During his time in office, President Obama has worked hard to prevent drug smuggling into the United States. Two months ago, the Supreme Court asked for the views of his administration on another type of trafficking of a federally banned drug: the transport of marijuana out of Colorado, where its use was made legal for adults last year, into neighboring states.

So far, the Justice Department has yet to respond to the request. The high court is deciding whether to accept a lawsuit by Nebraska and Oklahoma that seeks to prevent Colorado from promoting recreational marijuana. The two states say an increase in people bringing pot from Colorado has overwhelmed their law enforcement and created other burdens. ...

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