Former investigations chief and Marines Corps Reserve colonel will lead Marijuana Enforcement Division

The state's Marijuana Enforcement Division on Friday announced that its former chief of investigations is now its director.

Jim Burack was promoted to the top job two months after his former boss, Lewis Koski, was named deputy senior director for the Colorado Department of Revenue's broader enforcement division.

That division oversees the separate enforcement operations of the marijuana industry, auto industry, gaming, liquor enforcement, and racing. All are within the Colorado Department of Revenue.

"Jim has a well-balanced skill set that is drawn from his impressive educational background, public service, leadership, legal and law enforcement experience," Ron Kammerzell, senior director of the enforcement division, said in a statement.

Burack has been with the the department for nearly two years following 12 years as administrator and police chief of Milliken, where he helped lead the town's response to...