Drug Policy

fizzgig

(24,146 posts) Sat Feb 14, 2015, 04:57 PM Feb 2015

Between a rock and cannabis: How neighboring states struggle when pot becomes legal

Since recreational marijuana became legally available in Colorado last year, officials say more pot is illegally coming through the border of states like Nebraska and Oklahoma, draining state resources as the number of arrests keeps growing. Now, the attorneys general of those states filed a federal lawsuit asking the Supreme Court to declare Colorado's marijuana law unconstitutional. NewsHour's Alison Stewart reports.

transcript from the pbs newshour

i want to hear from utah, wyoming and new mexico on this.

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Between a rock and cannabis: How neighboring states struggle when pot becomes legal (Original Post) fizzgig Feb 2015 OP

The Oklahoma AG is Republican WDIM Feb 2015 #1

welcome to the Un United States Of America olddots Feb 2015 #2

Ask the neighboring states if they'd like some of Colorado's pot tax money NightWatcher Feb 2015 #3

Nobody is forcing them to make arrests CanonRay Feb 2015 #4

Exactly. Didn't Nebraska used to be pretty lenient? jwirr Feb 2015 #5

Prohibition is a failed public policy. nt TeamPooka Feb 2015 #6

WDIM

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1. The Oklahoma AG is Republican

Reply to fizzgig (Original post)

Sat Feb 14, 2015, 05:19 PM

Feb 2015

It is interesting in the state one group of republicans is saying the supreme court cannot overturn a vote of the people referring to the gay marriage ban that was voted in by popular vote.

Then we have the Republican attorney general saying the supreme court can overturn a popular vote of the people by overturning colorados law. The hypocrit politics of the republican party. The people of Colorado have spoken. Government should do its duty to the people.