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Page 6 www.HighUpColorado.com High Up V1Q1 Riding the cannabis merry-go-round The ambivalent stance of federal, state, and local law enforcement in regard to medical and recreational pot
High Up V1Q1 www.HighUpColorado.com Page 7 by Pat Tillman It has been roughly six months since the Trump administration issued warnings in regard to legal cannabis and, very early on, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions declared that local authorities in states that allow any access to marijuana can follow federal statues when it comes to dealing with marijuana enforcement. This statement poses problems for state and local law enforcement as to how to proceed. If local district attorneys were to follow that advice, they could close local recreational marijuana shops and seize assets, effectively shutting down the industry. Although highly unlikely, that is a possibility, now that recreational and even medical marijuana are in the crosshairs of the Trump administration. The future of marijuana is, right now, all just speculation. Marijuana across the country, and especially in Colorado, is under the microscope, and state and local authorities are trying to deal with the matter delicately. Federal pressure is clearly affecting recreational marijuana. John Kelly, Homeland Security Secretary said, in an interview recently, his agency, along with ICE and the TSA will "take action" against marijuana. In response, H.R. 975, referred to as the Respect State Marijuana Laws Act was introduced by Dana Rohrabacher, R-Calif. Its purpose is to protect people from being prosecuted under the controlled substance act as long as they are following their state’s laws regarding marijuana. It has been co-sponsored by 14 members of the House, including two Colorado congressmen, Republican Mike Coffman and Democrat Jared Polis. Gov. Hickenlooper has assured Coloradans that if the federal administration targets recreational marijuana, he will convert every recreational business permit to medical. On March 31, the Colorado House passed HB 17-1220, a bill to re-illegalize co-op growing, which had been legal since Colorado medical
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