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Denver mayor calls AG Sessions ‘out of step’ over shifting federal pot policy
With Denver reaping millions of dollars annually in sales tax revenue from recreational marijuana, and Colorado’s market representing a billion-dollar industry, Denver Mayor Michael Hancock called a shifting federal approach toward states with legalized marijuana irresponsible. “This is a billion-dollar-plus industry here in Colorado, (with) thousands of jobs, and what this move has done is…
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Colorado’s Jared Polis: Very much a next-gen Dem when it comes to free-market matters
As reported the other day via Colorado Peak Politics, Jared Polis – who amassed a fortune as an internet wunderkind almost before he was old enough to shave – has come out in defense of Amazon’s impending acquisition of Whole Foods. Meaning, the reputedly liberal gubernatorial candidate and 2nd Congressional District Democratic representative discounts the possibility…