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Lamborn challenger Owen Hill blasts GOP incumbent’s position on pot enforcement
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State Sen. Owen Hill, a Colorado Springs Republican challenging U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn in a primary, on Monday called on the federal government to keep its hands off Colorado’s legalized marijuana industry and tore into Lamborn for welcoming a recent shift in policy that could lead to a federal crackdown. “Doug Lamborn is coming out in…
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Colorado’s Cory Gardner draws fire from national police union
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It’s usually a friend to the GOP, having endorsed Donald Trump for president in 2016, but the Fraternal Order of Police, the nation’s largest law-enforcement labor union, has come out swinging at Republican U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner. What’s the beef? Gardner’s vow to hold up nominees to the many vacant posts in the U.S. Justice…
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Colorado lawmakers tear into Sessions, Justice Department decision to rescind policy on legal marijuana
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U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner, a Colorado Republican, said on Twitter Thursday he’s “prepared to take all steps necessary” to block a reported move by Attorney General Jeff Sessions reversing federal policy that has has let states legalize recreational marijuana. His Democratic counterpart, Michael Bennet, said the decision will “create unnecessary chaos and confusion.” “This reported…
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Governors of marijuana states urge Trump administration to maintain “hands off” marijuana policies
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The governors of the first four states to legalize recreational marijuana have displayed solidarity by co-signing a letter that discourages the Trump administration from interfering with marijuana laws in their states. Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper signed the letter along with Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown and Alaska Gov. Bill Walker. Addressed to…
