The state house voted overwhelmingly to bar public employees from assisting in a federal marijuana crackdown.
The Colorado State House took a big step toward picking a fight with the federal government over marijuana enforcement. The house voted overwhelmingly to prevent public employees from arrested a resident of the state for doing something that is constitutionally permissible in Colorado.
While the bill does not mention marijuana, legislators made it clear it was introduced in response to a threatened federal crackdown on marijuana use.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions has said states need to remember that marijuana use is still illegal under federal law.
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Colorado is one of the states with the most open-ended marijuana use laws.
The legislature is also considering a bill that would allow recreational marijuana establishments to reclassify as medical marijuana in case of a crackdown.
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