Gardner Rails Against Sessions’ Marijuana Action as States’ Rights Issue – Roll Call

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Gardner Rails Against Sessions’ Marijuana Action as States’ Rights Issue

By Thomas McKinless

Posted January 5, 2018 at 8:20pm

By Thomas McKinless

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Colorado Republican Sen. Cory Gardner, in a floor speech Thursday, criticized Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ decision to rescind an Obama-era policy that discouraged enforcement of federal marijuana laws in states such as Colorado where marijuana has been legalized.

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