Colorado may bar cops from helping with marijuana crackdown
The Colorado bill doesn’t specifically mention marijuana. But sponsors say it is inspired by threats that federal authorities may try cracking down on the marijuana industry.
Scenes from the seat of government on the last day of the state legislative session. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)
Colorado may prohibit law enforcement officers from assisting in a potential federal marijuana crackdown.
The state House voted 56-7 Wednesday to bar public employees from assisting federal agents in “arresting a Colorado citizen for committing an act that is a Colorado constitutional right.”
The Colorado bill doesn’t specifically mention marijuana. But sponsors say it is inspired by threats that federal authorities may try cracking down on the marijuana industry. Federal authorities generally rely on local law enforcement to enforce federal drug law.
California lawmakers are considering a similar bill.
Colorado is also considering a measure to allow marijuana growers to reclassify recreational pot as medical pot, a gambit to avoid federal seizure of recreational pot plants.
The Trump Administration has sent mixed messages on whether a marijuana crackdown is planned.
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