The U.S. attorney for the District of Colorado said Thursday that his office would not change how it prosecutes marijuana-related offenses, despite changes to federal guidance.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Thursday rescinded Obama-era guidance that deprioritized marijuana-related prosecutions in states that have legalized the substance.
In a pointed statement, U.S. Attorney Bob Troyer said Colorado is "already" guided by the principle of focusing prosecutions on "the greatest safety threats to our communities around the state," according to The Associated Press. Colorado legalized marijuana use and possession in 2012.
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Wait until November when the Republicans lose control over Congress. I hope.Two Florida lawmakers are teaming up to oppose the Trump administration's proposed plan to expand offshore drilling around the state, citing the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.) announced Thursday evening on Twitter that she would join Sen. Bill Nelson's (D-Fla.) letter to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke opposing any expansion of offshore drilling in Florida after the administration said it would sharply expand offshore drilling.
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"This plan is an assault on Florida’s economy, our national security, the will of the public, and the environment. This proposal defies all common sense and I will do everything I can to defeat it," Nelson tweeted.
Nelson has vowed to use the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to block the Trump administration from changing Obama-era guidelines on oil rig inspections put in place after the Deepwater Horizon spill in 2010 that killed 11 people and sent at least 4.9 million barrels of oil spilling into the Gulf of Mexico.
“The BP spill devastated my state's economy and 11 people lost their lives,” Nelson said on the Senate floor Wednesday. “That's why I plan to subject this misguided rule to the Congressional Review Act.”
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...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.
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