The Latest: US to end policy that let legal pot flourish
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the decision by Attorney General Jeff Sessions to end a federal policy affecting states that have legalized marijuana. (all times local):
10:39 a.m.
A Republican senator from Colorado is reacting angrily to Attorney General Jeff Sessions' plans to change the federal policy affecting states that have legalized marijuana.
Cory Gardner says in a tweet that the Justice Department "has trampled on the will of the voters" in Colorado and other states.
The AP reported Thursday that Sessions will rescind an Obama-era policy that generally barred federal law enforcement officials from interfering marijuana sales in states where pot is legal.