Two States Sue Colorado Over Marijuana Legalization

Teresa Neumann : Dec 19, 2014
John Ingold – The Denver Post

"Oklahoma and states surrounding Colorado are being impacted by Colorado's decision to legalize and promote the commercialization of marijuana which has injured Oklahoma's ability to enforce our state policies against marijuana." -Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt

(Denver, CO)—Nebraska and Oklahoma have filed the most serious legal challenge to date against Colorado's legalization of marijuana, asking the Supreme Court to strike down the law.

The lawsuit, arguing that Colorado doesn't have the authority to pass laws conflicting with federal prohibitions, claims that the state has thereby "created a dangerous gap in the federal drug control system."

"Marijuana flows from this gap into neighboring states," continues the complaint, "undermining Plaintiff States' own marijuana bans, draining their treasuries, and placing stress on their criminal justice systems."

Colorado Attorney General John Suthers, however, believes the charges are "without merit."