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Governors From 4 Marijuana States Ask Feds to Leave Them Alone


DENVER — Governors from the first four states to legalize recreational marijuana are asking the Trump administration to let the pot experiments continue.

The governors of Alaska, Colorado, Oregon and Washington say that marijuana legalization has expanded their economies.

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The governors also say in Monday’s letter that legal weed can be regulated to protect public safety, and that legalization reduces “inequitable incarceration,” or people of color being disproportionately jailed for pot crimes.

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