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How Stricter Enforcement of Federal Marijuana Laws Could Affect the Local Economy

Austin Cope

In early January, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced a plan to change guidelines on enforcement of federal marijuana laws. Under the rule change, federal attorneys will have more latitude to enforce existing laws against distribution or possession of marijuana.

But the question of how to enforce them may become more complex, especially at the local level. And local businesses are continuing with marijuana sales as usual. To talk more about the local impacts of Sessions’ decision, KSJD's Austin Cope spoke with Rocky Moss, the manager of the Cortez and Dolores Chambers of commerce. Click below to listen.

Austin Cope is a former Morning Edition host for KSJD and now produces work on a freelance basis for the station. He grew up in Cortez and hosted a show on KSJD when he was 10 years old. After graduating from Montezuma-Cortez High School in 2010, he lived in Belgium, Ohio, Spain, northern Wyoming, and Himachal Pradesh, India before returning to the Cortez area. He has a degree in Politics from Oberlin College in Ohio.
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