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Governor Talks About Marijuana, Drought and Child Welfare Issues

Gov. John Hickenlooper
State of Colorado
Gov. John Hickenlooper

At least two Colorado counties are planning to opt out of some of the provisions allowed for in Amendment 64 that legalized the use of small amounts of recreational marijuana.

The voter approved amendment is just one of the topics that KUNC’s state capitol reporter Bente Birkeland recently asked Governor John Hickenlooper to comment on.

%22No%20one%20is%20going%20to%20make%20massive%20investments%20in%20cultivation%20or%20distribution%20of%20this%20newly%20legal%20marijuana%20without%20seeing%20what%20the%20Federal%20Government%20is%20going%20to%20do.%20Right%20now%20the%20law%20of%20the%20land%20passed%20by%20both%20houses%20of%20Congress%20and%20signed%20by%20the%20President%20of%20the%20United%20States%20is%20that%20marijuana%20is%20an%20illegal%20controlled%20substance.%22%20-%20Governor%20John%20Hickenlooper

Bente Birkeland has been reporting on state legislative issues for KUNC and Rocky Mountain Community Radio since 2006. Originally, from Minnesota, Bente likes to hike and ski in her spare time. She keeps track of state politics throughout the year but is especially busy during the annual legislative session from January through early May.
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