Senators from Colorado, Washington want federal pot laws applied fairly

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Senators from Colorado, Washington want federal pot laws applied fairly

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/senators-colorado-washington-want-federal-pot-laws-applied-213722109.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Op4A0LZ9U8RF7JfsAdP8UQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-07-29T213722Z_1_LYNXMPEA6S0TD_RTROPTP_2_USA-MARIJUANA-WASHINGTON.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Employees stock their shelves with 2-gram packages of marijuana at Cannabis City during the first day of legal retail marijuana sales in Seattle, Washington" align="left" title="Employees stock their shelves with 2-gram packages of marijuana at Cannabis City during the first day of legal retail marijuana sales in Seattle, Washington" border="0" /></a>By Daniel Wallis DENVER (Reuters) - U.S. senators from Colorado and Washington, seeking clarity on federal rules that may affect legal marijuana businesses in their states, are urging the Obama administration to ensure federal agencies take a consistent approach to enforcement. The first pot retailers opened in Colorado at the start of this year, and in Washington earlier this month. While the federal government has said it will take a hands-off approach, assuming certain conditions are met, many would-be investors say they are put off by uncertainty over the status of marijuana businesses under federal law. In a letter to White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough and Attorney General Eric Holder, Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell of Washington and Mark Udall and Michael Bennet of Colorado said the federal government should support their efforts to establish a successful regulatory framework.</p><br clear="all"/>

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