Move Forward Colorado

295 days have passed since the passage of amendment 64. 295. And now this. I don'think we could probably underestimate how big of a deal it is. Mike Elliott worked for the medical marijuana industry group and says this day is a game changer for marijuana as a whole nationwide. Now the federal government has said they'll give us this opportunity to make it work and it's been a long time getting to this place. So I think this is just about as positive of a step as anyone hoped for. And he's not alone. This is a historic development in our nation's marijuana policy. Mason Tovert is with the marijuana policy project. So I think the federal government will hopefully make a good faith effort to work with state officials to make the system work. Politicians statewide flooded journalists' email boxes adding their own thoughts. First woman Diana to get applause. DOJ marijuana announcement to respect the will of Colorado voters. Senator Michael Bennett. It will allow our state to move forward with the flexibility it needs. Governor Hickenlooper. The federal government is respecting the will of Colorado voters. Colorado Attorney General John Souther. I remain mystified as to why it took so long. Clarification however is nevertheless welcome. And while politicians are relieved just to get a response reaction as you might imagine it's not overwhelmingly positive right now. Smart Colorado a group with big concerns about marijuana legalization. A spokesperson told me this afternoon that the group is disappointed with the decision adding that at least for the near term marijuana legalization may in fact be a reality here in Colorado. Kyle. So Chris the feds say Colorado and Washington do your thing. The thing remains the thing as we move forward. Absolutely it's one of those things that they're just sort of looking into. They're going to stay on the sidelines for now. We'll see what happens in the future. All right Chris Van Der Veen. Thanks.