Americans Revealed in Colorado Over Laws From Pot to Guns
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Colorado lawmakers’ approval of taxes and other measures to regulate marijuana sales is the latest in a series of moves by the Democratic-controlled legislature splitting cities from rural areas dominated by Republicans.
Widening the rift are the passage of up to a 25 percent tax on recreational pot sales legalized by Colorado voters, a successful Democratic campaign to enact the toughest gun control measures in the state in a decade and a mostly failed attempt to tighten regulations on oil and gas drillers.