DENVER—Marijuana advocates working to put a legalization measure on Colorado ballots next year are complaining that the state’s top lawyer has a double standard on pot.
Republican Attorney General John Suthers says he opposes the proposal to make pot legal for recreational use.
Suthers has criticized Dan Hartman for writing a letter that appeared to take a stand on local marijuana initiatives up for a vote Tuesday. Hartman was the head of the state’s medical marijuana enforcement agency but is being reassigned.
Legalization backers say it’s hypocritical of Suthers to criticize Hartman while himself speaking out against marijuana initiatives. A Suthers spokesman insists the attorney general has given his opinion only when asked by reporters or in response to pending legislation, while Hartman’s letter came at the request of dispensaries.
