December 18, 2014 02:09 PM UTC

Nebraska, Oklahoma Sue To Kill Colorado Marijuana Legalization

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• by: Colorado Pols

What a buzzkill, as the Colorado Independent's John Tomasic reports:

The attorneys general for Nebraska and Oklahoma are suing neighboring Colorado for legalizing pot. Initial reports have suggested the two states were acting in response to the costs they have incurred as a result of legalization, presumably for policing the border for pot traffickers of the new era…

That said, outgoing Republican Colorado Attorney General John Suthers is having none of it:

In a release, Colorado Attorney General John Suthers says the action seems more aimed at forcing the hand of federal authorities than it is at challenging the will of the voters of Colorado.

“Because neighboring states have expressed concern about Colorado-grown marijuana coming into their states, we are not entirely surprised by this action,” he said. “However, it appears the plaintiffs’ primary grievance stems from non-enforcement of federal laws regarding marijuana, as opposed to choices made by the voters of Colorado. We believe this suit is without merit and we will vigorously defend against it in the U.S. Supreme Court.” [Pols emphasis]

Tomasic notes that other conservative states bordering Colorado, like Kansas, Wyoming, and Utah, did not join this lawsuit–which raises questions about whether it's is based on a legitimate question, or amounts to pointless grandstanding by a couple of ambitious red-state attorneys general. It's worth noting also that AG Suthers has himself been no fan of marijuana legalization in Colorado: so when he says this lawsuit is "without merit," we're inclined to believe him.

We would add something about how nobody from Colorado wants to visit these crappy flatland states anyway, but that would just be gratuitous. Everyone knows that already.