Oklahoma, Nebraska sue Colorado over marijuana

Oklahoma, Nebraska sue Colorado over marijuana
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Colorado's neighbors aren't crazy about the state's choice to legalize pot. Nebraska and Oklahoma sued Colorado in the Supreme Court on Thursday, saying the drugs are spilling over to neighboring states, where they're illegal.

The lawsuit calls Colorado's legalization "particularly burdensome" to police agencies just across state lines, USA Today reports.

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Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.