Murkowski joins several Democrats in challenging proposed pot enforcements

Sen. Lisa Murkowski. (Photo by Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media)A group of U.S. senators – including one Alaskan – is asking the Justice Department to keep existing guidance on marijuana laws.
The request came in a letter signed by Sen. Lisa Murkowski, Elizabeth Warren, D-Ma., and nine other senators. They asked U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions to continue upholding the Cole Memo — a 2013 document stating that Federal officials will not take enforcement action in states that