Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson is taking his case against legalized marijuana to Washington D-C.
Members of the U-S Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control invited him to testify.
Peterson says without the Department of Justice enforcing federal drug laws, marijuana spillover from states that allow recreational use will continue.
The Rocky Mountain Report shows Colorado had a 32-percent jump in marijuana-related traffic fatalities, increases in emergency-room visits and hospitalizations, and greater pot usage by 12 to 17 year olds.
Peterson says besides the impact on human health, Nebraska communities are facing financial problems trying to keep drugs out of the state.
Peterson wants the federal government to do a better job enforcing anti-drug laws to prevent legalized marijuana from spreading across state borders.
