Should Marijuana Use Be Legalized?
Should Marijuana Use Be Legalized?
Filed under: Colorado Drug Use
Next week, voters Colorado, Washington, and Oregon will cast ballots on the question of legalizing marijuana use. If passed, the ballot initiatives would directly contradict federal law, which classifies cannabis as a Schedule I drug under the Control …
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Mexican pot plans go up in a puff of smoke
Filed under: Colorado Drug Use
The Colorado law is scheduled to go into effect in June. The Washington law starts in December 2013. As a Schedule 1 drug under the Controlled Substances Act, marijuana is deemed to have a high potential for abuse and has no accepted medical use.
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Washington, Colorado legalize recreational marijuana use
Filed under: Colorado Drug Use
The marijuana measures in Colorado and Washington will likely pose a headache for the U.S. Justice Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration, which consider pot an illegal drug. The DOJ has declined to say how it would respond if the …
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