Editorial: Long-Overdue Reforms for Medical Pot

Editorial: Long-overdue reforms for medical pot

Filed under: Drug Use Colorado

Council members, instead, listened to warnings from their police chiefs that dispensaries would invite crime and drug abuse. Only in Fairfax … Voters in Colorado and Washington have voted to decriminalize personal use of marijuana use for people over 18.
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Marijuana more accepted among the young

Filed under: Drug Use Colorado

Sixty percent of high school seniors nationwide do not view regular marijuana use as harmful, according to a 2013 survey by the National Institute on Drug Abuse. That's up from 56 percent in 2012. According to a 2012 Oregon Student Wellness Survey, 54 …
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Medical marijuana bill clears first hurdle at Legislature

Filed under: Drug Use Colorado

Medical marijuana is under debate in a dozen other states this year. Two states — Colorado and Washington — have gone a step further and legalized the recreational use of the drug. Colorado expects to collect as much as $ 100 million a year in …
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