Gatorade to Remove Controversial Ingredient

Gatorade to remove controversial ingredient

Filed under: Colorado Springs Drug Use

Other drinks that use brominated vegetable oil, or BVO, include Coca-Cola's Fanta and PepsiCo's Mountain Dew. A spokesman for competitor Dr Pepper Snapple Group was not available to comment on whether the ingredient is used in any of its drinks.
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Craig passes moratorium on private marijuana clubs

Filed under: Colorado Springs Drug Use

The amendment approved by Colorado voters in November allows for legal possession of small amounts of marijuana under state law, but legislative and regulatory issues need to be resolved before retailers can start selling the drug for non-medical uses.
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Woodfin company has high hopes for hemp

Filed under: Colorado Springs Drug Use

In Colorado, the new law allows adults over 21 to possess up to 1 ounce of marijuana, or six marijuana plants, for personal use. The measure allows commercial sales of the drug starting this year, though cities would be free to prohibit commercial pot …
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Inside Track: Birch bark project comes back to the U

Filed under: Colorado Springs Drug Use

At the university's request, Brian Garhofer took over what's now called the Actives Factory (www.theactivesfactory.com) in Two Harbors, Minn., after a Utah drug company that bought the rights several years ago from the U abandoned a related drug it was …
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