Marijuana: Legalizing Another Mind-Altering Substance a Mistake
Marijuana: Legalizing another mind-altering substance a mistake
Filed under: Colorado Drug Abuse
More alarming, the number who perceive great risk from regular use has been plummeting, from 58 percent to 40 percent among 12th-graders, according to a study funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse. And for those who trumpet tight controls on …
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A sampling of editorials from around New York
Filed under: Colorado Drug Abuse
Say what you will about legalizing the sale of marijuana for recreational use — and voters in the states of Colorado and Washington have said yes — medical marijuana is, or at least should be, a much easier call. The dangers of abuse aren't the same …
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Here's An Updated Tally Of All The People Who Have Ever Died From A …
Filed under: Colorado Drug Abuse
With recreational pot now for sale in Colorado and widespread confusion over a recent satirical story that jokingly claimed 37 people had already died of a marijuana overdose, we figured it might be about time to update our weed death count. So, here's …
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FOWLER: To weed or not to weed? That hard question needs answers
Filed under: Colorado Drug Abuse
Some would argue that marijuana is a gateway drug that leads to the use of these more serious drugs and that legalizing marijuana would lead to rampant escalating drug abuse. … What if an employee goes to Colorado one weekend and partakes?
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