Boomers who fought for legalization have no idea how dangerous it is.
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Emphysema more common in marijuana smokers than cigarette smokers
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Emphysema more common in marijuana smokers than cigarette smokers
Read MoreProgress against Big Marijuana and its lobby in Colorado→
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The legislation is a stride. A small stride but a hopeful one. Granted, the fact that it got whittled down is a testament to the clout Big Marijuana wields over ruling legislative Democrats. But the fact that the pending legislation was introduced at all — and would impose a bit more responsibility on marijuana sales — suggests the Democrats are starting to get it.
Read MoreThese California politicians once helped regulate legal marijuana. Now they’re working for the industry→
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The pot industry hiring ex-officials is particularly egregious because of the harm this industry does to kids, young adults, families, communities and the country in general
Read MoreNew Evidence on Pot During Pregnancy→
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The authors did find some increased risk of poor birth outcomes among the cannabis users: most notably an increased risk of premature birth, an increased risk of the infant being small for his or her gestational age, and an increased risk of transfer to the NICU. These risks were large if not staggering.
Read MoreHalf Of Americans Think The Smell Of Weed In Public Is A Real Problem→
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Canadians hate it even more, according to a new major survey on cannabis.
Read MoreFive years later, Colorado sees toll of pot legalization→
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Last week marked the fifth anniversary of Colorado's decision to sanction the world's first anything-goes commercial pot trade.
Five years later, we remain an embarrassing cautionary tale.
Read MoreDon't Let Anyone Tell You Youth Marijuana Use Hasn't Gone Up in States Like Colorado
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Despite claims to the contrary by Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper, and other officials, the nation's only representative sample of people in U.S households released special Colorado state data finding increases in marijuana use.
Colorado past-month marijuana use among 12-to-17 year-olds saw a significant increase, from 9.82% to 12.56%, according to the most recent year-by-year comparison looking at pre-legalization data.
The National Survey on Drug Use and Health data also found that Colorado teens and adults use marijuana at a higher rate than the rest of the country. Colorado legalized marijuana in 2012 and implemented legal marijuana stores in 2014. At the same time, the sales of alcohol shows a slight increase.
Read MoreNo One Serves Jail Time for Smoking Pot→
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A currently hip cause is to rail against sentencing pot smokers to jail time. It sounds good considering alcohol is legal, smoking pot is not considered harmful to others, and our jails are already overcrowded, straining taxpayers’ wallets. The only problem is there isn’t a shred of truth to it.
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