Opposing View: Legalize Marijuana for Adult Users

Opposing view: Legalize marijuana for adult users

Filed under: Denver Drug Use

Opponents of reform argue that legal access for adults will increase use by kids. Youth already have easy access to marijuana. Street dealers don't check ID, and they don't have to worry about losing their business license if they offer more dangerous …
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Colo. pot decriminalization raises concern in Wyo.

Filed under: Denver Drug Use

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency doesn't usually go after individual recreational users but that doesn't mean such users are safe from federal prosecution, said Paul Roach, a DEA special agent in Denver. "DEA goes after what we consider the more …
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Teens Increasingly Abuse Prescription Painkillers

Filed under: Denver Drug Use

“I think many parents just don't realize how dangerous unsecured prescription drugs are to their children and their children's friends,” said lead author Richard Miech, Ph.D. of the University of Colorado in Denver. Researchers used data from the …
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