Good news for CO as legalization gains momentum—pot possession charges dropped from 30,000+ in 2010…
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment highlighted several “encouraging trends” in its latest annual report on marijuana-related health concerns. The state has experienced a significant drop in ‘marijuana-related’ ER visits, as well as a decrease in marijuana-related poison center calls and unintentional exposures in children. Also the rate of teen use has not changed since legalization and is nearly identical to the national average, according to ‘the most comprehensive data available’
Also according to the report:
“Colorado continues to demonstrate that regulating marijuana works. It is dispelling the myth that the sky will fall if marijuana is made legal for adults. What we are actually seeing is a tightly controlled system of marijuana production and sales that is making our communities safer,” said Mason Tvert, the Denver-based director of communications for the Marijuana Policy Project in a statement we received. “We are encouraged by these trends and optimistic about the future of the state, which is setting an example for the rest of the nation. It is clear that prohibition is neither the only way nor the best way to address marijuana-related health concerns. Colorado is taking a more realistic approach, and it is experiencing real results.”
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