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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAs Colorado legalizes recreational marijuana, hopes soar in other states
from the Detroit Free Press:
New Years Day is a shining moment for those whove shouted Free the Weed in Colorado. And many in Michigan are voicing similarly upbeat sentiments about broadening the access to recreational as well as medical marijuana.
Colorado kicks off legal sales of recreational marijuana Wednesday at state-licensed stores. Meanwhile, three cannabis bills are awaiting action in the Michigan Legislature.
But a bevy of prominent drug-abuse specialists from across the country, including several in Colorado, countered today with a call for marijuana to remain illegal.
Patrick Kennedy, the son of Robert Kennedy and a former U.S. representative from Rhode Island, said Americans are rushing recklessly toward legalizing a dangerous substance. ...................(more)
The complete piece is at: http://www.freep.com/article/20131231/NEWS06/312310105/marijuana-cannabis-medical-marijuana-patrick-kennedy
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As Colorado legalizes recreational marijuana, hopes soar in other states (Original Post)
marmar
Jan 2014
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MindMover
(5,016 posts)1. What is dangerous are people in positions of power who state absurdities about a weed ...
Like saying dandelions are dangerous ...
Politicalboi
(15,189 posts)2. Never thought I'd say FU to a Kennedy
But the king who's grandfather was a bootlegger, better really think about where he got his family money. The genie has left the bottle, and if things go right, weed will be legal throughout all the states soon.
Blue Owl
(49,934 posts)3. Watch Colorado's crime and cancer rates go down over the next decade
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