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originally posted by: Hoosierdaddy71
1. The majority of DUI drug arrests involve marijuana and 25 to 40 percent were marijuana alone.
originally posted by: Hoosierdaddy71
2. In 2012, 10.47 percent of Colorado youth ages 12 to 17 were considered current marijuana users compared to 7.55 percent nationally. Colorado ranked fourth in the nation, and was 39 percent higher than the national average.
originally posted by: Hoosierdaddy71
3. Drug-related student suspensions/expulsions increased 32 percent from school years 2008-09 through 2012-13, the vast majority were for marijuana violations.
originally posted by: Hoosierdaddy71
4. In 2012, 26.81 percent of college age students were considered current marijuana users compared to 18.89 percent nationally, which ranks Colorado third in the nation and 42 percent above the national average.
originally posted by: Hoosierdaddy71
5. In 2013, 48.4 percent of Denver adult arrestees tested positive for marijuana, which is a 16 percent increase from 2008.
originally posted by: Hoosierdaddy71
6. From 2011 through 2013 there was a 57 percent increase in marijuana-related emergency room visits.
originally posted by: Hoosierdaddy71
7. Hospitalizations related to marijuana has increased 82 percent since 2008."
originally posted by: MarkJS
To put it another way... marijuana may not be a gateway drug physically, but is is gateway legislatively. It's a slippery slope, my friends.
originally posted by: darkbake
originally posted by: WeRpeons
Can anyone set-up shop or do you have to pay for a license to sell it? If they need a license, I wonder how they decide who will be awarded one? You probably need to have friends in high places to get one.
In Washington State, I know you need a license to set up a shop and they involve getting approval from the state and the county, which is a lot of paperwork - there is definitely some politics involved.