While we, as the Smart Colorado leadership team, do our best to lobby for legislation to help limit the number of dispensaries allowed and their proximity to school zones, there are still 210 stores that sell medical or recreational marijuana (or both) i... read more
New statewide research: Colorado teens see marijuana as less risky & use remains high June 20, 2016 Fewer Colorado high school students view regular marijuana use as risky behavior, according to the Healthy Kids Colorado Survey (HKCS), which was relea... read more
Fortune magazine reports in its latest edition that a “backlash is growing” against mass commercialization of marijuana in Colorado. It highlights Smart Colorado’s efforts to protect the state’s kids. Fortune reports: “Now, as citizen groups att... read more
Dabs – a highly concentrated form of THC administered all at once for a quick high. Dabs can be, at a minimum, 4x stronger than a joint and can result in puking, extreme coughing fits, and psychosis… symptoms that even long-time weed smokers h... read more
In this CNN forum aired August 3rd 2016, Smart Colorado’s Diane Carlson engages Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson on the difference between low- to no-THC medical treatments and Colorado’s extremely high-potency pot. (starts at 29:50)
It turns out that recreational marijuana taxes aren’t the panacea for Colorado’s budget challenges, writes economist for Colorado Fiscal Institute in The Denver Post. In fact, much of the revenue is spent on addressing issues caused by marijuana legal... read more
Colorado teens tell legislature about pot’s impact Testimony like that, from a Boulder high school student, sent a sobering message in August to a legislative committee exploring the costs and benefits of legalized marijuana in Colorado. Other high scho... read more
The official Smart CO policy brief on how other states can benefit from Colorado’s marijuana experiment.
Contact: Henny Lasley, Executive Director, Smart Colorado info@smartcolorado.org Colorado’s marijuana experiment offers lessons for states with pot ballot issues Smart Colorado works to protect youth from growing commercialization, potency DENVER – Th... read more
Group forms to oppose marijuana use in Denver bars, restaurants A Denver ballot issue that could allow marijuana use in bars and restaurants is being opposed by a new group called Protect Denver’s Atmosphere: Vote No on 300 Committee. Under initiated or... read more
