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Pot Industry Leaders Discuss Possible New Edible Rules

  • August 2, 2014
  • SmartColorado
  • Featured, Legislation News, Press Interviews

Colorado’s Marijuana Enforcement Division released emergency rules regarding marijuana infused products. The industry will now need to delineate edibles into 10mg THC sections for ease of consumption and understanding of potency. DENVER (CBS4)

7 People Injured in Drugged Driving Incident

  • August 5, 2014
  • SmartColorado
  • Featured, Marijuana News, Marijuana Safety and Driving

As commercialized recreational marijuana becomes more prolific so will the number of drugged driving incidences. Unfortunately this happened recently when a young woman crashed her car into another vehicle after “smoking a bowl.” This crash re... read more

MJ Tax Revenues Lower Than Promised

  • August 5, 2014
  • SmartColorado
  • Featured, Legislation News, Marijuana News

Revenues from marijuana tax revenues are not the boon for our schools that were promised. To date, the program to fund Colorado public school capital construction (known as “Building Excellent Schools Today or BEST) has only received $1.1 million from m... read more

Office of National Drug Policy Responds to NYTimes

  • August 5, 2014
  • SmartColorado
  • Featured, Issues in Education, Legislation News, Marijuana News

The Office of National Drug Control Policy will not heed the New York Times’ advice on Federal legalization of marijuana. The ONDCP stated, “Any discussion on the issue of (marijuana policy) should be guided by science and evidence, not ideology and w... read more

2 Deaths Linked Directly to Smoking Cannabis

  • August 6, 2014
  • SmartColorado
  • Featured, Marijuana News, Marijuana Safety and Driving, Youth Health Impacts

Two deaths in Germany were linked directly to smoking cannabis which triggered cardiovascular complications in the young men (both in their 20s). The researchers go on to explain that cardiotoxic effects have been noted with marijuana use and thus urge ca... read more

New Study of Regular MJ use has disturbing results

  • August 14, 2014
  • SmartColorado
  • Featured, Marijuana News, Youth Health Impacts

A recent study of regular marijuana use (considered merely once a week) on the teenage brain displays disturbing results. This frequency of use alone literally changes the structure of an adolescent’s brain, setting them back when it comes to cognit... read more

493 pounds of pot seized en routes to other states

  • August 29, 2014
  • SmartColorado
  • Featured, Marijuana News

DENVER — The amount of Colorado marijuana being seized en route to other states through the U.S. mail has more than quadrupled since 2010. Postal inspectors seized more than 493 pounds of pot from packages in 2013 alone according to the figures released... read more

Teens 60% Less Likely to Complete High School

  • September 9, 2014
  • SmartColorado
  • Featured, Issues in Education, Marijuana News, Youth Health Impacts

Teenagers who smoke marijuana daily are 60% less likely to complete high school 60% less likely to graduate college 7x more likely to attempt suicide than those who never use. Earlier today (9/9/2014) The Washington Post released the results of a new s... read more

Hear Smart CO on 710 KNUS Radio!

  • September 11, 2014
  • SmartColorado
  • Action Alerts, Events, Featured, Legislation News, Marijuana Edibles, Press Interviews

Tune in to The Dan Caplis Show on 710 KNUS September 12 at 10:00 a.m.to learn more about the issues surrounding youth safety in the landscape of legalized and commercialized recreational marijuana! Event Details What: Radio Interview by Dan Caplis with Di... read more

Marijuana Edibles: The Dos and Don’ts of “Weed” Treats

  • October 14, 2014
  • SmartColorado
  • Featured, Marijuana Edibles, Marijuana News, Marijuana Safety and Driving, Press Interviews, THC Potency, Youth Health Impacts

Founding member of Smart Colorado, Rachel O’Bryan, offers some safety tips concerning marijuana edibles. Because dosages vary and many edibles look just like their drug-free counterparts, edibles present a danger to youth as well as adults. Kids risk ac... read more

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