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The tough position Colorado is now in post-64

  • January 8, 2015
  • SmartColorado
  • Featured, Issues in Education, Legislation News, Marijuana Edibles, Marijuana News

The Colorado Gazette raises excellent issues and points out just how difficult of a position the state of Colorado and public health experts have been put in because of Colorado’s marijuana laws. The state is spending money to inform visitors and Colora... read more

Video: Smart Colorado urges marking of edibles

  • August 17, 2015
  • SmartColorado
  • Issues in Education, Legislation News, Marijuana Edibles, Marijuana News, Testimony, THC Potency, Youth Health Impacts

“If it can’t be marked, how can it be regulated?” said Diane Carlson, co-founder of Smart Colorado, during a Marijuana Enforcement Division rulemaking hearing on Aug. 11, 2015. “It’s time we have a tool that we can let people... read more

Support #RedStopSign in MED comments

  • August 28, 2015
  • SmartColorado
  • Action Alerts, Featured, Legislation News, Marijuana Edibles, Marijuana News

Let’s make our voices heard! Send email on proposed new marijuana rules to DOR_MEDRuleComments@state.co.us Smart Colorado is your advocate to make sure that the legalized marijuana industry, and Colorado regulators, protect youth by implementing str... read more

Press Statement: Smart Colorado urges MED to require Red Stop Sign on Marijuana Edibles

  • August 31, 2015
  • SmartColorado
  • Action Alerts, Featured, Legislation News, Marijuana News, Press Statements, Youth Health Impacts

DENVER, Colo. — Aug. 31, 2015 — On behalf of Colorado children and parents living in a state where drugged food — in the form of marijuana edibles — is legal and creatively marketed, Smart Colorado today urged state regulators to implement a Red S... read more

Ohio Attorney General Worried About Marijuana Legalization

  • October 17, 2015
  • SmartColorado
  • Issues in Education, Legislation News, Marijuana News, Youth Health Impacts

Marijuana legalization will harm children, DeWine says Updated: 6:04 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2015 By Lauren Stephenson – Staff Writer Read Full Story Here

“Is today’s Pot a hard drug?” billboard campaign seeks national conversation

  • October 23, 2015
  • SmartColorado
  • Featured, Legislation News, Marijuana Edibles, Marijuana News, Press Statements

Smart Colorado, dedicated to protecting youth from marijuana, has launched a billboard campaign in Denver asking the startling question: “Is today’s Pot a hard drug?” The organization is helping parents and policymakers address that critical questio... read more

Help us meet our $50k challenge grant!

  • November 13, 2015
  • SmartColorado
  • Legislation News, Marijuana News, Press Statements

Dear Friends, We’re the leadership team in front of Smart Colorado’s recent billboard in Denver, which asks a startling question around marijuana potency: Is today’s pot a hard drug? (See more here about this campaign, including TV news ... read more

Video: Smart Speaks to Denver City Council

  • March 20, 2016
  • SmartColorado
  • Legislation News, Marijuana Edibles, Marijuana News, Testimony, Youth Health Impacts

March 2, 2016 Denver City Council Meeting “The connection between commercialization and marijuana and the adverse effects on our youth, cannot be overstated,” said Gina Carbone,  co-founder of Smart Colorado, at a Denver City Council meeting.... read more

Marijuana in Denver’s Poorest Neighborhoods

  • May 31, 2016
  • SmartColorado
  • Featured, Legislation News, Marijuana News

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

All marijuana is not the same.

  • August 15, 2016
  • SmartColorado
  • Featured, Legislation News, Marijuana Concentrates, Marijuana News, Press Interviews, THC Potency

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)

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