cruise - 2014-11-07 9:57 AM
I work at an alcohol and drug treatment center and I will tell you that I am opposed to the legalization of marijuana. I have spent a lot of time studing this topice and talked with people from CO about this. Our governor approved for the use of medical marijuana oil in our state - it was not put out for vote. Their is a mountain higher than Pikes Peak of problems with legalized marijuana. As far as the medical marijuana, the long term effects have not been studied and it is not FDA approved. The below is from a report out of CO concerning marijuana imparied traffic accidents. Traffic fatalities in Colorado
decreased 16 percent1, from 2006 to 2011, which is
consistent with national trends. During the same six years in Colorado, traffic
fatalities involving drivers testing positive for just marijuana increased
114percent.2
• In 2006 in Colorado, traffic fatalities involving drivers testing positive for
marijuana represented 5 percent of the total traffic fatalities. By 2011, that
percent more than doubled to 13 percent.2
• In 2006, drivers testing positive for marijuana were involved in
28 percent of
fatal vehicle crashes involving drugs. By 2011 that number had
increased to 56 percentThis is the link to the report which contains a lot of information on this. http://www.rmhidta.org/html/FINAL%20Legalization%20of%20MJ%20in%20Colorado%20The%20Impact.pdfMommy50 was right on target with her post too.
It is certainly no the pretty picture some would have you believe. Also, CO has not collected nearly the revenus they anticiapted by legalizing and taxing. Most are still buying off the black market. In my opinon the legalizing of marijuana in CO has been an epic failure.