As Colorado legalizes recreational marijuana, hopes soar in other states

[marmar]

from the Detroit Free Press:



New Year’s Day is a shining moment for those who’ve shouted Free the Weed in Colorado. And many in Michigan are voicing similarly upbeat sentiments about broadening the access to recreational as well as medical marijuana.

Colorado kicks off legal sales of recreational marijuana Wednesday at state-licensed stores. Meanwhile, three cannabis bills are awaiting action in the Michigan Legislature.

But a bevy of prominent drug-abuse specialists from across the country, including several in Colorado, countered today with a call for marijuana to remain illegal.

Patrick Kennedy, the son of Robert Kennedy and a former U.S. representative from Rhode Island, said Americans are rushing recklessly toward legalizing a dangerous substance. ...................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.freep.com/article/20131231/NEWS06/312310105/marijuana-cannabis-medical-marijuana-patrick-kennedy

[MindMover]

1. What is dangerous are people in positions of power who state absurdities about a weed ...

Like saying dandelions are dangerous ...

[Politicalboi]

2. Never thought I'd say FU to a Kennedy

But the king who's grandfather was a bootlegger, better really think about where he got his family money. The genie has left the bottle, and if things go right, weed will be legal throughout all the states soon.

[Blue Owl]

3. Watch Colorado's crime and cancer rates go down over the next decade

n/t