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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHemp under discussion at DNC platform meeting
DNC platform meeting is discussing industrial hemp. I tried to imagine that topic being introduced at a GOP platform meeting, and the thought that came immediately to mind was "group aneurysm."
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Hemp under discussion at DNC platform meeting (Original Post)
madamesilverspurs
Jul 2016
OP
smart move, I think. can't wait for pug demonization, which, I hope, blows back, STS, in their
Gabi Hayes
Jul 2016
#1
Not nearly enough....anything less than complete abandonment of the war on drugs
pipoman
Jul 2016
#2
Gabi Hayes
(28,795 posts)1. smart move, I think. can't wait for pug demonization, which, I hope, blows back, STS, in their
faces:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027939873#post1
Government study puts the states high school cannabis use below the national average
Marijuana consumption by Colorado high school students has dipped slightly since the state first permitted recreational cannabis use by adults, a new survey showed on Monday, contrary to concerns that legalization would increase pot use by teens.
The biannual poll by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment also showed the percentage of high school students indulging in marijuana in Colorado was smaller than the national average among teens.
According to the department, 21.2 percent of Colorado high school students surveyed in 2015 had used marijuana during the preceding 30 days, down from 22 percent in 2011, the year before voters statewide approved recreational cannabis use by adults 21 and older. The first state-licensed retail outlets for legalized pot actually opened in 2014.
Nationwide, the rate of pot use by teens is slightly higher at 21.7 percent, the study found.
The survey shows marijuana use has not increased since legalization, with four of five high school students continuing to say they don't use marijuana, even occasionally, the department said in a statement.
pipoman
(16,038 posts)2. Not nearly enough....anything less than complete abandonment of the war on drugs
Including declassifying and decriminalization pot completely isn't enough....
msongs
(67,417 posts)3. pretty much agree with you the LEO/prison industry and its enablees will disagree nt