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In 1972, after reviewing the scientific evidence, the National Commission on Marihuana and Drug Abuse concluded that while marijuana was not entirely safe, its dangers had been grossly overstated. Since then, researchers have conducted thousands of studies of humans, animals, and cell cultures. None reveal any findings dramatically different from those described by the National Commission in 1972. In...

Marijuana does not cause overdose deaths. The number of people in hospital emergency rooms who say they have used marijuana has increased. On this basis, the visit may be recorded as marijuana related even if marijuana had nothing to do with the medical condition precipitating the hospital visit. Many more teenagers use marijuana than use drugs such as heroin...

Since successfully getting her Colorado MMED badge, Sloane Poorman, one of many MMED badge holders, works 10-hour shifts at one of the new recreational facilities where she's paid $12 an hour, not including tips. While she hopes to go into advertising and media one day, the 23-year-old college student is extremely happy with her current job, which she describes...

What most customers will see at The Green Dragon in Glenwood Springs, Colorado is the retail shop located next to the warehouse. The space is divided into two shopping counters with one dedicated to medical patients and the other supplied with recreational product. The shop is spacious and well lit with plenty of product in jars lining several walls....