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Pubdate: Fri, 05 Oct 2012
Source: Daily Camera (Boulder, CO)
Copyright: 2012 The Daily Camera.
Contact:
Website: http://www.dailycamera.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/103
Author: Sean T. McAllister
Note: Sean T. McAllister is one of Colorado's leading drug policy
reform lawyers, and based in Denver. His practice focuses on civil
rights, medical marijuana issues, criminal defense, DUI, and family law.
THE REAL WORLD IMPACTS OF MARIJUANA PROHIBITION
The marijuana legalization initiative on November's ballot in
Colorado, Amendment 64, is currently ahead in the polls.
Opponents of this initiative have been on the attack in recent weeks
claiming the initiative is bad for young people in Colorado. Contrary
to arguments by the defenders of the status quo, current marijuana
policy in Colorado fails young people and is indefensible.
There are 13,000 arrests or tickets for marijuana possession in
Colorado each year. Nationally, 90 percent of marijuana arrests are
for young people 18-30. The typical demographic of a marijuana user
is that people will experiment with marijuana when they are young,
but as they get older, and get a mortgage, and have kids, use tapers
off. So far from protecting young people, the war against marijuana
is actually a war on young people.
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MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom
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