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US CA: Editorial: Just Because Marijuana Is Legal Doesn't Mean It's

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URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v16/n729/a02.html
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Webpage: http://www.sacbee.com/opinion/editorials/article123654329.html
Pubdate: Thu, 29 Dec 2016
Source: Sacramento Bee (CA)
Copyright: 2016 The Sacramento Bee
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JUST BECAUSE MARIJUANA IS LEGAL DOESN'T MEAN IT'S SAFE

[photo] Gelato marijuana is for sale at Bud and Bloom, a dispensary in Santa Ana that got a $2 million loan this year from AP Investment Fund, a private lender that works with marijuana businesses.  Allen J.  Schaben Los Angeles Times

Asked whether marijuana should be legal for adults in California, voters answered with a resounding "yes" in November.  But that doesn't mean the matter is completely settled.  And it definitely doesn't mean voters support marijuana use by minors.

Many questions remain about the drug -- its effect on children and on drivers, to name just two -- and the answers are only just starting to trickle in as researchers dig deeper into the public policy ramifications of making weed widely available.

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