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How legalization has altered marijuana education for teens

Marijuana legalization has prompted questions and confusion among teens. They may be getting misinformation — and still face peer pressure, experts say.

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New details emerge in 11-month-old Colorado boy’s death linked to marijuana

One of the Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center doctors who wrote a case study linking marijuana to a fatal heart condition in an 11-month-old Colorado boy says he is surprised at the controversy surrounding the report.

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Denver approves a smoking and vaping ban for the 16th Street Mall

The Denver City Council approved a public smoking ban on the 16th Street Mall 9-0 Monday night, ending a weeks-long debate about how best to ensure that police don’t enforce the new restrictions unfairly.

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Opioid epidemic shares chilling similarities with the past

While declaring the opioid crisis a national public health emergency Thursday, President Donald Trump said: “Nobody has seen anything like what’s going on now.”

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How does marijuana affect us? Colorado twins are part of $5.5 million study to find out

A sweeping $5.5 million study of pot use among Colorado and Minnesota twins, both identical and fraternal, will try to answer why some people are more vulnerable to the negative impacts of legal marijuana.

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FDA hints it may crack down on marijuana products that claim health benefits

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration may start cracking down on unproven claims that marijuana has health benefits, the agency’s commissioner said Tuesday.

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Cory Gardner is backing legislation to ease the way for medical marijuana research

U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner is backing bipartisan legislation to ease the way for medical marijuana research  that he hopes will be a big positive for Colorado.

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Marijuana sales fund $9.2 million in school pot prevention, health care programs

New school nurses and other mental health professionals for Colorado schools are coming through a $9.2 million grant parceled out among 42 school districts and charter schools by the Colorado Department of Education.

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Drug overdose deaths surged in first nine months of 2016

Deaths from drug overdoses rose sharply in the first nine months of 2016, confirming the opioid epidemic worsened last year despite stepped-up efforts by public health authorities.

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Help, and hope: Could cannabis possibly help fight cancer?

John Kofel was devastated when a biopsy last September showed he had metastatic prostate cancer. Having had a daughter diagnosed with breast cancer in her 30s, he knew firsthand the nightmare cancer can become.

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