More Studies Show the Harm of Recreational Marijuana Use

<div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW167691997 BCX4"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW167691997 BCX4"><span class= "TextRun SCXW167691997 BCX4" lang="EN" xml:lang="EN" data-contrast= "auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW167691997 BCX4">Eleven years ago, Colorado and Washington became the first U.S. states to legalize the recreational use of marijuana. Passed by ballot</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW167691997 BCX4">initiatives</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW167691997 BCX4">put to voters, the legalization of recreational marijuana was</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW167691997 BCX4">due</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW167691997 BCX4">in</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW167691997 BCX4">large</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW167691997 BCX4">part</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW167691997 BCX4">to promise of financial windfalls for schools.</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW167691997 BCX4">But,</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW167691997 BCX4">a shift in public opinion regarding the drug’s health risks</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW167691997 BCX4">was required</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW167691997 BCX4">.</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW167691997 BCX4">So,</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW167691997 BCX4">advocates</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW167691997 BCX4">proposed that,</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW167691997 BCX4">when c</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW167691997 BCX4">ompared</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW167691997 BCX4">to other legal substances like alcohol and cigarettes, marijuana</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW167691997 BCX4">use</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW167691997 BCX4">was</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW167691997 BCX4">less destructive,</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW167691997 BCX4">less</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW167691997 BCX4">addictive, and</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW167691997 BCX4">less</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW167691997