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Rocky Mountain Low: The Downside of Legalized Marijuana 01/10/2018 |
“Every statistical study has seen an increase in marijuana use,” he said. “There has been an increase in youths going to rehab for addiction to marijuana. There have been increases in car accidents. There has been an increase in fatalities related to marijuana. There has been an increase in workplace incidences related to marijuana and a decrease in productivity. And there has been an increase in robberies.” NCR, denver, usage, crime, homeless, car crashes, Colorado |
Legalized marijuana turns Colorado resort town into homeless magnet 05/21/2017 |
The town suddenly became a haven for recreational pot users, drawing in transients, panhandlers and a large number of homeless drug addicts, according to officials and business owners. Many are coming from New Mexico, Arizona and even New York. Colorado, homeless, zoning, crime |
Is Pot Losing Its Buzz in Colorado? 01/07/2017 |
Now, as citizen groups attempt to put the brakes on the growing industry, a heated debate has emerged about the drug’s societal impact. Doctors report a spike in pot-related emergency room visits—mostly due to people accidentally consuming too much of potent edible pot products. Police face new cartel-related drug operations. Parents worry about marijuana being sold near their homes and schools. And less affluent communities like Pueblo struggle with the unintended consequences of becoming home to this emerging and controversial industry. Colorado, Pueblo, homeless, crime, Taxes, video |
2018 Colorado budget: Gov. John Hickenlooper proposes $28.5 billion plan with deep cuts 11/02/2016 |
The Governor is now proposing new and significant budget cuts for this upcoming legislation session in the following areas: capital construction for our schools, health and human services, public safety/courts, healthcare including Colorado hospitals, and education including K-12 and higher education. Areas that have experienced and reported increased negative impacts and/or costs associated with increased marijuana availability/commercialization. Areas mentioned where marijuana tax revenues will be spent highlight some of the negative impacts from increased marijuana availability/commercialization, and include: "Hiring of more mental health professionals in schools and child welfare caseworkers“ $18 million program to create affordable housing for the homeless" (Denver has reported dramatic increases in student homelessness as has other areas in Colorado.) Colorado, homeless, students |
Posada- Bringing Pueblo Home 07/31/2016 |
Colorado, Pueblo, homeless, powerpoint |
Marijuana Legalization: Pot Brings Poor People To Colorado, But What’s Being Done To Help Them? 06/21/2016 |
“I am going to get the highest I’ve been here,” he said between coughs of smoke, gazing across the rolling grasslands that stretched to hazy Rocky Mountain foothills far to the west. “This place is awesome. You don’t get anything like this in Texas.” Colorado, homeless |
Marijuana Legalization: Pot Brings Poor People To Colorado, But What’s Being Done To Help Them? 06/21/2016 |
In Colorado, homeless programs are severely overextended, housing costs are skyrocketing and while marijuana might be legal, public consumption of it isn’t — which means those like Butts who don’t have private residences can still face harsh consequences for using it. It doesn’t help that marijuana jobs are difficult, if not impossible, to obtain by those struggling with homelessness. Colorado, homeless |
Marijuana Legalization In Colorado: How Recreational Weed Is Attracting People, But Spiking The State’s Homeless Rate 06/20/2016 |
All told, several hundred marijuana migrants struggling with poverty appear to be arriving in Colorado each month. Some of them, like Butts, come to use cannabis recreationally or medically without the fear of arrest. Others are hoping to get jobs in the new industry. But many arrive to find homeless services stretched to the breaking point, local housing costs increasingly prohibitive and cannabis use laws that penalize those without private residences. Colorado, homeless, denver |
Welcome to Pueblo, Colorado: the 'pot rush' town for the marijuana industry 10/19/2015 |
The overstuffed vehicles parked outside Pueblo’s Posada, a nonprofit organization that helps homeless families, have license plates from as far away as South Carolina, Louisiana, Arkansas, Florida and Texas. Colorado, Pueblo, homeless, medicaid |
Legalized marijuana draws homeless Texans to Colorado 09/22/2014 |
"We were averaging 190 people a night. Now we are averaging 345 people a night," said Murray Flagg, the Salvation Army Intermountain Divisional secretary for social services. homeless, Colorado-0 |