Colorado Marijuana

Alan: It appears that a significant percentage of marijuana users are genetically pre-disposed to psychological derangement when exposed to the substance. At minimum those states which have legalized marijuana should use profits to develop "predisposition profiles" and then make them freely available to those who want them.

"Cannabis Use And The Risk Of Developing A Psychotic Disorder"

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2424288/

"Cannabis-Induced Bipolar Disorder With Psychotic Features"

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2811144/

"Marijuana-Cannabis And Development Of Schizophrenia"

8%-13% of all cases of schizophrenia are attributable to marijuana use.

http://www.schizophrenia.com/prevention/streetdrugs.html

"The Neuroscience Of Pot: Researchers Explain Why Marijuana May Bring Serenity Or Psychosis"

http://www.forbes.com/sites/alicegwalton/2012/01/11/the-neuroscience-of-pot-researchers-explain-why-marijuana-may-bring-serenity-or-psychosis/

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Marijuana users a significant number of health risks, including serious psychological derangement in people who are predisposed to instability for genetic or environmental reasons.
http://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/marijuana

Chart: Marijuana legalization in Colorado didn't stop the state's decline in teen pot use. German Lopez in Vox.

Oops: Colorado needs to make more legal marijuana. "Even though sales have surged, only about 60% of the marijuana sold is the legal variety. The rest is either illegal or grown unregulated in the so-called gray market, where unlicensed citizens can grow for their own use....As a result, Colorado state regulators are trying to increase the amount of marijuana produced and sold by legal retailers....However, new data comparing demand for marijuana in Colorado with the legal supply suggest that criminal enterprises could stay in business." Katie Kuntz in Rocky Mountain PBS I-News.