Colorado Kids Overdosing on Marijuana

Marijuana is illegal everywhere in the United States. Under federal drug laws, it is a crime to possess it, grow it, or sell it. Anyone allowing children access to this drug ought to be guilty of a myriad of crimes. Yet because 18 states have voted to legalize it to one degree or another, everyone just seems to be looking the other way.

Now children are overdosing on the drug. The authorities’ response: Adults should put this illegal drug in a container that is difficult for a child to open.

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