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AND NOW TO 420, NOT JUST THE
UNOFFICIAL NATIONAL POT HOLIDAY
BUT THE NAME OF OUR SPECIAL
SERIES LOOKING AT FOUR STATES
WHERE RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA IS
LEGAL OR COULD BECOME LEGAL IN
2020.
2020.
2020. OUR
2020. OUR FIRST STOP THIS WEEK IS
RIGHT HERE.
RIGHT HERE. THIS IS A CITY WHERE MILE HIGH
CAN BE TAKEN A LOT OF DIFFERENT
WAYS.
WAYS.
WAYS. ♪
WAYS. ♪ DENVER, THE MILE HIGH CITY,
HOME TO SOME 3 MILLION PEOPLE
IN THE GREATER METRO.
PEOPLE WHO ENJOY THE GREAT OUT
DOORS, THEY LOVE THE BRONCOS,
THEY HAVE A VIBRANT DOWNTOWN
AND IN MANY CASES, THEY HAVE
LEGAL CANNABIS.
LEGAL CANNABIS. >> MARIJUANA WAS AROUND FOR
DECADES AND DECADES.
IT IS STILL AROUND BUT IT IS
BEING SOLD IN STORES.
>> Reporter: THIS IS A FORMER
ARIZONA PERSON WHO MOVED TO
COLORADO AND WROTE THE
FRAMEWORK FOR AMENDMENT 64
WHICH LEGALIZED POT.
IT MADE COLORADO GROUND ZERO
FOR THE MARIJUANA RUSH.
MORE FROM HIM IN A MOMENT. WE
WILL HEAR FROM A STATE TROOPER,
A MOTHER, AND A PEDIATRIC
TOXICOLOGIST TO LEARN IF
COLORADO CAN THRIVE AND GET
ALONG WITH LEGALIZED POT.
>> WE HAVE SEEN SIX YEARS OF
KIDS THAT HAVE GROWN UP IN
COLORADO WITH ADULT USE
MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION.
MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION. SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE
SEEN ARE DEEPLY CONCERNING.
>> Reporter: THIS IS A MOTHER
AND THE HEAD OF A GROUP CALLED
SMART COLORADO.
SMART COLORADO. IT ADVOCATES FOR TOUGHER
MARIJUANA LAWS FOR CHILDREN.
>> EVERYONE SHOULD BE ABLE TO
AGREE THAT THE SCIENCE IS SOUND
THAT IT IS NOT GOOD FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THE ADOLESCENT
BRAIN.
BRAIN.
BRAIN. >>
BRAIN. >> Reporter: THE PROBLEM IS THAT
POT IN 2019 IS NOT THE SAME
STUFF THAT PEOPLE WERE SMOKING
BACK IN THE DAY AT WOODSTOCK.
>> WHEN YOU HAVE MARIJUANA THAT
IS SMOKED, IT HASN'T AVERAGE
POTENCY OF 20%, BACK IN THE
DAY, IT WAS MORE THAN TWO OR
3%.
3%.
3%. THAT
3%. THAT IS A DIFFERENT PRODUCT.
>> Reporter: WHAT SHE IS
AGAINST HIS EASY ACCESS TO
CHILDREN.
CHILDREN.
CHILDREN. SHE IS AGAINST THE STRENGTH OF
THE POT.
THE POT.
THE POT. WE CAME TO CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
TO MEET WITH DR. SAM WANG, A
PEDIATRIC TOXICOLOGIST.
PEDIATRIC TOXICOLOGIST. >> WE THINK OF THE AGE RANGE OF
WHEN YOU ARE PREGNANT TO ALL
THE WAY THROUGH TEENAGE LIFE.
WE SEE THAT MARIJUANA
LEGALIZATION, THAT ENTIRE
POPULATION IS IMPORTANT.
BY IMPLEMENTING THESE RULES AND
REGULATIONS, THE NUMBERS
CONTINUE TO GROW BUT THEY WOULD
BE LARGER IF WE DID NOT
LEGALIZE.
LEGALIZE.
LEGALIZE. >> Reporter: IF YOU CANNOT PUT
THE GENIE BACK IN THE BOTTLE,
MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS
CLEARLY LABELED AND IS TIGHTLY
CONTROLLED.
CONTROLLED. >> AS MARIJUANA BECOMES
AVAILABLE, IT IS LIKE ANY OTHER
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCT.
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCT. IT IS LIKE A PHARMACEUTICAL OR
DRUG.
DRUG.
DRUG. WHEN IT IS MORE IN THE HOME,
KIDS GET INTO IT.
>> Reporter: THIS DR. HAS NOT
SEEN EVIDENCE OF A GENERATION
OF STONERS.
OF STONERS. THIS IS BIG.
POT HAS NOT BEEN LEGAL LONG
ENOUGH IN COLORADO TO GET A
CLEAR PICTURE.
CLEAR PICTURE. THE SAME GOES FOR DUIS WITH POT.
>> IT IS OUT THERE.
I DO NOT KNOW IF I REALLY
THOUGHT IT AS A BIG SPIKE.
IT WAS JUST BASICALLY THE SAME
AS IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN.
>> Reporter: THIS IS A COLORADO
STATE PATROL MASTER TROOPER.
OVER THE YEARS, HE HAS SEEN IT
ALL.
ALL.
ALL. NOW
ALL. NOW WHAT HE SEES IS A SOCIETY
THAT IS TRANSITIONING.
>> WE HAVE ALWAYS HAD MARIJUANA
IN THE STATE.
IT HAS AN ILLEGAL.
THEY TRIED TO HIDE IT FROM US.
>> Reporter: DO YOU THINK A
STATE LIKE COLORADO CAN
EVENTUALLY LEARN TO GET ALONG
WITH BEING A PLACE THAT HAS
LEGALIZED CANNABIS?
LEGALIZED CANNABIS? >> WE ARE CLOSE TO THAT. I
THINK LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS BEEN
ON THE FRONTLINE.
IT IS HARD TO CHANGE YOUR
THOUGHT AFTER ALL THESE YEARS
OF PATROLLING FOR IT AND
LOOKING FOR IT AND REALIZED
THAT NOW YOU HAVE SOMETHING
THAT WAS ILLEGAL AND IT IS NOW
LEGAL.
LEGAL.
LEGAL. >>
LEGAL. >> Reporter: IT IS NOT LEGAL
BEHIND THE WHEEL.
COURTS AND PROSECUTORS IN
COLORADO FIND THEMSELVES IN A
GREAT GREEN AREA.
>> IF WE COME ACROSS A CRASH
AND WE ARE ON A STOP AND THEY
HAVE MARIJUANA AND ALCOHOL, WE
ARE GOING TO GO FOR THE
ALCOHOL.
ALCOHOL.
ALCOHOL. PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT MORE.
>> Reporter: FOR SOMEBODY WHO
HAS MADE A LIVING ENFORCING LAW
AND ORDER, THIS NEW WORLD FEELS
LIKE A STEP BACKWARDS.'S MAC WE
SPENT ALL THESE YEARS TEACHING
PEOPLE ABOUT DRINKING AND
DRIVING.
DRIVING.
DRIVING. NOW WE FEEL LIKE WE HAVE TO
START FROM SQUARE ONE WITH
MARIJUANA.
MARIJUANA. THAT IS ALL IT IS.
WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT
PEOPLE UNDERSTAND IT IS LEGAL,
IT IS A DRUG AND IT CAN BE
DANGEROUS.
DANGEROUS. >> Reporter: WHEN HE TOLD US
LOOK, PEOPLE IN COLORADO HAVE
ALWAYS SMOKED POT.
THE QUESTION WAS SHOULD WE
REGULATE, CONTROL, AND MAKE
MONEY FROM IT?
OR SHOULD WE CONTINUE TO FIGHT
A LOSING BATTLE?
>> COLORADO HAS GENERATED $266
MILLION PER YEAR AND A ALIEN
DOLLARS SINCE THE STATE STARTED
REGULATING MARIJUANA.
REGULATING MARIJUANA. >> Reporter: WHAT ARE WE LEFT
WITH IN THE STATE WHERE IT ALL
STARTED?
STARTED?
STARTED? THE POTENCY?
THE POTENCY? THE STUFF TODAY IS MUCH
STRONGER AND MORE CONCENTRATED.
SECOND THERE IS A ROAD SAFETY.
THE JURY IS STILL OUT ON DUIS.
ARE TROOPER SAYS AND ALCOHOL
CHARGES MORE LIKELY TO STICK.
THIRD, CHILDHOOD USE IS AN
ISSUE.
ISSUE.
ISSUE. IT
ISSUE. IT IS HAPPENING BUT THERE WERE
NO MAJOR SPIKES.
FINALLY, THERE IS REVENUE.
YES, THE GREEN GOLD RUSH IS A
REAL THING.
REAL THING. IT IS NOT A CURE ALL.
WHY DO YOU THINK PEOPLE ARE
AGAINST IT?
AGAINST IT? THEY THINK IT WILL BE TO THE
MORAL DECAY OF AMERICA.
>> THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE WHO DO
NOT LIKE MARIJUANA OR THEY DO
NOT LIKE THE PEOPLE THEY
ASSOCIATE WITH IT.
THEY WILL ALWAYS WANT IT TO BE
AS ILLEGAL OR UNAVAILABLE AS
POSSIBLE.
POSSIBLE.
POSSIBLE. IN THE REAL WORLD WHERE
MARIJUANA WILL BE A VARIABLE,
IT IS BETTER THAT WE CONTROL
IT.
IT.
IT. WE
IT. WE MAKE SURE IT IS SAFE.
WE TAX IT AND MAKE SURE ONLY
THE RIGHT PEOPLE SMOKE IT.
>>
>> Reporter: THAT BRINGS US TO OUR BULLHORN QUESTION TONIGHT.
NOW IT IS YOUR TURN. WE WANT TO
KNOW WHERE YOU STAND ON
RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA FOR
ARIZONA.
ARIZONA.
ARIZONA. YES, IT IS TIME.
NO, MEDICAL ONLY OR BAN IT ALL
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER. YOU CAN CONTINUE TO VOTE IN OUR
POLL RIGHT NOW.
IT IS UP AND LIVE AT
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WE ARE NOT DONE YET.
WE ARE VISITING COLORADO FOR
THE SPECIAL SERIES TONIGHT.
IN A COUPLE OF IN IT, THE