Recreational marijuana use is glamorized by many celebrities; you see people smoking weed in popular movies; now you see that two states have legalized it, with more states in the process of doing so in the near future. When the recreational marijuana stores in Colorado opened for business, and they grossed over $5 million in just the first week. As you may know, Colorado is the first state ever, in United State’s history, to grow and sell recreational marijuana to the public, as long as they are 21 or older. According to the Department of Revenue’s Marijuana Enforcement Division, the state of Colorado has over of 348 retailers who will be selling recreational marijuana and obtaining licenses to do so. Although the state of Colorado is on board, the federal government is watching from the sidelines, preparing to make their move on any laws that may be broken.
Colorado Recreational Marijuana
The federal government is not fully on board with Colorado’s Recreation Marijuana rights, (and Washington State) and is prepared to come and arrest any of the license holders if one rule or law is broken. The laws include: no underage sales; recreational marijuana may not leave past state lines, etc. To ensure that these laws will not be broken, the local police have been elected to carefully select and approve each dispensary that chooses to sell recreational marijuana, before they start operating legally. What is really the issue here is what it’s going to do to Colorado, and America’s youth. The founders of which work for the group that provides the dispensaries with the recreational marijuana sales licenses stated that this is a “social experiment that they will one day regret.” There are many dangers that come from recreational marijuana use:
- Addiction
- Lung problems
- Car crashes and “high” driving
- IQ loss
- Schizophrenia
- Mental health issues
- Paranoia
- Underage drug use and abuse
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Eating habits that aren’t very healthy, which may cause weight gain
Recreational Marijuana Addiction Treatment
Addiction can happen to anyone, at anytime, with any substance. Addiction to marijuana is quite a popular controversy, considering that some of the population think of cannabis as a natural substance that can cure disease, while there are other parts of the population that think of marijuana as a “gateway drug.” Regardless, although marijuana is not physically addictive, there have been many cases where the person was indeed addicted to marijuana emotionally and mentally. There is hope for addiction, and by finding the proper treatment through an outpatient treatment setting you can break free from your addiction to marijuana, or any other substances. If you or someone you know is struggling and needs help, call (866) 323-6590 now and get help before this marijuana use leads you to other substances.
