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NEW YORK (MainStreet) — The Rocky Mountain High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (RMHIDTA) released its second annual report on the impact of Colorado's legalization marijuana. Some of the findings are startling.
Depending on whom you consult, the report is either a clarion call to those concerned about the repercussions of marijuana legalization or much ado about nothing.
"This is just the tip of the iceberg," said Kevin Wong, strategic intelligence analyst for the RMHIDTA. "As time goes on, more data will be obtained to represent how marijuana is truly and adversely affecting our community and our country."
Predictably marijuana advocates reacted derisively to the findings.
Read More: Third-Graders Busted for Toking Pot in Boys' Room
"It is worth considering that RMHIDTA stands to lose clout if marijuana is legalized [nationally]," said Mason Tvert, the Marijuana Policy Project's (MPP) communications director.
Still the report is significant and cannot be summarily dismissed. Divided into ten sections, data examine the impact of legalization before and after the "creation" of the marijuana industry in Colorado. For its purposes, RMHIDTA compares three different eras in Colorado's marijuana legalization evolution:
Read More: Black Market Weed Rampant on Colorado Public Land
Here is some of what RMHIDTA learned:
Overall, crime in Denver increased 6.7% from the first six months of 2013 to the first six months of 2014. (This is significant, because it runs counter to earlier reports from pro-marijuana groups that crime decreased)
In 2013, there were 18 injuries from THC extraction labs and in the first half of 2014 there were 27 injuries.
Here is some of what RMHIDTA learned:
Overall, crime in Denver increased 6.7% from the first six months of 2013 to the first six months of 2014. (This is significant, because it runs counter to earlier reports from pro-marijuana groups that crime decreased)
In 2013, there were 18 injuries from THC extraction labs and in the first half of 2014 there were 27 injuries.
The first three months of 2014 show that DUI's testing positive for marijuana are on pace to exceed the number in 2013.
A June 2014 RMHIDTA survey of 100 Colorado school resources officers (SROs) revealed 89% have experienced an increase in student marijuana-related incidents since recreational marijuana was legalized with 57% handling an average of one incident or more a week. Most students obtain their marijuana from a friend who gets its legally, or their parents.
In 2012, Colorado's average for youth (12 to 17 years old) considered "current" marijuana users was 10.47%, which was 39% higher than the national average and ranked number four in the nation. (This is contrary to a Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment report indicating that high school usage dropped 2% from 2011 to 2013.)
Well surprise, schools are seeing an increase in student pot use. I've been saying from the start, once you condone the use, and make it easier to obtain, kids are going to use it more.
NEW YORK (MainStreet) The Rocky Mountain High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (RMHIDTA) released its second annual report on the impact of Colorado's legalization marijuana. Some of the findings are startling.
Depending on whom you consult, the report is either a clarion call to those concerned about the repercussions of marijuana legalization or much ado about nothing.
"This is just the tip of the iceberg," said Kevin Wong, strategic intelligence analyst for the RMHIDTA. "As time goes on, more data will be obtained to represent how marijuana is truly and adversely affecting our community and our country."
Predictably marijuana advocates reacted derisively to the findings.
Read More: Third-Graders Busted for Toking Pot in Boys' Room
"It is worth considering that RMHIDTA stands to lose clout if marijuana is legalized [nationally]," said Mason Tvert, the Marijuana Policy Project's (MPP) communications director.
Still the report is significant and cannot be summarily dismissed. Divided into ten sections, data examine the impact of legalization before and after the "creation" of the marijuana industry in Colorado. For its purposes, RMHIDTA compares three different eras in Colorado's marijuana legalization evolution:
Read More: Black Market Weed Rampant on Colorado Public Land
Here is some of what RMHIDTA learned:
Overall, crime in Denver increased 6.7% from the first six months of 2013 to the first six months of 2014. (This is significant, because it runs counter to earlier reports from pro-marijuana groups that crime decreased)
In 2013, there were 18 injuries from THC extraction labs and in the first half of 2014 there were 27 injuries.
Here is some of what RMHIDTA learned:
Overall, crime in Denver increased 6.7% from the first six months of 2013 to the first six months of 2014. (This is significant, because it runs counter to earlier reports from pro-marijuana groups that crime decreased)
In 2013, there were 18 injuries from THC extraction labs and in the first half of 2014 there were 27 injuries.
The first three months of 2014 show that DUI's testing positive for marijuana are on pace to exceed the number in 2013.
A June 2014 RMHIDTA survey of 100 Colorado school resources officers (SROs) revealed 89% have experienced an increase in student marijuana-related incidents since recreational marijuana was legalized with 57% handling an average of one incident or more a week. Most students obtain their marijuana from a friend who gets its legally, or their parents.
In 2012, Colorado's average for youth (12 to 17 years old) considered "current" marijuana users was 10.47%, which was 39% higher than the national average and ranked number four in the nation. (This is contrary to a Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment report indicating that high school usage dropped 2% from 2011 to 2013.)
MORE: http://www.mainstreet.com/article/m...-legalization-colorado-gets-new-report?page=3
Well surprise, schools are seeing an increase in student pot use. I've been saying from the start, once you condone the use, and make it easier to obtain, kids are going to use it more.
NEW YORK (MainStreet) The Rocky Mountain High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (RMHIDTA) released its second annual report on the impact of Colorado's legalization marijuana. Some of the findings are startling.
Depending on whom you consult, the report is either a clarion call to those concerned about the repercussions of marijuana legalization or much ado about nothing.
"This is just the tip of the iceberg," said Kevin Wong, strategic intelligence analyst for the RMHIDTA. "As time goes on, more data will be obtained to represent how marijuana is truly and adversely affecting our community and our country."
Predictably marijuana advocates reacted derisively to the findings.
Read More: Third-Graders Busted for Toking Pot in Boys' Room
"It is worth considering that RMHIDTA stands to lose clout if marijuana is legalized [nationally]," said Mason Tvert, the Marijuana Policy Project's (MPP) communications director.
Still the report is significant and cannot be summarily dismissed. Divided into ten sections, data examine the impact of legalization before and after the "creation" of the marijuana industry in Colorado. For its purposes, RMHIDTA compares three different eras in Colorado's marijuana legalization evolution:
Read More: Black Market Weed Rampant on Colorado Public Land
Here is some of what RMHIDTA learned:
Overall, crime in Denver increased 6.7% from the first six months of 2013 to the first six months of 2014. (This is significant, because it runs counter to earlier reports from pro-marijuana groups that crime decreased)
In 2013, there were 18 injuries from THC extraction labs and in the first half of 2014 there were 27 injuries.
Here is some of what RMHIDTA learned:
Overall, crime in Denver increased 6.7% from the first six months of 2013 to the first six months of 2014. (This is significant, because it runs counter to earlier reports from pro-marijuana groups that crime decreased)
In 2013, there were 18 injuries from THC extraction labs and in the first half of 2014 there were 27 injuries.
The first three months of 2014 show that DUI's testing positive for marijuana are on pace to exceed the number in 2013.
A June 2014 RMHIDTA survey of 100 Colorado school resources officers (SROs) revealed 89% have experienced an increase in student marijuana-related incidents since recreational marijuana was legalized with 57% handling an average of one incident or more a week. Most students obtain their marijuana from a friend who gets its legally, or their parents.
In 2012, Colorado's average for youth (12 to 17 years old) considered "current" marijuana users was 10.47%, which was 39% higher than the national average and ranked number four in the nation. (This is contrary to a Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment report indicating that high school usage dropped 2% from 2011 to 2013.)
MORE: http://www.mainstreet.com/article/m...-legalization-colorado-gets-new-report?page=3
As a resident of Denver, CO I'm also seeing more public use than ever before. There's a bus stop outside of my place of business and there are the same folks standing around smoking pot as they wait for the bus. They're not even trying to hide it. They just stand around passing the joint like it's no big deal.
Denver residents complain about the smell too.
Mile High musk: Denver sees uptick in complaints about pot smells: report - NY Daily News
Living with pot is very different from imagining what living with pot is like.
Well surprise, schools are seeing an increase in student pot use. I've been saying from the start, once you condone the use, and make it easier to obtain, kids are going to use it more.
