While many Americans now recognize the medical benefits of marijuana,
the drug is still considered illegal under federal laws. Hence, within the
states where medical marijuana use is now legal, medical marijuana dispensaries
serve to control the amount a person can receive, as well as ensure that only
prescribed patients have access to the drug.
Legalizing marijuana for recreational use is still the subject of debate
around the country. On one side are those who say that when taken in moderate
amounts, marijuana is no more harmful than other addictive substances like
alcohol. On the other side are people who think legalizing marijuana for
recreational use will only create more legal, social, and health issues among
the general population.
In Colorado, where the recreational use of marijuana is now legal,
initial state regulations have been put up to govern this. These regulations
put marijuana in the same category as alcohol, setting the legal age for
possession at 21. Marijuana retailers are, thus, expected to check a customer's
ID to ensure they are the right age; minors who are caught with illegal
possession and use of marijuana will be subject to the same penalties as with
illegal possession and consumption of alcohol.
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