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How Legalizing Marijuana Has Impacted Colorado

By George Sam Wang, MD, FAAP, and Kennon Heard, MD, PhD | on October 9, 2014 | 2 Comments
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Legalizing Marijuana Will Make It Safer

The Debate Continues

There are two sides to every debate. Read Legalizing Marijuana Will Make It Safer by Larry A. Bedard, MD, on why we should legalize recreational use of the drug.


Dr. Wang is assistant professor of pediatrics in the section of emergency medicine and medical toxicology at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and Children’s Hospital Colorado in Aurora.
Dr. Heard is associate professor of emergency medicine at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and University of Colorado Hospital.

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ACEP Now: Vol 33 – No 10 – October 2014

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Topics: AddictionEmergency MedicineEmergency PhysicianLegalMarijuanaPoint/CounterpointPublic Health

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