Author: Peter Droege
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THE PODIUM | Big Tobacco yet again is targeting Colorado kids
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Peter Droege Big Tobacco is up to its old tricks and, once again, youth in Colorado and across the country are paying the price. During a U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing on vaping last week, lawmakers heard testimony that Juul – the most popular brand of e-cigarettes – had targeted schools to…
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OPINION | Ballot measures would turn Denver’s streets into a ‘zombie apocalypse’
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Peter Droege “Seattle is Dying,” a local news report on the violent crime, homelessness and drug abuse overwhelming the Emerald City, has sparked a national debate over misguided policies that are unleashing death and mayhem on communities across our country. Denver is now ground zero for those seeking to advance policies that have turned parks and streets…
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OPINION | Colorado lawmakers should ban high-powered, vape-ready pot concentrates
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Peter Droege The marijuana industry in Colorado is putting youth at risk by making high-potency marijuana concentrates available in pods for vaping devices that are easily be concealed at home and in schools. Unlike “Woodstock weed,” which contained between 4-12 percent THC (compound that produces the “high”), today’s marijuana buds can contain 20-30 percent THC…
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Denver’s planned injection site is a slap at federal law, local taxpayers — and addicts, too
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Peter Droege The plan approved by the Denver City Council on Nov. 26 to establish the nation’s first supervised drug injection site should be rejected by the Colorado state legislature, which will be required to vote on the measure before it becomes law. California Governor Jerry Brown got it right when he vetoed a similar…
