10 years since Colorado legalized marijuana

It’s been 10 years since Colorado legalized marijuana, legal analysis Whitney Traylor breaks down what we’ve learned since then.

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50 Comments

  1. @ZebbMassiv on February 12, 2024 at 1:33 am

    10 years and the media still calls it by its slang name not cannabis. Why maintain the taboo label?



  2. @ericquasney8832 on February 12, 2024 at 1:33 am

    So the sky didnt fall down



  3. @bairfreedom on February 12, 2024 at 1:37 am

    The feds are delusional. They need to change the scheduling of mj. It’s been 10 years!



  4. @kurtw2236 on February 12, 2024 at 1:39 am

    Brain dead people of Colorado is easier to brainwash!



  5. @derrickyegge1303 on February 12, 2024 at 1:40 am

    First in the world? Amsterdam- Am I a joke to you?!!



  6. @m.j.justice5163 on February 12, 2024 at 1:40 am

    M.J. Highly ( East Coast Kingpin)



  7. @joeschneider8025 on February 12, 2024 at 1:42 am

    Well it’s too bad that politics got involved because they’re not allowed to grow the best strain number one skunk so people still have to get it off the street just think of all the revenue they’re losing



  8. @markh.9762 on February 12, 2024 at 1:43 am

    And colorado roads still suck



  9. @M0SCON1Audi0 on February 12, 2024 at 1:43 am

    No Colorado ( 2012) isn’t the first state to legalize it. It was California (1996), no matter if they were using it Medically and plus California has the most popular strains and they improve it. Plus people are already moving out of Colorado since mostly some States are already adopting Medical and Recreational. Mexican immigrants brought Marijuana in California first not Colorado. So thank Mexico racist ignorant people for Marijuana and the Name. 😤😂🤣😂



  10. @larryt5192 on February 12, 2024 at 1:43 am

    …. in other news no body wants to work



  11. @jongray4828 on February 12, 2024 at 1:44 am

    The thing that sucks about cannabis in Colorado is the fact that legislators regulating it have not ever consumed it and they’re regulating everything but the quality of the product. They will continue to make the wrong choices until they raise their level of what they know about it or they will encourage black market entities to prosper through illegal sales.



  12. @baymaster20 on February 12, 2024 at 1:44 am

    Can’t wait to go smoke good weed in colorado I’ll be bringing some of my tasty Og kush from Cali 🤘



  13. @nduetyme6623 on February 12, 2024 at 1:46 am

    It’s not about the federal government it’s about what the people wants Point Blank period. Federal government needs to know all power to the people. The people want cannabis and that’s what it is. Cannabis needs to come off the schedule 1 narcotics list



  14. @ashberka4226 on February 12, 2024 at 1:46 am

    I just visited Seattle, spoke to drug addict that started with marihuana. He told me that he is from Colorado and people put him on the bus to Seattle to solve his problems. US is just horrible, everything is about money. I don’t mind medical marihuana, but legalizing has been disastrous. Friend got killed by marihuana smoker on the highway. Stupid people need to have something so useless.



  15. @anonharingenamn on February 12, 2024 at 1:48 am

    Cannabis use has actually increased in states that haven’t legalized, too!



  16. @al1665 on February 12, 2024 at 1:48 am

    To the ones who’ve been smoking every day for 10 years, take a break homey.



  17. @sisterdoublehappiness9714 on February 12, 2024 at 1:49 am

    Colorado just decriminalized hallucinogens. I’m not sure why that’s not a story, too.



  18. @loisdaniels6778 on February 12, 2024 at 1:51 am

    And we Texans are still on the outside looking in. How sad is that! (In my Tom Hearns/Ina Gartner voice)



  19. @MaluieSiemon on February 12, 2024 at 1:51 am

    Weed bto❤ hey get 3xtra neph i sell tonight ot tmw buy you lunch ok
    L



  20. @stephenmoist623 on February 12, 2024 at 1:51 am

    Billions to the States if Legal !!!!



  21. @josephhartwell6214 on February 12, 2024 at 1:52 am

    I just want to grow for textiles.snd.toilet paper



  22. @mikegordon8178 on February 12, 2024 at 1:52 am

    There are more homeless in CO because of cannabis? Or because of drug tests ending your career. If you fail a drug test nowdays your name is entered into a clearing house and you will never be hired in your profession again.



  23. @ran1311 on February 12, 2024 at 1:52 am

    worldwide weed



  24. @TheEdog36 on February 12, 2024 at 1:53 am

    Because it’s about $$$



  25. @maneiloveyall3672 on February 12, 2024 at 1:55 am

    Zengolds by far the best Cannabis in the state by a long shot!!! In House 🔥🔥🔥



  26. @SinfulModz on February 12, 2024 at 1:55 am

    RIP COS



  27. @Piratedavessaltylife on February 12, 2024 at 1:55 am

    The sad thing is……Pot smokers are more likely to call in sick, commit suicide, get cancer, need therapy…..be a man and step up to the plate wussies.



  28. @technicalactivity on February 12, 2024 at 1:57 am

    you would think now they can reduce the taxes a bit huh



  29. @DonaldCowling-fw5vg on February 12, 2024 at 1:59 am

    Use the money for the taxes of marijuana to help America become great



  30. @carlosdelacruz5323 on February 12, 2024 at 2:01 am

    Yes.viva.colorado



  31. @charleswise2193 on February 12, 2024 at 2:04 am

    I moved to Colorado due to marijuana legalization.Marijuania has helped me so much dealing with physical and mental issues.I had a medical card at one time I got from Colorado Springs but did not really feel like it was necessary so much and just started shopping recreational.Thank you so much Colorado for showing the way to other states.Colorado is awesome!.



  32. @jdm5762 on February 12, 2024 at 2:04 am

    Legized pot, all the trash moved here. Calirado is now a typical liberal dump. 5th gen native and and desperate to get out of here!



  33. @peytondyke1559 on February 12, 2024 at 2:05 am

    Colorado is the king of legal weed



  34. @growyourown123 on February 12, 2024 at 2:05 am

    Not sure why it’s taking so long here in Florida 😢



  35. @bluesagebrett on February 12, 2024 at 2:06 am

    I sold my business 2 years after because the work force in Colorado was so poor. Too many pot heads in Colorado.



  36. @j7cc on February 12, 2024 at 2:08 am

    We want Pot, We want Pot, We want Pot !



  37. @jamesmckee9017 on February 12, 2024 at 2:09 am

    Most of the state is no longer affordable. Crime is at much higher levels than it was ten years ago. A lot of the people who have moved here are mentally ill, drug addicts, predatory drug dealers, sex offenders, thieves, and murderers.

    We’ve made it a misdemeanor to possess under 4 grams of cocaine, opioids (including fentanyl), amphetamines, and other drugs. We also decriminalized gun ownership for most felons.

    This state has been turned into an experimental hot bed of immoral activity, and I can’t wait to leave. When the Colorado River runs dry in a few years, I’ll have the last laugh.



  38. @jeffnighswander170 on February 12, 2024 at 2:09 am

    Colorado deserves to be praised for it’s courage and wisdom in being the first to legalize it for recreational use. Seriously, what a great jewel in the crown of America and democracy.



  39. @RosinDaddy5280 on February 12, 2024 at 2:12 am

    Still Got my med card and all I can say is thanks Colorado



  40. @thesaurusrex7919 on February 12, 2024 at 2:17 am

    Hell yea. Legalize this shit already. Tired of weed having such taboo associated with it yet liquor stores are open late and packed at all hours



  41. @joshuadeloach1676 on February 12, 2024 at 2:19 am

    If they was against it,it proves they are too ignorant to be an elective official. A 12 year old would have known it would lead to tons of tax dollars. Smh what ignorant officials



  42. @mikerock8177 on February 12, 2024 at 2:20 am

    Now it’s time to legalize Coke HgH steroids prostitution and gambling in every state legalize taxi cuz it happens anyways clean up the industry



  43. @stephenmoist623 on February 12, 2024 at 2:20 am

    Should be legal is EVERY state. State would make Millions !!!!



  44. @rareform6747 on February 12, 2024 at 2:22 am

    Gary " An Erection Year "



  45. @davidkemp3154 on February 12, 2024 at 2:22 am

    Fuck Colorado scumbags. Of course you got a black panther usurp white culture. Ever buy a dime bag from a black guy before 2014? Mofos in Denver coukdnt tell the truth if you held a gun to their head.



  46. @michaelhitchcock5931 on February 12, 2024 at 2:24 am

    Let’s do this in all fifty states,



  47. @josephhartwell6214 on February 12, 2024 at 2:25 am

    Tobacco use has gone down among minor’s



  48. @dandrouin8469 on February 12, 2024 at 2:26 am

    GOES TO SHOW HOW STUPID PEOPLE ARE. MARIJUANA IS A 1ST AMENDMENT RIGHT TO BEGIN WITH. MARIJUANA IS AN HERB, HOW CORRUPT IS OUR LEGAL SYSTEM.
    PEOPLE TAKE AN OATH AND DON’T KNOW OR CARE ABOUT THE WORDS OF GOD.



  49. @TallyWhackerRacing on February 12, 2024 at 2:26 am

    See what it got us!! A gay Governor, a corrupt Secretary of State, millions of illegal aliens, poverty, stupidity to the enth degree, dumb kids, dumber adults, billions in wasteful spending, a broken out of control healthcare system, corruption up the ying yang, and the list goes on. Good job stoners!!



  50. @budbroz6412 on February 12, 2024 at 2:26 am

    Yeah Biden pardoned people for minor possession in federal prison. There wasn’t anybody in prison for minor possession