The Highs and Lows of Legalizing Marijuana
Molly Stazzone, Impact Staff
January 25, 2014
Marijuana has been a topic of discussion in news for a couple of years now. However, it became a "high"-raising issue when Colorado, Washington State, and other states later this year will legalized the drug for medical and recreational use. This occurred in January of 2014, and ever since then U.S....
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