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Colorado Craze

I have been reading a story on how about 37 people including five college kids have died of marijuana overdosew in Colorado

On Janury 1 the state of Colorado passed a law legalising marijuana sale for recreational use through statewide ballot measures. Under the new policy it is legal for adult use, regulated like alcohol and heavily taxed.

First day, January 1 saw massive queuing at various shops  and malls where marijuana is sold. I was surprised to see so may teenagers and even adults struggling to make their way through the thick crowd just to get the drug.

Reports since then hasn't been encouraging at all. I knew such a thing was going to happen. People are dying out of drug overdose. It's been reported that 37 people are dead and many more are lying in various hospitals and medical facilities clinging onto life in emergency rooms. Sad among them are some teenagers and school kids.

Chief surgeon of St. Luke Medical Center in Denver has predicted that by next week the death toll will rise to about 200 or 300.

A question has bugged my mind as to why a State will legalise a drug that has the potential of destroying lives and causing ills in society such as increase in crime rate. It is unfortunate to see this happening in the US and my fear is that gradually it may spread to even our beloved Africa in some matter of years.

I hope and pray that this law will be thrown out,  bearing the negative effects it is causing in the State.

Cry my beloved country.

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