MEDIA RELEASE Contact: Alton Dillard, spokesperson, One Chance To Grow Up (303) 929-7299 DENVER 420 FESTIVAL WILL BE LIMITED TO AGES 21+ Nonprofit working to protect kids from marijuana exposure at event DENVER, April 18, 2023 – Locally based nonprofit One Chance to Grow Up is …
Read the article here: https://wgme.com/news/i-team/maine-seeing-sky-high-rates-of-toddlers-eating-edibles-new-bill-hopes-to-abolish-cartoons-recreational-marijuana-sales-packaging-maine-office-of-cannabis-cannabis-intoxication-children?fbclid=IwAR11kiQDqQ8YRAUrs9D8ppdgkw2etiRdVmTKP7rq4OJAYS_2lntFcfEO6Qw …
Article from the Denver Gazette covering the concerning news that marijuana exposure of young kids continues to grow. https://denvergazette.com/news/marijuana-exposure-of-kids-5-or-younger-skyrockets/article_990e30e2-a7d1-11ed-afe3-9fd21e7620a7.html …
One Chance’s Diane Carlson penned this Op-Ed in the Colorado Sun about the issue of the SAFE Banking bill in Congress and how youth protections are more important than banking for the industry. Read the Op-Ed here: https://coloradosun.com/2023/02/07/marijuana-banking-legislation-safe-youth-protection-dabbing-opinion/?mc_cid=fe06fe2ffa&mc_eid=e2e2d9a6d0 …
One Chance’s Rachel O’Bryan is quoted in this article from 9News in Colorado about a new bill that would roll back marijuana protections passed two years ago. Read the article here: https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/local-politics/legislators-medical-marijuana-restrictions/73-7285f480-994b-47a4-bd02-f479b571ae53 …
Fantastic editorial from the Denver Gazette in Colorado on Senate Bill 23-081, which would roll back important protections for kids. One Chance’s Rachel O’Bryan is quoted! https://denvergazette.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-peddling-more-pot-to-colorado-kids/article_f39d0252-dc97-5c76-a71e-d6037ed66b66.html …
Calls to poison control in Colorado for kids under 5 have skyrocketed due to marijuana exposure. Read the article here: https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2023-02-06/edible-marijuana-exposures-soar-among-colorado-kids …
This article from Wyoming shows the power of our youth to stand up and advocate for protections! …
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