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Marijuana is the most controversial drug as to the danger for dependency, physical health and mental problem. Don't get mislead! Most of the hard drug users have started their addiction with marijuana.
Drug rehab centers can be really confusing with all the different programs and philosophies in Colorado. There are different school of thought on marijuana. We will try to teach you what the drug really is. Remember if Marijuana would be so "innocent", you would not be reading this website now. Drug rehabilitation is a process with different phases that will bring the individual to a drug free life.
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Marijuana use in Colorado
Marijuana, mainly cultivated in Mexico, is the most widely available and frequently abused illicit drug in Colorado. However, law enforcement authorities usually regard the drug as a lower threat than methamphetamine or cocaine because marijuana abusers and distributors usually do not commit violent crimes. The majority of the marijuana available in the state is cultivated in Mexico; however, marijuana produced in Colorado and other western states, particularly California, by Mexican criminal groups and local independent dealers is also available. Marijuana usually is transported into the state in commercial trucks, rental and private vehicles, and by package delivery services. Cannabis produced in Mexico or by Mexican criminal organizations in Colorado and other western states is distributed primarily by Mexican DTOs and criminal groups at the wholesale level and by Hispanic and African American street gangs at the retail level. Caucasian criminal groups and local independent dealers are the major distributors of the marijuana and sinsemilla they produce in the state.
Marijuana-linked admissions to publicly funded treatment facilities in Colorado far exceed admissions related with any other illicit drug. State information demonstrates rising marijuana-related treatment admissions through 1999, followed by a decline in 2000 and 2001. ADAD reports that marijuana-related admissions rose from 4,459 in 1997 to 6,339 in 1999. That amount decreased to 5,571 in 2000 and to 5,299 in 2001. In 2001, 38 percent of cannabis-related treatment admissions were younger than 17 years old, nearly 75 percent were male, and nearly 56 percent were Caucasian, according to ADAD. Cannabis is a secondary substance commonly mentioned by methamphetamine abusers admitted to treatment facilities. The exact nature of this relation is speculative; nonetheless, these methamphetamine abusers may be using marijuana to curb the stimulant effects of methamphetamine.
Vaporization
With a vaporizer, marijuana can be heated to a temperature of about 365 °F (185 °C), at which the active ingredients are released into gaseous form with little or no burning of the plant product. With this method, the consumer does not inhale as much (or any) toxic chemicals depending on the quality of the vaporizer. Scientific researches by MAPS/NORML have yielded varied results on the effectiveness of vaporizing as a method of cannabis use. One particular study by MAPS/NORML, using a Volcano Vaporizer discovered 95% THC and no toxins delivered in the vapor. Nonetheless, an older study by MAPS/NORML demonstrated minimal reduction of toxins. Because of this method's similarity in regular use to vaporizing or "freebasing" crack cocaine or heroin, this method is also generally known as freebasing, although the technical definition of "freebase" relates to an alkaloid in its standalone, non-salt form.
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