Opponents of legalizing marijuana focus on risk to teens

DENVER/LOS ANGELES, Sept 24: Opponents of legalizing marijuana in three western states are targeting mothers in a fight over ballot measures that for the first time could make recreational pot use legal in parts of the United States. “If people tell you it’s not a gateway drug – it’s baloney,” Colorado state Representative Kathleen Conti, a Republican, told two dozen parents and local residents at a recent meeting in the Denver suburb of Greenwood Village. (agencies)