After a Decade of Legalization, a Look Back at Colorado's Marijuana Connection

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Colorado legalized recreational mariuana on November 6, 2012. Here's a look back.

Colorado still has plenty of opponents of cannabis legalization, but the industry is too big for the state to turn back now.Charlotte Figi became a catalyst for medical marijuana around the globe in 2013 when she appeared on Dr. Sanjay Gupta'sdocumentary on CNN. Gupta had doubted medical marijuana's efficacy until he met Figi, a toddler who suffered from Dravet syndrome, a rare form of epilepsy that can cause extreme seizures.

Unfortunately, Figi was among those at higher risk during the pandemic. In March 2020 she was hospitalized with what her family believed were complications from COVID-19; her mother soon announced thatat the age of thirteen. Just over two weeks after Figi's death, Governor Jared Polis issued an executive order proclaiming that April 7 would forever be known as Charlotte Figi Day in Colorado.

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