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1、MedicalMarijuana:WillColorado's"greenrush"last?Whenpeoplegotothepollstwoweeksfromnowtheywon'tjustbevotingforcandidates,insomestates,they'llbepassingjudgmentonsocialissues.InOregon,WashingtonandtheRockyMountainstateofColoradoit'sthelegalizationofmarijuana.Partoft
2、hishastodowithcash-starvedgovernmentslookingfornewthingstotaxformorerevenue.Butmuchofithastodowiththegrowingacceptanceoratleasttoleranceforadrugthatwasonceconsideredthedevil'sweedandaflashpointforculturalandgenerationalwarfare.Seventeenstateshavenowlegalizeditsm
3、edicaluseforthetreatmentofthingslikeglaucoma,theeffectsofchemotherapy,andchronicpain;defyingfederallawsthatstillconsidermarijuanamoredangerousthancocaineandmethamphetamine.Ifyouwanttoknowwhatlegalizedmarijuanamightlooklike,theplacetogoisColorado,whichhasthemostd
4、evelopedmedicalmarijuanaindustryinthecountry.InDenver,ifyouwanttofindamedicalmarijuanadispensary,justlookforthegreencross.Youwon'thavetogofar.Thereare204ofthemintheMileHighCity--that'sroughlythreetimesthenumberofStarbucksandMcDonald'scombined.Theycomeinallsizesa
5、ndshapes.Thereisthehealthfoodstoremotifand'70sstyleheadshops.Therearestorefrontspitchinglowcostweed,andboutiquesofferinggourmetganja.Nostemsandseedshere,justwalnut-sizedbudsfreshlyharvestedinthecultivationroomoutback.MattCook:Whenpatientsarrive,thisiswherethey'l
6、lhavetoshowtheirpatientregistrycardandtheirdriver'slicensetogainaccesstotheactualmarijuanacenter,itself.SteveKroft:Youcouldsmellit.(laugh)Thisisallprivateenterprise,licensedandregulatedandtaxedbythestate.ItwasenshrinedintheColoradoconstitutionaftervotersapproved
7、anamendmentallowingthesaleofmarijuanatopeoplewhocandemonstratethattheymaybenefitfromitsavowedmedicinalproperties.MattCook,aformernarcoticsofficer,wrotethelawandservedasthestate'sfirstdirectorofenforcement.MattCook:Ifyou'llnote,videosecuritycamerasinthesystem--in
8、theceiling.SteveKroft:Anyreasonforthat?MattCook:Thereis.Wecreatedaverytransparent,regulatoryschemeandwantedtoensurethatwhattheysaidtheyweredoing,theywereactuallydoing
