Ever since recreational marijuana became legal in Colorado in January, some school officials say they’re seeing more students using it. They also say heavy weed smokers generally miss more class and get lower grades.
From the Here & Now Contributors Network, Jenny Brundin of Colorado Public Radio looks at a pilot program at a high school in outside of Denver that is now offering drug treatment alongside of biology and Spanish.
- Read more on this story via Colorado Public Radio
- See yesterday’s story, “Talking Pot With Teens In Colorado”
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- Jenny Brundin, education reporter for Colorado Public Radio. She tweets @CPRBrundin.
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