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Jared Polis: “Would your agency consider supporting medical marijuana provisions when that can be used in pursuit of your top…”

On the recordJune 19, 2012
Would your agency consider supporting medical marijuana provisions when that can be used in pursuit of your top priority, which is reduce the abuse of prescription drugs.
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Jared Polis
Democratic · Colorado

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Polis asks if medical marijuana can help reduce prescription drug abuse.

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