John Hickenlooper
John Hickenlooper
John Wright Hickenlooper, Jr.is a member of the Democratic Party and the 42nd and current Governor of Colorado. Hickenlooper has served as governor since 2011. He serves as a member of the Western Governors' Association, and was the chairman of the National Governors Association, from 2014-2015...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth7 February 1952
CountryUnited States of America
marijuana brain concern
"One of the governor's concerns: "This high-THC marijuana, what can it do to a brain that is still developing?"
marijuana thinking anxiety
"Some of the anxiety has been laid to rest. We don't see a spike in adult use. We don't think we see a spike in youth consumption although there are some things that are disconcerting."
marijuana healthy trying
"As Colorado attempts to build its brand as a healthy state, marijuana "dilutes what you're trying to do."
marijuana addiction way
"We have tax revenue that's going to allow us to look in a much more comprehensive way at intervening in addiction."
responsibility marijuana trying
"We have a responsibility and an obligation to do everything we can to try to make this work."
marijuana different packaging
"On unanticipated problems: There's been "a dramatic increase in edibles." And "no one had ever worried about dosage sizes. The original edibles that came out, once you took the packaging off there was nothing to show it was any different than candy."
marijuana cash want
"One of the governor's complaints: federal rules that prohibit dispensary owners from putting their money in banks. "If you really want to introduce corruption into legal marijuana," he said, make it an all cash business."
marijuana thinking people
"One of the best things about marijuana legalization: "I think the black market has been damaged. I think people are willing to pay taxes and to go through pretty rigorous regulation."
thinking marijuana firsts
"I think decriminalization would've been a wiser first step."
war kids marijuana
"On what motivated Colorado voters: "Let's face it, the War on Drugs was a disaster. It may be well intentioned ... but it sent millions of kids to prison, gave them felonies often times when they had no violent crimes ... I was against this, but I can see why so many people supported it."
rapid rate
We will see the increasingly rapid rate of growth we've already been seeing in Colorado continue.
cities diverse terms
We are, by many measures, one of the more diverse cities in the country, growing more diverse all the time, and one of the more harmonious in terms of how we live together.
invested lost months running six time
The same with running for mayor. If I lost the election, I had invested about six months of my time and about $100,000 of my own money.
above far parts states system united university
Even 12 years ago, the university system in the United States was far and away above anything you could find in most parts of the world.