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Both medical and recreational use are legal in Colorado, and New Mexico passed a law this year that legalizes certain medical uses.—
Allison Parshall,
Scientific American,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Decriminalizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decriminalizes. Accessed 7 Dec. 2025.
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