Marijuana Opponents Give Up Colorado Potency Fight

DENVER (AP) — Marijuana opponents in Colorado have given up a plan to ask voters about requiring less-potent pot and telling pot shoppers that the drug could cause brain damage and paranoia.

Backers of the pot-potency measure announced Friday that they're unable to raise enough money to advertise what would have been the most serious attempt yet to roll back Colorado's 2012 pot-legalization amendment.

The measure was cleared for the ballot last month by the Colorado Supreme Court. But its supporters said they could not raise enough money to advertise it.

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Supporters called on elected officials to "recognize the harm that legalized pot has had on our state."

A marijuana industry group formed to oppose the measure applauded the decision Friday to abandon the potency campaign.

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