STATE HOUSE — A new survey of teen drug use in Colorado has served to help marijuana legalization advocates in Massachusetts push back against the claims of opponents that legalization will lead to higher rates of teenage pot consumption.
The survey released Monday by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment found that 21.2 percent of high school students in that state reported using marijuana within the past 30 days in 2015. The rate, essentially flat, fell a few ticks from the 22 percent who reported using pot in 2011, the year before the drug became legal for adults.
Old Sturbridge Village, a "living history" museum in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, has helped create family memories for generations. It is one of New England's finest family destinations with something to offer for everybody, from farm animal exhibits and dying wool to historical games and musket demonstrations – even free rein for the active toddler.
If you haven't been to Old Sturbridge Village in many years or ever – this summer is the time to visit. Celebrating its 70th anniversary, Old Sturbridge Village is hosting a special exhibit about its origins. The Fourth of July celebration, its biggest event, will include hundreds of visitors coming to picnic for a sense of true red, white and blue history, cannons and all.
