Marijuana Is Helping Colorado's Youth Go to College
Thanks to marijuana, some Colorado students will have an easier time paying for college.
The Pueblo Hispanic Education Foundation, in Colorado’s Pueblo County, is distributing scholarships to 25 students this year, USA Today reports. The grants, which amount to $1,000 each, are being funded by cannabis taxes.
“Every year we get a nice pool of students,” Beverly Duran, executive director of the foundation, told USA Today. “But we can only award to a small percentage.” This year, however, the extra taxes have helped expand the scholarship program to “extraordinary lengths.” A search on SchoolDigger.com found 10 high schools listed under Pueblo County. The average percentage of economically disadvantaged students in each school is nearly 50%, and goes as high as 74%.
Growers and buyers in Colorado paid over $135 million in marijuana-related taxes and fees last year. About $35 million is going towards improving schools. The remaining money...
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