The marijuana most voters smoked as teenagers contained about 4% THC (the psychoactive ingredient in cannabis that creates a high). Since Colorado legalized marijuana in 2000, THC potency has increased astronomically, up to 95% in concentrated products.  These are hard drugs. 

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High-THC marijuana hurts young people. Impacts can include diminished mental and physical potential, addiction and its associated consequences, loss of IQ and memory, cannabis-induced psychosis, and other serious psychological harms like schizophrenia, depression, anxiety, and suicide.  Boulder youth have easy access to high-THC drugs because of loopholes in the legal framework.
Unless and until these issues are solved to protect our youth,

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 boulder should OPT OUT OF EXPANSION.