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Top 5 most-read stories last week: Marijuana impacts, manslaughter charges, school threats, terrain updates and short-term rental rules

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A skier begins to traverse to Whales Tail on Peak 6 at Breckenridge Ski Resort on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023. The signs warn of variable conditions since the high-Alpine ski run just opened recently.
Sarah McLear/Breckenridge Ski Resort

Editor’s note: Stories in this list received the most page views on SummitDaily.com from Jan. 22-28.

1. Higher use, increased potency of marijuana may be affecting Steamboat Springs workforce

The first retail marijuana store in Steamboat Springs opened nine years ago this month, selling legalized recreational pot for adults 21 and older. Now, experts say, a higher use rate, increased potency and perceived normalization of use could be affecting the workplace.

Workers intoxicated from pot while on the job is a prevalent and dangerous nationwide problem, said Ben Cort, CEO of the Foundry Treatment Center in Steamboat and a treatment and prevention consultant. He added that workers showing up to jobs intoxicated from marijuana can lead to accidents, injuries and poor work performance.



— Steamboat Pilot & Today

2. Owner of construction company tied to fatal 2021 trench collapse in Breckenridge faces a manslaughter charge

The owner of a Vail construction company is facing a felony manslaughter charge related to a trench collapse in Summit County that killed a construction worker in 2021.



Peter Dillon, the owner of the now-defunct A4S LLC, surrendered to law enforcement after a warrant was…

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