The legal marijuana market in Colorado has created a bonanza for âgreen entrepreneursâ and tax collectors in the state. At the same time, it has put pressure on budgets in neighboring states. Post TV takes you to rural Colorado to experience how legal marijuana is affecting communities.
A Dr. Mehmet Oz, MD , Cardiology (Cardiovascular Disease), answered. Melanocytes are the cells that are responsible for producing the pigment melanin, which gives color to skin and hair. Everyone has melanocytes, but people with dark skin produce more melanin than those with lighter skin do.
Melanocytes are responsible for producing melanin, which is a chemical that gives hair its color. As we get older, activity in melanocytes slows down until the cells stop making pigment. Once melanin is no longer produced, new hairs grow in without pigment and are gray, white, or silver in color.