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Reefer Madness is Dangerous

by Walter F. Wouk     Page 1 of 1 page(s)

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In a letter to a local paper (The Daily Star - Oneonta, NY. October 8 ) entitled,  "Marijuana use is harmful," anti-cannibis crusader, Miriam Brown, claims that, "Marijuana can lead to addiction, anti-social behavior and health problems'' -- yet she does not cite a single peer-reviewed study proving any serious detrimental effects for the vast majority of individuals who use marijuana. She doesn't because those studies don't exist.

A 1999 study by the National Academy of Sciences concluded that, "Few marijuana users develop dependence." Some do, "but they appear to be less likely to do so than users of other drugs (including alcohol and nicotine) and marijuana dependence appears to be less severe than dependence on other drugs."

According to a 1994 National Institute on Drug Abuse study, marijuana's addictive qualities are about the same as caffeine. Brown also claims that, "There are a significant number of deaths that result from people driving under the influence of marijuana." Yet there's no evidence to support that allegation.

A 2005 study led by Dr. Carl Soderstrom at the University of Maryland School of Medicine concluded that drivers who test positive for marijuana in urine are no more likely to cause accidents than drug-free drivers.


Similarly, a 2002 review of seven separate studies involving 7,934 drivers reported that, "Crash culpability studies have failed to demonstrate that drivers with cannabinoids in the blood are significantly more likely than drug-free drivers to be culpable in road crashes."

The truth is: the most significant danger associated with marijuana use is the federal government's 70-year-old war on the Cannibis plant.

A government that wages war on a plant is not only dysfunctional -- it's dangerous.

 

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First Step...

more hemp

second step... come to grips with the truth about cannabis

but with this fascist state in the state it is, don't hold your breath. 

 

by Tony Forest (7 articles, 18 quicklinks, 166 diaries, 1429 comments [5 recommended, 0 rejected]) on Saturday, Oct 13, 2007 at 4:35:22 PM

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Manufactured Misery

By now it should be clear that manufactured misery makes Republican filth rich.

by John Hanks (1 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 1762 comments [39 recommended, 0 rejected]) on Sunday, Oct 14, 2007 at 10:52:38 AM

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Hemp for drought plagued areas

With the American Southwest and Southeast in droughts that may become permanant, the cultivation of the non-intoxicating industrial hemp plant  cannabis ruderalis could be a godsend to farmers and a boon to the environment.  How stupid can our public policy makers get?  Answer: Pretty darned stupid...

by memary (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 1 diaries, 70 comments) on Sunday, Oct 14, 2007 at 4:24:01 PM

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