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Marijuana Drugs - Articles
Marijuana is a much safer drug than alcohol, so shouldn’t it be legal too?
by
Bill W.
Posted
Sat 10 Apr 2010 12:00am
Having said that, I have to note that nothing in my (fairly extensive) experience leads me to think that there is much if any merit to the “Safer Than Alcohol” argument.
We are not talking about replacing alcohol with pot; we are discussing the reduction of penalties for, and/or legalization of another drug. There is absolutely
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Marijuana Not Soft Drug
by
Ned Wicker
Posted
Wed 10 Dec 2008 10:57am
Over the years there has been the on going debate over whether or not marijuana is really a dangerous drug. I suppose it comes down to your own, personal preference on what... University (CASA). He shared a rather alarming piece of information regarding marijuana and its relationship to other drugs.
“A teen who drinks, smokes, and uses marijuana
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Marijuana Isn't a Soft Drug
by
Ned Wicker
Posted
Wed 10 Dec 2008 11:08am
Over the years there has been the on going debate over whether or not marijuana is really a dangerous drug. I suppose it comes down to your own, personal preference on what... University (CASA). He shared a rather alarming piece of information regarding marijuana and its relationship to other drugs.
“A teen who drinks, smokes, and uses marijuana
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Why the Drug Czar Is Right about Marijuana “Legalization”
by
Chelsea Green
Posted
Wed 28 Oct 2009 11:00pm
by Steve Fox
From the Chelsea Green community blog.
At the end of last week, Drug Czar Gil Kerlikowske issued a public statement firmly declaring, “Marijuana legalization, for any purpose, remains a non-starter in the Obama Administration.” Earlier this year, he confessed to a certain lack of verbal acuity by admitting that the word “legalization” was not [...]
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Teenage Drug Abuse: 10 Main Marijuana Effects
by
addictiondoc
Posted
Fri 26 Nov 2010 1:49pm
Teenage drug abuse is a very serious problem. We know a lot more about the effects of marijuana now than we did in the 1970′s. For example, marijuana is addictive. In 2007, the majority of young people suffering from teenage drug abuse, aged 17 or younger that were admitted to drug rehab, reported that marijuana was the main drug they abused
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Marijuana Withdrawal? What Marijuana Withdrawal?
by
Dirk H.
Posted
Sun 24 Aug 2008 7:08pm
3 Comments
to 70 percent of all individuals in drug treatment for marijuana are placed there by the criminal justice system. Of those in treatment, some 36 percent had not even used... by the criminal justice system. As Armentano points out, they may or may not have been using drugs before their court-mandated treatment sessions.
In contrast, marijuana addicts
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Marijuana’s Steve Fox on FDL Book Salon
by
Chelsea Green
Posted
Tue 27 Oct 2009 11:00pm
Why is marijuana illegal while alcohol, which many argue is a more dangerous substance, remains legal?
That’s the gist of the question Steve Fox, co-author of Marijuana Is Safer: So Why Are We Driving People to Drink? attempted to answer during a recent appearance on FireDogLake’s book salon.
Short answer: times are changing, attitudes are changing, and [...]
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