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Marijuana, Mental Illness and Violence
Ten states and Washington, D.C., have legalized the recreational use of marijuana. Twenty-two other states, along with U.S. territories Puerto Rico and Guam, allow marijuana to be used for medical purposes. Let's examine some hidden issues about marijuana use. Before we start, permit me to state my values about medical or recreational use of any drug. We each own ourselves. If we choose to take chances with substances that can ruin our health, lead to death and otherwise destroy our own lives, that's our right. But we do not have a right to harm others in the process of harming ourselves.
Posted in Drugs/Alcohol/Addictions
Tagged Alex Berenson, Hillsdale College, marijuana, Marijuana Policy Project, marijuana-induced psychosis, mental illness, pot, psychosis, Rob Kampia, tetrahydrocannabinol
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Maureen Dowd Suffers Pot Paranoia As Dopers Advance
NYT columnist says she was ‘curled up in a hallucinatory state’ for eight hours
Maureen Dowd of The New York Times has attracted attention with her column about eating a marijuana candy bar and remaining in “a hallucinatory state for the next eight hours,” as she began “panting” and becoming “paranoid.” Some commentators are laughing about it. Not so funny are the reports of deaths from ingesting marijuana that Dowd cites in her column about marijuana legalization in Colorado.
“In March,” she noted, “a 19-year-old Wyoming college student jumped off a Denver hotel balcony after eating a pot cookie with …
Posted in Media Watch
Tagged Cato Institute, Dana Rohrabacher, Dr. Christine Miller, Edward Snowden, George Soros, Glenn Greenwald, Jack Healy, Janice Holly Booth, Jeffrey Miron, Karma Kandy, Kevin A. Sabet, Khristine Kirk, Levy Thamba Pongi, marijuana, Martin O’Malley, Maureen Dowd, pot, Richard Kirk
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