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Newshawk: The GCW
Votes: 0
Pubdate: Thu, 10 Mar 2016
Source: Modesto Bee, The (CA)
Copyright: 2016 The Modesto Bee
Contact:
Website: http://www.modbee.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/271
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v16/n132/a02.html
Author: Stan White
DANGERS OF CANNABIS OVERSTATED BY BEE'S EDITORIAL
Re "High time we had a community discussion about marijuana" ( Our
View, March 6 ): The Bee's editorial did not entirely tell the truth
about cannabis ( marijuana ) related to overdoses and deaths among
adolescents and children in Colorado. The truth is that cannabis
doesn't cause death and hasn't killed a single person in over 5,000
years of documented use. That's safety on a Biblical scale.
The unfortunate incidents linked in the editorial include people
using cannabis with prescription drugs, alcohol and illicit narcotics
along with people that have had prior mental health illnesses. When
readers consider nearly $1 billion worth of cannabis products were
legally purchased and used last year alone it is apparent the risks
and side effects associated with using the plant is relatively miniscule.
STAN WHITE, DILLON, COLORADO
MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom
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