October 16, 2011
FIRST, HARM:
California Medical Assn. calls for legalization of marijuana (Anthony York, 10/15/11, Los Angeles Times)The state's largest doctor group is calling for legalization of marijuana, even as it pronounces cannabis to be of questionable medical value. [...]
The CMA's new stance appears to have as much to do with politics as science. The group has rejected one of the main arguments of medical marijuana advocates, declaring that the substance has few proven health benefits and comparing it to a "folk remedy."
The group acknowledges some health risk associated with marijuana use...
Smoking Marijuana, Getting Behind the Wheel Nearly Triple Crash Risk (Laura Matthews, October 15, 2011, IB Times)
Drivers who smoked marijuana and then got behind the wheel of a vehicle nearly tripled the risk of crashing when compared to others not under the influence, a new study from Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health finds.
Remember, it's the crazy conservatives who ignore and politicize Science.
Posted by oj at October 16, 2011 9:40 AM
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