Reddit reviews Reefer Sanity: Seven Great Myths About Marijuana
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>Kevin Sabet, president of Smart Approaches to Marijuana
Hrm, who is Kevin Sabet exactly?
He wrote this book: Reefer Sanity: Seven Great Myths About Marijuana What is it about?
>In this book, Kevin A. Sabet argues that the United States should not legalize pot with all of its attendant social costs, nor damage the future prospects of pot smokers by prosecuting and jailing them.
Oh.
Well, at least the Smart Approaches to Marijuana organization isn't so bad, right?
Who are it's notable members and founders?
>David Frum, Patrick J. Kennedy, Kevin Sabet
Oh.
A bunch of conservative assholes who shill for big prison and other despicable shit.
I'm still in school and one of my professors really changed my mind about legalization. I am 100% for decriminalization but I lack the ability to fully articulate what that policy without legalization would look like.
http://www.tiedc2014.com/
While far from perfect, this campaign brought up some really good points especially around increased emergency room visits, strains that have excessively high thc content, and possible social justice issues such as flooding lower income areas with marijuana dispensaries in the same way liquor stores are.
I know this may be an unpopular opinion but with the potential for marijuana use to be harmful on a developing brain or exacerbate existing but not expressed mental weaknesses, nationwide legalization may cause excessive damage.
I do not think marijuana is technically worse than alcohol or tobacco, but remember legalization entails not just marijuana being available but being actively marketed for commercial gain.
https://www.amazon.com/Reefer-Sanity-Seven-Great-Marijuana/dp/0825306981
Is a good book.
http://www.dailyrecord.com/story/opinion/2017/03/05/murphy-guadagno-marijuana-pot-legalization/98702300/?cookies=&from=global
A great article that addresses many parts of the issue in NJ.
His book has only 10 reviews: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0825306981
Surely an ama of this caliber can do better!
> scientific study of the chemicals in marijuana, called cannabinoids, has led to two FDA-approved medications that contain cannabinoid chemicals in pill form. Continued research may lead to more medications.
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> Syndros treats anorexia associated with weight loss in patients with AIDS, as well as nausea and vomiting caused by cancer chemotherapy.
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> Epidiolex is one drug currently on the FDA fast track. According to a recent press release from GW Pharmaceuticals, a study of 171 randomized patients suffering from Lennox-Gastaut and Dravet syndromes found that Epidiolex decreased seizure occurrence, was relatively well tolerated among patients, and generated no unexpected adverse effects.
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> Cesamet, another synthetic drug that treats nausea and vomiting stemming from chemotherapy; Cannador, which is currently used in Europe and has demonstrated potential to relieve multiple sclerosis symptoms and postoperative pain management
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> Sativex, another GW Pharmaceuticals drug on the FDA fast track that treats spasticity caused by multiple sclerosis.
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People don't smoke the pills, the desired effect is not to get high from them. I have no problem with people taking derived substances approved by science. This isn't a win for cannabis, it's a win for science.
To be clear if cannabis was safe, they wouldn't need to derive anything from it, they wouldn't waste the money. It's the same as a fan of sports assuming they help their team win. They provide funding which in a roundabout way helps there team to get the equipment and professionals to win (chemicals in this analogy) but most of their rituals are waste (the plant parts not used in this analogy)
All the facts you need to know are in these books.