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Reefer Madness is alive and well among the anti-marijuana movement.
A slew of anti-marijuana arguments just went up in smoke, according to one group of researchers.
Researchers from the International Centre for Science in Drug Policy (ICSDP) studied some of the more common anti-marijuana arguments and discovered that most of them are scientifically unfounded. The researchers worked to shed some light on the subject to stop the misguided information from negatively influencing public opinion, and in turn national policy.
“Many scientists are increasingly frustrated by the disregard of scientific evidence on cannabis use and regulation,” said the ICSDP in their recent report “State of the Evidence: Cannabis Use and Regulation.”
ICSDP researchers tackled 13 common claims surrounding cannabis use and regulation. They listed the arguments, then provided their assessment on the strength of the supporting evidence. Finally, they gave the “bottom line.”
“The claim that cannabis is a ‘gateway’ drug,...
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