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There is a heated battle going on regarding the legalization of marijuana. The following are some truths to the myths being spread about this dangerous drug.

The pro-legalization supporters will say:

“Marijuana is safer than alcohol, yet it’s illegal.”

The truth:

• If we applied that standard, alcohol would be illegal and crack-cocaine would be legal, since alcohol use trumps all other drugs with respect to its contribution to violent crime.
• Alcohol, unlike marijuana or any other illegal drug, has a long, wide-spread history of use in Western culture, dating back to the Old Testament and Ancient Rome.

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Click below for Glen Hanson Powerpoint Presentation:

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When 14-year-old Irma Perez of Belmont, California, took a single ecstasy pill one evening last April, she had no idea she would become one of the 26,000 people who die every year from drugs. Irma took ecstasy with two of her 14-year-old friends in her home. Soon after taking the tiny blue pill, Irma complained of feeling awful and said she felt like she was “going to die.”   Instead of seeking medical care, her friends called the 17-year-old dealer who supplied the pills and asked for advice.

A number of states have passed voter referenda or legislative actions making smoked marijuana available for a variety of medical conditions upon a doctor’s recommendation. According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), these measures are inconsistent with efforts to ensure medications undergo the rigorous scientific scrutiny of the FDA approval process and are proven safe and effective under the standards of the FD&C Act.

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