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Myths and truths about marijuana: Highlights from the book "Marijuana Myths, Marijuana facts" by Lynn Zimmer and John Morgan
 Was there a whiff of cannabis about Jesus? "Was Jesus a Stoner?" is the mischievous title of an article about the use of cannabis in ancient Judaism in High Times magazine. These claims of drug use by biblical figures surprisingly have susbtance, says Professor Carl..
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 Highlights from "Marijuana Myths, Marijuana Facts" MYTH: MARIJUANA USE CAN BE PREVENTED. Drug education and prevention programs reduced marijuana use during the 1980s. Since then, our commitment has slackened, and marijuana use has been rising. By expanding and intensifying..
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 Highlights from "Marijuana Myths, Marijuana Facts" MYTH: MARIJUANA IS MORE POTENT TODAY THAN IN THE PAST. Adults who used marijuana in the 1960s and 1970s fail to realize that when today's youth use marijuana they are using a much more dangerous drug. / / FACT:..
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 Highlights from "Marijuana Myths, Marijuana Facts" MYTH: MARIJUANA RELATED HOSPITAL EMERGENCIES ARE INCREASING, PARTICULARLY AMONG YOUTH. This is evidence that marijuana is much more harmful than most people previously believed. / / FACT: Marijuana does not cause..
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 Highlights from "Marijuana Myths, Marijuana Facts" MYTH: MARIJUANA USE IS A MAJOR CAUSE OF HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS. Like alcohol, marijuana impairs psychomotor function and decreases driving ability. If marijuana use increases, an increase in of traffic fatalities is inevitable...
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 Highlights from "Marijuana Myths, Marijuana Facts" MYTH: MARIJUANA'S ACTIVE INGREDIENT, THC, GETS TRAPPED IN BODY FAT. Because THC is released from fat cells slowly, psychoactive effects may last for days or weeks following use. THC's long persistence in the body..
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 Highlights from "Marijuana Myths, Marijuana Facts" MYTH: MARIJUANA IS MORE DAMAGING TO THE LUNGS THAN TOBACCO. Marijuana smokers are at a high risk of developing lung cancer, bronchitis, and emphysema. / / FACT: Moderate smoking of marijuana appears to pose minimal..
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 Highlights from "Marijuana Myths, Marijuana Facts" MYTH: MARIJUANA USE IMPAIRS THE IMMUNE SYSTEM. Marijuana users are at increased risk of infection, including HIV. AIDS patients are particularly vulnerable to marijuana's immunopathic effects because their immune systems..
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 Highlights from "Marijuana Myths, Marijuana Facts" MYTH: MARIJUANA USE DURING PREGNANCY DAMAGES THE FETUS. Prenatal marijuana exposure causes birth defects in babies, and, as they grow older, developmental problems. The health and well being of the next generation is threatened..
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 Highlights from "Marijuana Myths, Marijuana Facts" MYTH: MARIJUANA INTERFERES WITH MALE AND FEMALE SEX HORMONES. In both men and women, marijuana can cause infertility. Marijuana retards sexual development in adolescents. It produces feminine characteristics in males and..
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 Highlights from "Marijuana Myths, Marijuana Facts" MYTH: MARIJUANA CAUSES CRIME. Marijuana users commit more property offenses than nonusers. Under the influence of marijuana, people become irrational, aggressive, and violent. / / FACT: Every serious scholar and government..
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 Highlights from "Marijuana Myths, Marijuana Facts" MYTH: MARIJUANA CAN CAUSE PERMANENT MENTAL ILLNESS. Among adolescents, even occasional marijuana use may cause psychological damage. During intoxication, marijuana users become irrational and often behave erratically. /..
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 Highlights from "Marijuana Myths, Marijuana Facts" MYTH: MARIJUANA IMPAIRS MEMORY AND COGNITION. Under the influence of marijuana, people are unable to think rationally and intelligently. Chronic marijuana use causes permanent mental impairment. / / FACT: Marijuana..
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 Highlights from "Marijuana Myths, Marijuana Facts" MYTH: MARIJUANA CAUSES AN AMOTIVATIONAL SYNDROME. Marijuana makes users passive, apathetic, and uninterested in the future. Students who use marijuana become underachievers and workers who use marijuana become unproductive...
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 Highlights from "Marijuana Myths, Marijuana Facts" MYTH: MARIJUANA KILLS BRAIN CELLS. Used over time, marijuana permanently alters brain structure and function, causing memory loss, cognitive impairment, personality deterioration, and reduced productivity. / / FACT:..
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 Highlights from "Marijuana Myths, Marijuana Facts" MYTH: MARIJUANA POLICY IN THE NETHERLANDS IS A FAILURE. Dutch law, which allows marijuana to be bought, sold, and used openly, has resulted in increasing rates of marijuana use, particularly in youth. / / FACT: The..
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