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7 big myths about marijuana and legalization
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7 big myths about marijuana
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Just days after President Obama told the press through his spokesman that he was not prepared to change federal marijuana laws, the Justice Department announced last week that it would defer its right to challenge state laws legalizing marijuana in Washington and Colorado. Its decision not to enforce federal anti-marijuana laws in those states mark a significant change for the administration, and Americans can now expect the creation of large, for-profit commercial marijuana enterprises that will threaten public health and safety.
As a former drug-policy adviser in the Obama administration, I鈥檓 often asked why anyone would oppose marijuana legalization. The answer is found in my new book, 鈥淩eefer Sanity: Seven Great Myths About Marijuana.鈥� In short, my work has shown that marijuana legalization would pose too many risks to public health and safety. Based on almost two decades of research, community-based work, and policy practice across three presidential administrations in which I have worked, here are seven widely held myths about marijuana that Americans need to know.
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The Justice Department recently announced it would not enforce federal anti-marijuana laws in Washington and Colorado. This is regrettable. Legalizing marijuana endangers public health and safety. But that's not what these seven popular myths maintain.
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By Kevin A. Sabet, Op-ed contributor, Sept. 5, 2013
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