40 Years Ago Today, Feds Denied the Truth About Pot -- Now It's Obama's Chance to Act

AlterNet by Paul Armentano | Mar. 22, 2012 (Special Report)
A congressional commission on US drug policy did something extraordinary 40 years ago: it told the truth about marijuana

The actual and potential harm of use of the drug is not great enough to justify intrusion by the criminal law into private behavior, a step which our society takes only with the greatest reluctance. Full Story »

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“A direct comparison of alcohol and cannabis showed that alcohol was considered to be more than twice as harmful as cannabis to users, and five times more harmful as ... More »

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