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Is Marijuana Fueling a Public-Health Crisis

by Wall Street Journal, posted 06 01 2020

Proponents of recreational marijuana push the false narrative of a tax windfall for governments and improved safety for users while ignoring the harms: mental-health issues, addiction, acute and chronic lung disease, domestic violence and more.

Regarding your editorial “The Vaping-Marijuana Nexus” (Dec. 26): Tobacco, marijuana and vaping companies mislead the public on the clear harms associated with wider use of today’s higher-THC-content marijuana and inhaling substances other than clean air. Opponents of expansion of marijuana availability acknowledge concerns about disparate enforcement of drug laws. But the costs to society from legitimizing the addiction industry far outweigh the benefits. Meanwhile, proponents of recreational marijuana push the false narrative of a tax windfall for governments and improved safety for users while ignoring the harms: mental-health.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/is-marijuana-fueling-a-public-health-crisis-11578341601