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Date: Tue, 30 Nov 1993 17:03:31 -0500 From: "Mark Hemlick Ph. D." <CCS_MAH@ADMIN.FANDM.EDU> Subject: Re: Re[2]: ann landers on pot Sender: Drug Abuse Education Information and Research <DRUGABUS@UMAB.BITNET> Message-id: <01H5XGQYIQ4I8ZFHLU@YMIR.Claremont.Edu> > Ranjit Mayadas asks what I mean when I say that "no drug is safer than > marijuana." I mean that in terms of comparative safety, I cannot name > any drug that is safer (less hazardous) than marijuana. As used by > most users, marijuana causes no detectable harm. It has virtually > no overdose potential. It is not significantly causally associated with > any disease. Generations of use has shown that it causes no social > disruption unless you outlaw it. Need I go on? _Living high : daily marijuana use among adults_ by Herbert Hendin ... [et al.]. Describes an intensive study of the impact frequent use has on a number of adults living in the NYC area. The authors studied a relatively small number of individuals who voluntarily responded to a newspaper ad inviting frequent marijuana users to participate in the study. The book provides a good description of how frequent marijuana use can negatively effect the lives of _individuals_, and/or exacerbate existing their existing problems.