Would Legalizing Pot Be Too Hard on Simpletons?

Would Legalizing Pot Be Too Hard on Simpletons?

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The new group rejects the "war on drugs" model. It agrees that we don't want to lock people up for casual marijuana use — or even stigmatize them with an arrest record. But what we do want to do is send a clear message: Marijuana use is a bad choice.
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Good science vs. bad science

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In other words, he added, a correlation between the two phenomena does not equal cause-and-effect. … This is a question Science-ish gets asked a lot, most recently related to an article published in Slate about Dr. Oz's dubious use of medical …
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Giving A Christian View On Issues Concerning Gambling

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If this were a reasonable argument, why shouldn't we apply it to murder, rape, incest, wife and child abuse, drugs, stealing and so on. People will continue to do these … The same study also showed an alarming increase in women gamblers: “Women …
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Texas' Two Largest Non-Profit Drug and Alcohol Treatment Providers Merge

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"The extended continuum of care this partnership represents, from prevention through intensive outpatient and family services, will change the lives of countless Texans, freeing families from the chains of active addiction." Mel Taylor … Non-profit …
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