Pubdate: Tue, 07 Jan 2020
Source: Wall Street Journal (US)
Copyright: 2020 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.
Contact:  http://www.wsj.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/487
Author: Thomas J. Madejski, M.D.
Note: Headline by Newshawk

THE HARMS OF MARIJUANA ARE IGNORED

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 issues, addiction, acute
and chronic lung disease, domestic violence and more.

Thomas J. Madejski, M.D.

Albion, N.Y.

Dr. Madejski was president of the Medical Society of the State of New
York from 2018 to 2019.
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