On May 10, 12:04 pm, nos...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
(Michelle Obama's Wimp) wrote:
> "Significant numbers of teenagers are self-medicating,'' said John P.
> Walters, director of the White House office. "They're turning to
> marijuana to reduce [symptoms of depression], and [the depression] is
> getting worse."
Which is a much weaker claim than "Reefer Causes Depression." If
alcohol makes depression worse, is that a good reason for a general
ban on alcohol?
> "We forget because we think of marijuana as something that's the least
> dangerous of illicit drugs, but far more teens are in treatment for
> dependency on marijuana than alcohol," Walters said.
Being in treatment doesn't prove you have a problem ... it can simply
mean that your parents have a problem, or that a fatheaded judge
thinks all marijuana use is an "illness."
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