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 More options May 13, 3:49 am
Newsgroups: alt.bitterness, alt.abuse.recovery, talk.politics.drugs
From: M_P <m...@rocketmail.com>
Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 10:49:52 -0700 (PDT)
Local: Tues, May 13 2008 3:49 am
Subject: Re: BREAKING: Reefer Causes Depression
On May 10, 12:04 pm, nos...@nospam.home (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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