Experts Tell the Truth about Pot
February 22, 2012, 8:00 am by Scientific American: Health
In the classic 1936 cult film Reefer Madness , well-adjusted high school students who try marijuana suddenly sink into a life of addiction, promiscuity, aggression, academic failure, homicide and mental illness. The movie concludes with the ominous warning that “The dread marijuana may be reaching forth next for your son or daughter ... or yours ... or YOURS!” Newspaper headlines of the day often reflected a similar sentiment. On February 10, 1938, a headline in the Beloit (Wisc.) Daily News read, “Authorities Warn against Spread of Marijuana Habit--Insanity, Degeneracy and Violence Follow Use of Weed.” [More]
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