Why are cigarettes legal, but marijuana illegal?

[RobH4413]

Originally Posted by jsarno

Great post rob.

Gus, fear of marijuana is what feeds the notion that it's badfor you. Your parents tell you it's bad, or the government, or whoever, but it's all out of fear. Just like anything, you need to find your own answers, not regurgitate (sp?) what you've "heard".

from the article... greatness

"We hypothesized that there would be a positive association between marijuana use and lung cancer, and that the association would be more positive with heavier use," he said. "What we found instead was no association at all, and even a suggestion of some protective effect."