I allso have not seen you post 1 SOLID Fact for your argument.

If you would like to question any of mine feel free...

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Suggested Reading

[61] Grinspoon, Lester. Marihuana Reconsidered. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1971.

[62] Herer, Jack. The Emperor Wears No Clothes. Van Nuys, CA: Hemp Publishing, 1990.

[63] Hendin, Herbert. Living High: Daily Marijuana Use Among Adults. New York: Human Sciences Press, 1987.

[64] Himmelstein, Jerome L. The Strange Career of Marihuana: Politics and Ideology of Drug Control in America. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1983.

[65] Dale Gieringer, Ph.D from California's NORML. "Health Tips for Marijuana Smokers," Feb. 1994 edition. To receive this very comprehensive 32-page compilation of reports, send a $5 donation to California NORML, 2215-R Market St. #278, San Francisco, CA 94114 or call (415) 563-5858 and ask for the paper by name. The packet includes detailed instructions on how to construct a vaporizer.