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Facebook refuses to run ‘Marijuana is Safer’ book advertisement
The social networking website Facebook has refused to run an advertisement for a book that compares the harms and legal status of marijuana and alcohol. The publisher of “Marijuana is Safer: So Why Are We Driving People to Drink?” hoped to use a Facebook ad to promote a special price…
Group offers $10,000 to disprove ‘marijuana is safer than alcohol’ claim
The Safer Texas Campaign is offering $10,000 to anyone in Texas who can prove that three statements claiming marijuana is safer than alcohol are incorrect. The three statements are: 1. Alcohol is significantly more toxic than marijuana, making death by overdose far more likely with alcohol 2. The health effects…
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