Parents are urged to learn about today's marijuana

This absolutely terrible bit of reefer madness propaganda is being smacked down quite easily today and I am feeling the need to join the fray. It's like these drug warriors have the same stupid talking points that are absolutely devoid of facts. Instead of debunking these lies directly, I am merely going to link to articles that prove my point for me, thus saving me time that can be better spent ignoring my children.

But today's marijuana is not yesterday's marijuana.

Marijuana is not only harmful, but addictive and potentially deadly.

It is scientifically proven to lead to the use of harder drugs.

According to the National Institutes of Health, someone who smokes five joints per week may be taking in as many cancer-causing chemicals as someone who smokes a full pack of cigarettes per day. Smoking one marijuana cigarette deposits about four times as much tar into the lungs as a filtered tobacco cigarette.

Finally, marijuana is called a "gateway" drug. Among marijuana's most harmful consequences is its role in leading to the use of other, harder drugs.