The stigma once associated with marijuana has disappeared. Nineteen states have legalized cannabis for recreational use, and politicians on both sides increasingly consider it harmless. When asked during the 2020 presidential campaign about her pot use in college, Kamala Harris said and said that marijuana “brings happiness to a lot of people” and “we need more happiness in the world.” But the public needs an honest discussion of its social and public-health risks, which include violence and mental illness.
alex berensonAuthor of “Tell Your Children: The Truth About Marijuana, Mental Illness and Violence” Told that the New York Times had curiously removed from an article about the shooting in memory of a former Uvalde school colleague who complained about her grandmother not smoking her. The Times made no corrections to the story, as it might be expected to do while correcting a factual inaccuracy.
opinion | Cannabis and Violent Crime Rise
The stigma once associated with marijuana has disappeared. Nineteen states have legalized cannabis for recreational use, and politicians on both sides increasingly consider it harmless. When asked during the 2020 presidential campaign about her pot use in college, Kamala Harris said and said that marijuana “brings happiness to a lot of people” and “we need more happiness in the world.” But the public needs an honest discussion of its social and public-health risks, which include violence and mental illness.
alex berensonAuthor of “Tell Your Children: The Truth About Marijuana, Mental Illness and Violence” Told that the New York Times had curiously removed from an article about the shooting in memory of a former Uvalde school colleague who complained about her grandmother not smoking her. The Times made no corrections to the story, as it might be expected to do while correcting a factual inaccuracy.