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Senseless war on weed

Dr. Sanjay Gupta’s series titled “Weed,” is a remarkable, science-based examination of marijuana. The Drug Enforcement Administration, Centers for Disease Control and National Institutes of Heath find no documented, confirmed deaths due to weed’s toxicity.

Compare that with tobacco, which kills at least 500,000 people a year. How does the war on weed make sense?

Lynn Dorn

Sanger

This story was originally published May 15, 2015 at 6:30 PM with the headline "Senseless war on weed."

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