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...Sanjay Gupta's article "Why I Would Vote No on Pot" [Nov. 6], which argued against legalizing possession of small amounts of marijuana, completely missed the mark. The ballot initiatives weren't about whether marijuana is good or bad for you; they were about whether personal possession should be a criminal offense. Lots of things are harmful to your health--tobacco smoking, fried chicken, trans fats--but is the best way to combat those health dangers to incarcerate users? Absolutely...
...Gupta reported that marijuana's side effects include short-term memory loss, impairment of cognitive ability, depression and impaired driving skills. All of these are, however, common side effects of many pharmaceuticals, which most physicians nevertheless seem to hand out like candy. Perhaps when pot farmers start taking doctors out for fancy lunches and golfing trips, legalized medical cannabis will be less controversial...
...Bois Institute’s de facto gallery room is a small, oddly shaped space near the main reception area on floor 3R, plastered wall-to-wall with black-and-white photographs taken by Indian photographer Sunil Gupta during the “Looking for Langston” film shoot...
...Gupta places the black men that occupy his frames in a realm between shadow and light, neither relegating them to the darkness nor allowing them to fully emerge from obscurity...
...leading U.N. authority on women’s rights received the Anne Roe Award from the Graduate School of Education (GSE) last night. President of the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) Geeta Rao Gupta won the award, which is given to an individual who has contributed significantly to women’s professional growth. ICRW is a non-profit organization that focuses on women in developing and transition countries. GSE Dean Kathleen McCartney presented the biennial prize to Gupta in front of a crowd of around 100. Gupta also discussed her work in a lecture entitled...