Word: harmlessness
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...like the British government's announcement last week that marijuana will be downgraded to a low-risk drug whose use or possession is not an arrestable offense. Greenfield thinks that moves to decriminalize the drug are based on "the greatest myth of all" - the belief that cannabis is essentially harmless. "Having studied the effects of so-called soft drugs on the brain, I'm convinced that pot smokers are literally blowing their minds," she says. "We're starting to live in a drug culture, where instead of having fulfilled and interesting lives, people seek oblivion from the stresses of life...
...good repellent, its safety is regularly called into question. In May a Duke University study found prolonged applications of DEET caused neurological damage in rats, but the author noted that sparing and infrequent use of it on people--for weekend camping trips or outdoor barbecues--could be harmless. The Environmental Protection Agency says DEET is safe if used properly. So, what's properly...
...muscle-bound types populating major league clubhouses these days. Twenty minutes pass. Ichiro doesn't move. His head is tilted up to watch a TV set hanging from the wall. He stares, grinning. He would look like an amused child, except he's too alert. He looks about as harmless as a panther on a tree limb...
...JUDGMENT Harmless, but it does make reselling stuff hard...
...cases have been recorded worldwide of nuclear materials (not bombs) being smuggled out of former Soviet territories and other countries. Such material could have reached bin Laden through criminals - intelligence officials reportedly believe Al Qaeda operatives have been stung more than once by con men offering them relatively harmless spent fuel disguised as weapons-grade radioactive material - or by sympathizers in Chechnya. Bin Laden operatives reportedly also tried in 1993 to buy enriched uranium produced in South Africa on the black market...