Word: marihuana
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Wholly in my capacity as a Harvard alumnus, I write to urge that the leaders of undergraduate opinion at Harvard organize effectively to deal with what is commonly known as the marihuana problem...
...outset, let me declare that I am confident that in many respects the public exaggerates the evils associated with the use of marihuana. Occasional use, considered strictly from a health standpoint, apart from social consequences, has not been demonstrated to be deleterious. One may assume (although this has not been clearly proven) that the physical welfare of an individual is at least as gravely prejudiced by occasional use of alcohol and constant use of cigarette tobacco as by episodic use of marihuana. However, if consideration for the moment be confined only to the physical consequences of marihuana (apart from...
Whether the use of marihuana has a physical connection with the use of other drugs such as heroin, cocaine, and LSD is beyond present proof. Undoubtedly, those who are willing to experiment with marihuana have a disposition which would lead them in many cases to experiment with more dangerous drugs. Also the purchase of marihuana often brings one in contact with sellers of more dangerous products who either through ordinary commercial exploitation or through subtle blackmailing pressure, induce customers to acquire new types of dangerous drugs which they have not previously had. Some of these more dangerous drugs are addictive...
Since Dr. Farnsworth seems to have such great respect for this book, I would like to present its conclusions about marihuana...
There are no lasting ill effects from the acute use of marihuana, and fatalities have not been known to occur...