This book is a collection of articles in which authors debate whether marijuana is addictive and is linked to harder drugs, whether medical marijuana can help in the treatment of pain, and whether recreational use of marijuana should be legalized.
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Is marijuana harmful? - Marijuana is addictive and is linked to use of harder drugs / Rita Rubin - Marijuana is not a gateway drug / Bruce Mirken - Marijuana use is linked to lung cancer / Crystal Phend - Pot smoking not linked to lung cancer / Salynn Boyles - Marijuana interferes with sexual functioning / Anthony M.A. Smith ... [et al.] - Marijuana's effects on sex vary with individuals / Michael Castleman - Are there medical benefits to using marijuana? - Marijuana can help in the treatment of pain / Bill McCarberg - Marijuana use can increase pain / Medical News Today - Marijuana helps with autism / Marie Myung-Ok Lee - Marijuana is dangerous for autism sufferers / Ugo Uche - Marijuana can help with nausea during pregnancy / Amie Newman - Marijuana use during pregnancy can have adverse outcomes / Eran Kozer and Gideon Koren - Is it possible to get the medical benefits of marijuana without the high / William Saletan - The high is part of the medical benefit of marijuana / Lanny Swerdlow - Should medical marijuana be legalized? - The FDA's opposition to medical marijuana legalization is based on science / Drug-Free Action Alliance and Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Association of Ohio - The FDA's opposition to medical marijuana legalization is based on politics / Sydney Spiesel - State medical marijuana laws undermine the rule of federal law / George F. Will - The federal government's attacks on medical marijuana result in abuse and injustice / Scott Morgan - Should recreational marijuana be legalized? - Responsible adult personal use of marijuana should be legalized / NORML - Marijuana should not be legalized / Charles Stimson - Legalizing marijuana would save money and generate tax revenue / Jeffrey Miron - Legalizing marijuana in California would not generate substantial tax revenues / Robert A Mikos - Legalizing marijuana will reduce drug violence in Mexico / Héctor Aguilar Camín and Jorge G. Castañeda - Legalizing marijuana in California will not have much effect on Mexican drug traffickers / Beau Kilmer ... [et al.].