Is it legal or is it illegal?

Is it harmless or will it turn you into a brain dead stoner?

Is it a medical miracle or just a big dud?

Is it illegal because of racism or because of big business?

Questions surrounding marijuana are everywhere, and they are as diverse as are the answers.

Today, we're going to separate some of the facts from the fiction surrounding marijuana.

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Marijuana

Once branded as a social menace, marijuana is enjoying a new push for legitimacy.

Advocates Harold marijuana is a medicinal herb capable of treating everything from nausea to cancer,

and they push to classify it as a legal drug.

And yet, anti-drug advocates continue to argue against marijuana,

calling it a dangerous gateway to drug abuse and pushing lawmakers to resist legalization.

So which is it?

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