It's time we put to rest the myth that smoking marijuana is a fringe or deviant activity, engaged in only by those on the margins of American society. In reality, marijuana smoking is extremely common, and marijuana is the recreational drug of choice for millions of mainstream, middle class Americans. According to the most recent NIDA data1, between 65 and 71 million Americans have smoked marijuana at some time in their lives, and 10 million are current smokers (…
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…Commission on Marijuana and Drug Abuse, Marijuana, A Signal of Misunderstanding (New York: The New American Library, Inc., 1972). {4} Elders, Pete. Seeds of discorn. People weekly, 1995. Austin, Texas {5} In the Matter of Marijuana Rescheduling Petition, Docket 86-22, Opinion, Recommended Ruling, Finding of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Decision of Administrative Law Judge, September 6, 1988 (Drug Enforcement Agency, Washington, DC, 1988). {6} ACLU National Survey of Voters' Opinions on the Use and Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Purposes (March 31-April 5, 1995).