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in Jamaica "is pervasive" and is used "in heavier quan-
tities with greater THC potency than in the U.S.," its 
use is "without deleterious social or psychological 
consequences." [12]
What's more, the three studies cited, the largest human
cannabis studies to date, also revealed that heavy long-
term cannabis users scored slightly higher on IQ tests, 
had slightly lower rates of illness and cancer, and liv-
ed longer on average than non-users. Users also proved 
to be more relaxed and sociable than non-users [4][12]
[13]. The best evidence indicates, contrary to GovtMedia 
disinformation, that cannabis is safe and good for you.
In line with the findings of the Panama Canal study
and the LaGuardia Report,  current research confirms
that the addictive potential of cannabis is very low.
The journal TRENDS IN PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCES states 
that research shows cannabis has  "limited potential 
for development of...psychological dependence due to 
the weak reinforcing properties of Delta-9-THC." [14] 
BRAIN RESEARCH journal observes that "cannabinoid 
dependence and withdrawal phenomena are minimal." [15] 
Research proves that cannabis is nontoxic. For example,
in the journal FUNDAMENTAL AND APPLIED TOXICOLOGY [16], 
Dr. William Slikker, director of the Neurotoxicology  
Division of the National Center for Toxicological Re-
search (NCTR), described the health of monkeys exposed 
to very high levels of cannabis for an extended period:
     The general health of the monkeys was not 
     compromised by a year of marijuana exposure  
     as indicated by weight gain, carboxyhemoglobin 
     and clinical chemistry/hematology values.
When THE ARKANSAS TIMES [17] asked Dr. Merle Paule of 
NCTR about evidence of cannabis toxicity and the health 
of the monkeys in the study, Dr. Paule said, "There's 
just nothing there. They were all fine."
The journal TOXICOLOGY LETTERS [18] published a study 
that found no link between cannabis smoking and lung 
cancer. The seven researchers in the study concluded:
     It has been suggested that marijuana smoking 
     is a proximal cause of respiratory cancer. 
     However, these intimations have not been 
     borne out by epidemiological investigation.
Not only is the evidence linking cannabis smoking to 
cancer negative, but the largest human studies cited in-
dicated that cannabis users had lower rates of cancer
than nonusers. What's more, those who smoked both can-
nabis and tobacco had lower rates of lung cancer than 
those who smoked only tobacco -- a strong indication
of chemo-prevention [4][12][13]. Even more, in 1975 re-
searchers at the Medical College of Virginia found that 
cannabis showed powerful antitumor activity against 
both benign and malignant tumors (the government then 
banned all future cannabis/cancer research) [4].  In
fact,  the NEW ENGLISH DISPENSATORY of 1764 recommends
boiled cannabis roots for the elimination of tumors [19].
Powerful evidence that cannabis not only does not cause
cancer, but that it may prevent and even cure cancer.
The few studies that the GovtMedia drums into the pub-
lic mind over and over,  which claim to show that can-
nabis is a harmful drug, are almost all the work of the
the government's top hired gun, Dr. Gabriel Nahas. The
NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE described Nahas's work
as "psychopharmacological McCarthyism that compels him 
to use half-truths, innuendo and unverified assertions." 
The JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION also con-
demned his work, stating, "Examples of biased selection
and...omissions of facts abound in every chapter." [20]
Conclusion:
Not only does the best scientific research overwhelming-
ly confirm that cannabis is both an effective medicine 
and a safe drug, but that it may both prevent and cure
cancer and may be generally beneficial to health. What 
this shows us most clearly, in light of the consensus 
to the contrary, is the enormous power of a Big Lie. 
With its vast resources, the "GovtMedia elite" are 
able to fabricate and fob off a pharmacological fraud 
against both cannabis and the public interest. Through 
sheer repetition and consistent suppression of contrary 
information, they are able to construct an edifice of 
public consensus which even the hardest scientific 
facts fail to topple.
The truth is no stronger than the ability of true in-
formation to surpass the public distribution of false 
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