A Group of Doctors, Including One Former Surgeon General, Endorsed Recreational Marijuana
The newly-formed Doctors for Cannabis Regulation (DFCR) will call for the legalization of marijuana for recreational use on Monday. The group includes more than 50 physicians and counts a former surgeon general as well as faculty at prestigious medical schools among its ranks.
Members of DFCR believe that the legal, regulated sale of marijuana is better for public health than the current system of prohibition and criminalization.
The doctors claim that occasional marijuana use is "generally benign" and much less harmful than alcohol and tobacco use. They also believe that "the burden of cannabis prohibition falls disproportionately upon communities of color and the nation's poor" and criminalizing marijuana does not prevent children from using it.
Not to mention, legalized pot has dramatically lowered the demand and cost of illegal marijuana from Mexico and is a great job creator.
These physicians are not in the minority. According to a 2015 Medscape poll, most American doctors approve of full legalization, not just medical marijuana.
So vape up if you want. Doctor's orders.
[H/T Washington Post]
