SAFER - Myths vs. Facts

Myths vs. Facts

MYTH: Emergency-room visits for marijuana are more prevalent than for other drugs

MYTH: Allowing adults to use marijuana will lead to young people trying it at an earlier age

MYTH: Allowing adults to use marijuana would make it more accessible to kids

MYTH: Allowing adults to use marijuana would send the wrong message to kids

MYTH: Marijuana is a major cause of traffic accidents

MYTH: Marijuana use contributes to crime

MYTH: Getting busted for marijuana is no big deal

MYTH: Nobody actually gets in trouble for using marijuana

MYTH: Smoking marijuana can cause lung cancer and/or other cancers

MYTH: Smoking marijuana is more harmful than smoking tobacco

MYTH: Marijuana makes people stupid and/or forgetful and/or lazy

MYTH: Marijuana causes mental illness

MYTH: Marijuana kills brain cells and/or causes brain damage

MYTH: Marijuana is more potent today than in the past

MYTH: There are more people in drug treatment for marijuana than for all other drugs combined

MYTH: Marijuana is highly addictive

MYTH: Marijuana is a gateway drug

MYTH: Marijuana is so dangerous it must remain illegal

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