Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Oregon decrimina] ossession and use HcHomoQnAr minioU UU\AV1IIV/UIIV/I puillOll . In 1975 Oregon A ison told The W r that with decrim )pear to be a notice ^er of smokers, claims that the nu astically. >f the advantages o lana. The governm( i iust as it does ind law enforcemer nrn fimn onnMAU^M ihu nine cucil ives. It may se< a taxes could be i members to la> irijuana may not b se, but neither an but it would certai larijuana than to 1 s. What it all realh i of humans to deciai they will use to ab /en otherwise, mari ithod of abuse. get "hooked" i, though a s possible. srmanent effect ation of brain a. leaths. :ys showed that iose is for all ble by humans. arijuana causes from marijuana such reactions sed individuals. uana does not oehavior. ity of marijuana er drugs. t would appear be safer than ttes and alcohol ihological harm. psychologically ling. )hol, violent and at society should recreational use reed that, since n. eliminated and very harmful, seeking out and use it. amended that awn for private ijuana and that use, and at the ! recommended distribution of snt to distribute, lized marijuana, of less than one able by not more ttorney General Washington Star inalization there table increase in discounting opmber would inf the legalization ;nt could tax the cigarettes and it agencies could iding murderers 3m ironic, b it used to add s itV enforcem it e totally safe for e cigarettes and nly oe easier to ban alcohol and ' boils down to is b what method or use their bodies, juana may be the