Dear Mr. Steves: Your advocacy for marijuana legalization is insulting and offensive to the families of people who have lost children and relatives to this vicious drug. You need compassion for people and families who have been indelibly harmed by marijuana. Most of us like to think of ourselves as open-minded and compassionate, and certainly … Continue reading Rick Steves ignores letter, offends parents who lost children
A former New York Times reporter and now a best-selling author, Alex Berenson has an important new book, Tell Your Children: The truth about marijuana, violence and mental health. Simon & Schuster will publish and release it on January 8, 2019. Indeed Berenson’s book promises to confirm the facts that we’ve been warning about: the … Continue reading Former NYT writer’s New Book Warns of Marijuana, Violence, Mental Illness
A Texas man fatally stabbed his 16-month-old son, yelling “Jesus is coming,” in Lewisville, outside of Dallas, on August 19. Authorities say 27-year-old Blair Ness is charged in the death of his toddler son Ashton Ness. Police say they found “fresh burnt marijuana as well as a haze of smoke in the apartment,” and blood … Continue reading Horrible child abuse death in Texas highlights links to marijuana
My problems got worse (Read part 1) This is how two friends changed forever. I was 19, with spotty employment, working low level part-time jobs. Sometimes I was “involuntarily terminated” from jobs because of poor attendance or petty theft. I did not understand at the time the awful effects that near daily use of marijuana … Continue reading Two Friends: Quitting pot sent me in another direction
