Decriminalization, demythologizing, desymbolizing and deemphasizing marijuana.

Decriminalization and Marijuana Smoking Prevalence: Evidence from Australia

This paper uses the 2001 wave of National Drug Strategy Household Survey (NDSHS) to assess the impact of marijuana decriminalization policy on marijuana smoking prevalence in Australia. Both parametric and non-parametric methods are used. The parametric approach postulates an endogenous probit switching model and its nested binary probit, endogenous bivariate probit and two-part models to estim...

Association of unintentional pediatric exposures with decriminalization of marijuana in the United States.

STUDY OBJECTIVE We compare state trends in unintentional pediatric marijuana exposures, as measured by call volume to US poison centers, by state marijuana legislation status. METHODS A retrospective review of the American Association of Poison Control Centers National Poison Data System was performed from January 1, 2005, to December 31, 2011. States were classified as nonlegal if they have ...

Demythologizing the stem cell juggernaut.

Demythologizing Christian Philosophy: An Outline

C Forum : decriminalization of can nabis

Introduction This paper discusses the case for decriminalization of cannabis use, based on a careful weighting of the currently available evidence regarding advantages and risks of such a policy change. The issue of decriminalization is a response to the widespread use of cannabis in spite of its current illegal status; that is, as a consequence of the perceived ineffectiveness of the tradition...