Taking the problem of marijuana addiction seriously and thinking seriously about dynamic policy responses
I have recently seen a number of thoughtful pieces about marijuana addiction, and it seems worthwhile to do a quick round-up here:
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From Annie Lowrey at The Atlantic, “America’s Invisible Pot Addicts: More and more Americans are reporting near-constant cannabis use, as legalization forges ahead.”
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From Jonathan Stea at Slate, “Cannabis Addiction Is Not Heroin Addiction. That Doesn’t Make It Any Less Real. A large minority of people have trouble with cannabis, and for those people, it’s important to find help.“
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From Rachel Browne at Vice News, “Inside Marijuana Anonymous, the group for people addicted to weed“
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From German Lopez at Vox, “Why you shouldn’t dismiss the risk of marijuana addiction: There are real concerns with marijuana addiction. That doesn’t mean legalization is a bad idea.”