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Marihuana reconsidered

LESTER GRINSPOON, M.D.

Marihuana Reconsidered. 1st published in 1971 & updated in '77, was a Harvard University Press bestseller much praised by reviewers. Noted psychiatrist Dr Lester Grinspoon methodically reviews the scientific, medical & popular literature on the effects of marihuana. Today, as the issue of legalizing...

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Stuff You Should Know

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Stuff You Should Know

In this essay, he wrote about his personal experiences with cannabis and how it had enhanced his appreciation for art and helped him explore new perspectives.

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He said, the cannabis experience has greatly improved my appreciation for art, a subject which I had never much appreciated before. The understanding of the intent of the artist which I can achieve wh...

— Episode: Selects: Carl Sagan: American Hero

Episode: Selects: Carl Sagan: American Hero

In this essay, he wrote about his personal experiences with cannabis and how it had enhanced his appreciation for art and helped him explore new perspectives.

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He said, the cannabis experience has greatly improved my appreciation for art, a subject which I had never much appreciated before. The understanding of the intent of the artist which I can achieve when high sometimes carries over to when I'm down. This is one of many human frontiers which cannabis has helped me traverse.

Honestly with Bari Weiss

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Honestly with Bari Weiss

The book, written by Dr. Peter Grinspoon's father, Lester Grinspoon, reconsidered marijuana in 1971, highlighting how much has changed in terms of potency and THC levels.

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It's kind of funny when I was growing up and people were debating like a lot of really prominent people debating legalization my living room like the Carl Sagan's of the world and the Allen Ginsberg a...

— Episode: Was Legalizing Weed a Mistake? A Debate.

Episode: Was Legalizing Weed a Mistake? A Debate.

The book, written by Dr. Peter Grinspoon's father, Lester Grinspoon, reconsidered marijuana in 1971, highlighting how much has changed in terms of potency and THC levels.

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It's kind of funny when I was growing up and people were debating like a lot of really prominent people debating legalization my living room like the Carl Sagan's of the world and the Allen Ginsberg and you know one criticism of legalization back then is that you had to smoke a whole joint

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