The chapter delves into survey results on marijuana use, clarifying that correlations, not causation, suggest links between frequent marijuana use and poor health or lower incomes. Comparisons are made between the risks of alcohol and marijuana, with insights on the challenges of gathering accurate data on illegal drug consumption amid changing laws.
Both the left and right are likely to do well in France’s upcoming parliamentary poll, with President Emmanuel Macron’s party squeezed in the middle. The snap election could leave the country in chaos. In America, recreational use of weed is now commonplace, but what impact does it have on users’ wellbeing (10:06)? And the joy of short books: the intense pleasure of a quickie (17:40).
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