NORML Blog, Marijuana Law Reform » propaganda http://blog.norml.org Working to reform marijuana laws Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:26:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Alternet: “Five Things the Corporate Media Don’t Want You to Know About Cannabis” http://blog.norml.org/2009/09/28/alternet-five-things-the-corporate-media-dont-want-you-to-know-about-cannabis/ http://blog.norml.org/2009/09/28/alternet-five-things-the-corporate-media-dont-want-you-to-know-about-cannabis/#comments Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:03:17 +0000 Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director http://blog.norml.org/?p=1761 I’ve written previously about the mainstream media’s propensity to under report and distort stories that challenge marijuana prohibition.

Apparently my latest missive has hit a nerve — as it has quickly risen to become the most read story on Alternet.

5 Things the Corporate Media Don’t Want You to Know About Cannabis
via Alternet.org

1. Marijuana Use Is Not Associated With a Rise in Incidences of Schizophrenia

2. Marijuana Smoke Doesn’t Damage the Lungs Like Tobacco

3. Cannabis Use Potentially Protects, Rather Than Harms, the Brain

4. Marijuana Is a Terminus, Not a ‘Gateway,’ to Hard Drug Use

5. Government’s Anti-Pot Ads Encourage, Rather Than Discourage, Marijuana Use

Read the full text of the story here.

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