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    Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey Jan 8
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    Michael Tracey Retweeted Malcolm Gladwell

    Millions have been arrested, imprisoned, and generally subjected to horribly punitive "consequences" as a result of marijuana prohibition, so that's why a sudden raft of scare stories framed as a benign attempt to "learn more" is being received skepticallyhttps://twitter.com/Gladwell/status/1082467834184196096 …

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    Just reading the responses to my @NewYorker piece on the unknowns about marijuana. I’m puzzled why pot advocates would be hostile to the idea of learning more about the consequences of their habit. Haven’t we been through this w the climate deniers?
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      2. Caleb Jordan Schulz‏ @Based_Jedi Jan 8
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        I've noticed a big uptick lately in articles/monologues injecting fear, worry, etc about MJ...

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      3. Ihavevidence‏ @ihavevidence Jan 8
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        The system is starting to really freak out because it's spreading beyond liberal states now. It'll get worse expect full blown scare tactics within the year.

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      1. Jeremy Stamper‏ @jeremymstamper Jan 8
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        It’s an irrational response.

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      1. brandon glass‏ @brandonmglass Jan 8
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        "pot advocates" and "climate deniers" An interesting choice of language.

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      1. Pseudonym Bacon‏ @BaconPDX Jan 8
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        Without the marijuana core labor population, what will the Prison Industrial Complex do for workers? 🧐🤔🤨

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      1. Nadeem Gibran Salaam‏ @NadeemGibran Jan 8
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        Gladwell wrote in 1990, when he was a business reporter for The Washington Post the headline "Not Smoking Could Be Hazardous To Pension System." It featured economists predicting increased federal spending on Medicare & Social Security as more people lived longer by smoking less!

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      2. Oops! The Planet! ⓥ‏ @TippingElements Jan 8
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        yeah, & nbd, it’s not a dicey time for even legal cannabis at all. 🙄 I know someone who shuttered a fledgling business in 2016 due to the wind changing. too high of risk to start a business now.

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      3. Oops! The Planet! ⓥ‏ @TippingElements Jan 8
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        he’s smart enough to know that the climate denier comparison is malicious. when there’s verifiable data on a range of outcomes, denialists deny the precautionary "worst case scenario.” he spends his article drumming up “worst case” which is unverifiable due to lack of data.

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      1. RandomWisdom‏ @RandomWisdom3 Jan 8
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        It's a red herring. They know legalization is a matter of time, and they're counting on people to give "government" "permission" to "regulate" (and eventually monopolize) weed, and it will be controlled by the FDA (controlled by big phama/Bayer-Monsanto)

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      1. thehyphed‏ @thehyphed Jan 8
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        I'm in favor of marijuana legalization, but I don't see this framing you're talking about. You sound defensive.

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      1. Rich McGhee‏ @rdmcghee Jan 8
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        That plus the obvious: A huge amount of revenue is on the line tied to the fast growing marijuana industry.

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      1. Citizen J‏ @miceworkz Jan 8
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        I’m all for full legalization for exactly the reasons you stated, but watching the zombies reeking of weed on the @MBTA and dealing with them while they are “perfectly fine” is making me curious as to what a legitimate study by scientists without an agenda would find.

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      1. Dan Lenski‏ @moxfyre Jan 8
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        I support marijuana legalization as a net societal good. I voted to legalize recreational pot twice, glad I did. I also believe that it's very likely harmful to long-term users, though probably not as bad tobacco. More scientific evidence would be great. What's wrong with that?

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      2. Gaius Laelius‏ @LaeliusGaius Jan 8
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        It's important to keep separate the failed government policy towards cannabis and its actual effects on health. Alcohol is bad for your health, yet we have a sensible policy for regulating its production and controlling its sale.

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