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When Meth Was an Antidepressant

It’s hard to tell which drugs are dangerous and which are revolutionary.
Source: American Journal of Public Health

Acting Drug Enforcement Administration chief Chuck Rosenberg is in hot box water after calling medical marijuana a “joke.”

“What really bothers me is the notion that marijuana is also medicinal—because it’s not,” Rosenberg said in a briefing to reporters . “We can have an intellectually honest debate about whether we should legalize something that is bad and dangerous, but don’t call it

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