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Naperville: Tell Your Children The Truth About Marijuana, Mental Illness & Violence

Educating Voices, Inc. is pleased to present Alex Berenson for an eye-opening report, based on his new best seller, that exposes the link between teenage marijuana use and mental illness, and a hidden epidemic of violence caused by the drug. Tickets are free, but you must register in advance!

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Alex Berenson is a former New York Times reporter and award-winning novelist. Born in New York, he attended Yale University and went on to join the New York Times in 1999. There he covered everything from the drug industry to Hurricane Katrina and served two stints as a

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Long Grove: Tell Your Children The Truth About Marijuana, Mental Illness & Violence

Educating Voices, Inc. is pleased to present Alex Berenson for an eye-opening report, based on his new best seller, that exposes the link between teenage marijuana use and mental illness, and a hidden epidemic of violence caused by the drug. Tickets are free, but you must register in advance!

Featured Speaker:

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Alex Berenson is a former New York Times reporter and award-winning novelist. Born in New York, he attended Yale University and went on to join the New York Times in 1999. There he covered everything from the drug industry to Hurricane Katrina and served two stints as a correspondent

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Marijuana and Psychosis

The pitfalls and perils of marijuana legalization are well-documented. But whenever we discuss that research here on BreakPoint, we’re accused of not having the right research. What that means is that we’ve used studies that contradict the very vocal advocates of weed.Well, let’s see what happens when we cite The British journal The Lancet, which, along with the New England Journal of Medicine and the Journal of the American Medical Association, is considered the “gold standard” for peer-reviewed medical research. It doesn’t get more “real” than being published in The Lancet.

A just-published study in The Lancet

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Marijuana, Mental Illness and Violence

Ten states and Washington, D.C., have legalized the recreational use of marijuana. Twenty-two other states, along with U.S. territories Puerto Rico and Guam, allow marijuana to be used for medical purposes. Let's examine some hidden issues about marijuana use. Before we start, permit me to state my values about medical or recreational use of any drug. We each own ourselves. If we choose to take chances with substances that can ruin our health, lead to death and otherwise destroy our own lives, that's our right. But we do not have a right to harm others in the process of harming ourselves.
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Marijuana Is More Dangerous Than You Think

As legalization spreads, more Americans are becoming heavy users of cannabis, despite its links to violence and mental illness.
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