In January 2019, Alex Berenson, a novelist and former New York Times reporter, released “Tell Your Children: The Truth About Marijuana, Mental Illness, and Violence.” The book suggested heavy marijuana use could trigger psychosis and increase violent behavior — effects Berenson claimed Big Marijuana didn’t want users to know.
Democracy Dies in Darkness
The return of ‘reefer madness’
Perspective by Emily Dufton
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Lucas Richert
April 16, 2019 at 6:00 a.m. EDT