Cannabis is remarkably safe. Although not harmless, it is surely less toxic than most of the conventional medicines it could replace if it were legally available. Despite its use by millions of people over thousands of years, cannabis has never caused an overdose death.
Lester GrinspoonI've been smoking marijuana for 44 years now, and ... I think it's a tremendous blessing.
Lester GrinspoonWe in this country have to make up our minds -- -- we can not have it both ways: we cannot be both drug-free and free.
Lester GrinspoonI have come to doubt whether the FDA rules should apply to cannabis. There is no question about its safety. It is one of humanity's oldest medicines, used for thousands of years by millions of people with very little evidence of significant toxic effects. More is known about its adverse effects than about those of most prescription drugs.
Lester Grinspoon