[mugs99]

But he was 100% wrong when he said a) marijuana is harmless and b) "plants (in general) work as well as the extract".

a) Marijuana is harmless...it is safer than aspirin.
b) (in general) his statement is true. Extracts (in general) are done as a method of preservation. Fresh is better...in general.
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[robertpaulsen]

"Marijuana is harmless...it is safer than aspirin."

So you would let a 10-year-old smoke it? It being safer than aspirin and all.