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Is Marijuana Safe Enough to Legalize for Recreational Use?

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A worker at the Alternative Herbal Health Services cannabis dispensary packages marijuana buds. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

As Californians decide how they are going to vote on Proposition 64, which would legalize the recreational use of marijuana, many voters are considering the drug’s health effects. In this hour, we’ll talk to doctors and researchers about whether marijuana is addictive, the impact of long term use and if there are any health benefits to using the drug.

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