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RainDog

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3. I'd say at this time

Reply to RainDog (Original post)

Sat Jan 21, 2012, 07:15 PM

Jan 2012

the science that has indicated the benign nature of cannabis, esp. compared to other legal substances, is one of THE scientific issues that is challenging the power structure of the U.S. at this time.

And until the Federal govt. gets past its "church v. galileo" moment on this subject, they will continue to look as archaic as those who would not accept that the earth was not the center of the universe.

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Good Science Always Has Political Ramifications (Scientific American) [View all] RainDog Jan 2012 OP

this fails to take into account post-1950 histories of science showing that, no, MisterP Jan 2012 #1

actually, it talks about global warming RainDog Jan 2012 #2

but ramming everything into Andrew Dickson White's framework of science vs. authoritarianism is MisterP Jan 2012 #4

a trend in the history of science Lionel Mandrake Jan 2012 #5

I'd say at this time RainDog Jan 2012 #3