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Alex Berenson on ‘Tell Your Children: The Truth About Marijuana, Mental Illness, and Violence’

07.17.2019 - By AEI PodcastsPlay

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Recent years have seen more and more states lift their bans on cannabis use, and the trend shows no signs of stopping. But perhaps a new book could at least slow things down.

In “Tell Your Children: The Truth About Marijuana, Mental Illness, and Violence,” Alex Berenson draws attention to the drug’s largely ignored downsides and reveals the hard truths many would-be legalizers would prefer to ignore. On this episode, we ask him about his findings, challenge him on some of his arguments, and discuss how marijuana regulations are likely to evolve going forward.

Alex Berenson is a former New York Times reporter and award-winning novelist. “Tell Your Children” is his second nonfiction book.

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