Wrong, cannabis is not ‘infinitely worse’ than tobacco

When the Prime Minister says ‘marijuana is infinitely worse’ than tobacco, he’s doing what politicians have done since before the Dead Sea was sick: repeating what his electoral base—immune from clarifying and debunking evidence—wants to hear.

KINGSTON, ONT.—Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s claim that cannabis is “infinitely worse” than tobacco warrants a “pants-on-fire” rating. Not that it matters: He has a long history of making stuff up to suit his electoral requirements. It doesn’t ha...

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