The Cannabis Manifesto Quotes

“Today, I believe there is no such thing as the recreational use of cannabis. The concept is equally embraced by prohibitionists and self-professed stoners, but it is self-limiting and profoundly unhealthy. Defining cannabis consumption as elective recreation ignores fundamental human biology and history, and devalues the very real benefits the plant provides.
Dennis Peron, the man who opened the first cannabis dispensary in the U.S., has been derided for saying that all marijuana use is medical. I would make the same point a bit differently: the vast majority of cannabis use is for wellness purposes. The exception to the rule is misuse; any psychoactive material can and will be problematic for some percentage of the population—cannabis included.”
― Steve DeAngelo, The Cannabis Manifesto: A New Paradigm for Wellness

“皮肉だ… 熟年層は大麻の使用によって最も利益を得るグループの１つである。しかしながら、大麻の法律の改正にも最も反対しているグループでも有る。これは悲劇としか言いようのない現象といえる。

- スティーブ・デアンジェロ

There’s [an] ironic, almost tragic phenomenon, which is that seniors, who are one of the groups who can most benefit from use of cannabis, are the single group which remains most opposed to reforming cannabis laws.”
― Steve DeAngelo, The Cannabis Manifesto: A New Paradigm for Wellness