Yahoo Health,  Beth Greenfield
July 19, 2014

A spate of recent studies on the efficacy of marijuana for various medical uses has confirmed what many people have known for thousands of years: that pot can help cure what ails you. “The biggest myth is that it’s dangerous — that, on some level, it’s poison,” Michael Backes, author of “Cannabis Pharmacy: The Practical Guide to Medical Marijuana,” due out in September, tells Yahoo Health. “There’s a fear that it can make you crazy, or that you will become a slacker and won’t be able to participate in the American Dream, because you’ll be on the couch eating Cheetos.”

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