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Apparently not.  #ddtb<\/p>\n<p style='clear:both;'>\n<p style='margin-bottom:5px;'><strong>Embedded Link<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style='height:120px;width:120px;overflow:hidden;float:left;margin-top:0px;padding-top:0px;margin-right:10px;vertical-align:top;text-align:center;clear:both;'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img style='max-width:none;' src='http:\/\/images0-focus-opensocial.googleusercontent.com\/gadgets\/proxy?container=focus&#038;gadget=a&#038;resize_h=100&#038;url=http%3A%2F%2Fgraphics8.nytimes.com%2Fimages%2F2012%2F01%2F10%2Fscience%2F09wellpota%2F09wellpota-articleInline.jpg' border='0' \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/well.blogs.nytimes.com\/2012\/01\/11\/marijuana-smoking-does-not-harm-lungs-study-finds\/'>Marijuana Smoking Does Not Harm Lungs, Study Finds<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA large new government study has found that smoking marijuana on a regular basis, even over many years, does not impair lung function.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p style='clear:both;'>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which is kind of a surprise, because I&#39;d expect regular (in this case, a joint a day) inhalation of any kind of smoke &#8212; tobacco, marijuana, or wood &#8212; would lead to problems. Apparently not. #ddtb Embedded Link Marijuana Smoking Does Not Harm Lungs, Study Finds A large new government study has found that smoking &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/01\/11\/pot-doesnt-appear-to-harm-lungs.html\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Pot doesn&#39;t appear to harm lungs&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[106,70,371,8],"tags":[107],"class_list":["post-25301","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-plusposts","category-health-science","category-war-on-drugs","category-zt-pc","tag-ddtb"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":24910,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2011\/12\/29\/colorado-asks-for-a-pot-break.html","url_meta":{"origin":25301,"position":0},"title":"Colorado asks for a pot break","author":"***Dave","date":"Thu 29-Dec-11 3:44pm","format":false,"excerpt":"I don't have any personal stake in this -- I've never used pot and have no particular urge to. But looking at the excessive costs of anti-pot policing, vs. the marginal gain, treating it as anything worse than alcohol is just foolish. #ddtbReshared post from +Breaking NewsColorado asks DEA to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;~PlusPosts&quot;","block_context":{"text":"~PlusPosts","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/blogging\/plusposts"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":26694,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/02\/27\/coloradoans-will-be-voting-on-legalized-pot-whoa-dude.html","url_meta":{"origin":25301,"position":1},"title":"Coloradoans will be voting on legalized pot. Whoa, dude","author":"***Dave","date":"Mon 27-Feb-12 8:54pm","format":false,"excerpt":"And insert all the standard jokes that the folks most likely to want to see it passed will be the least likely to make it to the polls.That said, it seems unlikely to pass, sadly. While the state does have a strong libertarian rural streak to it, all you have\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;~PlusPosts&quot;","block_context":{"text":"~PlusPosts","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/blogging\/plusposts"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":26898,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/03\/08\/even-a-broken-clock-is-correct-twice-a-day.html","url_meta":{"origin":25301,"position":2},"title":"Even a broken clock is correct twice a day","author":"***Dave","date":"Thu 8-Mar-12 6:38am","format":false,"excerpt":"Given my opposition to so many of Pat Robertson's dubious proclamations, I'm reluctant to embrace this one. I'll be curious as to how the Religious Right responds, though. #ddtbReshared post from +Bob ShraderIf Pat Robertson is calling for legalization of marijuana, then Bob Dylan was right -- \"The times, they\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;~PlusPosts&quot;","block_context":{"text":"~PlusPosts","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/blogging\/plusposts"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":24162,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2011\/12\/02\/what-we-have-out-here-on-the-ground-is-chaos.html","url_meta":{"origin":25301,"position":3},"title":"&quot;What we have out here on the ground is chaos&quot;","author":"***Dave","date":"Fri 2-Dec-11 2:57pm","format":false,"excerpt":"I would criticize GOP congresscritters and federal executives for ignoring their long-stated dedication to states rights in the case of state legalization of medical marijuana ... except that the Dems have been no better about it.The problem being, of course, that nobody ever lost a federal vote based on being\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;~PlusPosts&quot;","block_context":{"text":"~PlusPosts","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/blogging\/plusposts"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":27325,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/04\/04\/somehow-i-dont-see-this-as-states-rights-the-gop-will-support.html","url_meta":{"origin":25301,"position":4},"title":"Somehow I don&#39;t see this as states rights the GOP will support","author":"***Dave","date":"Wed 4-Apr-12 12:15am","format":false,"excerpt":"Though, FWIW, I don't expect the Obama Administatration to support it, either. #ddtb Embedded Link Lawmakers In 5 States Tell Feds To Back Off Medical Marijuana WASHINGTON -- Elected lawmakers in five states have a message for the federal government: Don't interfere with state medical marijuana laws. 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