28
February 2019
Past Event
Marijuana, Mental Illness, and Violence: A Conversation with Alex Berenson

Marijuana, Mental Illness, and Violence: A Conversation with Alex Berenson

Past Event
Hudson Institute, Washington, D.C. Headquarters
February 28, 2019
28
February 2019
Past Event

1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 400
Washington, DC 20004

Speakers:
Alex Berenson

Former New York Times reporter, award-winning novelist, and Author of Tell Your Children: The Truth About Marijuana, Mental Illness

John Walters

Chief Operating Officer, Hudson Institute

View a transcript of the event "here":https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.hudson.org/Alex%20Berenson%20Hudson%20In….

On February 28, Hudson Institute hosted Alex Berenson for a discussion of his latest book, Tell Your Children: The Truth About Marijuana, Mental Illness, and Violence. Berenson discussed what he learned and the reaction to his research with Hudson’s Chief Operating Officer and Senior Fellow John Walters, who served as director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy during both terms of President George W. Bush’s administration.

Berenson has ignited a new national debate over the dangers of marijuana use and raised questions about the consequences surrounding the growing trend of marijuana legalization and commercialization. His carefully researched book traces medical warnings going back to 100 A.D., as well as more contemporary research on the links between marijuana use, serious mental illness, and violence. Berenson reveals that ignorance and denial of the research about the dangers of marijuana use present a serious threat to Americans as the drug becomes more pervasive.

**NOTE: This event is open to the press. All members of the media should RSVP to press@hudson.org.**

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