When it comes to spreading unfounded rumors, urban legends, and outright lies, the internet is definitely the "Ignorance Superhighway."  Obvious fallacies are allowed to breed and spread exponentially with just the click of a mouse.  As such, it's fertile ground for the pro-marijuana crowd to disseminate their lies to gullible people who can't seem to run a simple Google search in order to verify a claim. Recently, I read a ridiculous meme that claimed that 1) marijuana cured cancer, and 2) the government is keeping it from us.  Of course, it had several "likes" and affirming comments about a drug with alleged curative powers that medical science hasn't been able to find.  This is what passes for informed debate now: agreeing with a dubious claim and then disagreeing with all dissenting opinions. The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, or, NORML, and the rest of the pro-pot stoners and liberals have wanted...(Read Full Post)