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2018’s most popular health article wrongly claims that marijuana is less harmful than alcohol

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Federal study finds marijuana a hundred times less toxic than alcohol, safer than tobacco

SOURCE: John Regan, urhealthguide

Published: 20 Dec 2018

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Claim that the World Health Organization finds “bacon as harmful as cigarettes” is inaccurate and misleading

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World Health Organization Officially Declares Bacon is as Harmful as Cigarettes

SOURCE: Anonymous, Truth Reporter

Published: 09 Dec 2018

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