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> [I am convinced that there are genuine and valid levels of perception available with cannabis (and probably with other drugs) which are,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lester-grinspoon/i-am-convinced-that-there-are-genuine-and-valid-levels-of-perception/)

[Lester Grinspoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lester-grinspoon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/02f/lester-grinspoon-48296_cannabis_i-am-convinced-that-there-are-genuine-an_313854.jpg)

> [Cannabis is remarkably safe. Although not harmless, it is surely less toxic than most of the conventional medicines it could replace if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lester-grinspoon/cannabis-is-remarkably-safe-although-not-harmless-it-is-surely-less/)

[Lester Grinspoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lester-grinspoon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/192/lester-grinspoon-48296_available_cannabis-is-remarkably-safe-although-not_323348.jpg)

> [I've been smoking marijuana for 44 years now, and ... I think it's a tremendous blessing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lester-grinspoon/i-ve-been-smoking-marijuana-for-44-years-now-and-i-think-it-s-a/)

[Lester Grinspoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lester-grinspoon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ac/lester-grinspoon-48296_blessing_i-ve-been-smoking-marijuana-for-44-years_1184091.jpg)

> [I have come to doubt whether the FDA rules should apply to cannabis. There is no question about its safety. It is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lester-grinspoon/i-have-come-to-doubt-whether-the-fda-rules-should-apply-to-cannabis/)

[Lester Grinspoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lester-grinspoon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ea/lester-grinspoon-48296_adverse_i-have-come-to-doubt-whether-the-fda-rul_2371888.jpg)

## Other authors on Cannabis

- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-eddie-obeng-31398.jpg) Harry J. Anslinger 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cannabis/harry-j-anslinger/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-terence-mckenna-89395.jpg) Terence McKenna 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cannabis/terence-mckenna/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-carl-sagan-20994.jpg) Carl Sagan 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cannabis/carl-sagan/)
- [Jack Herer 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cannabis/jack-herer/)

## More by Lester Grinspoon

> [I began to study marijuana in 1967... I had not yet learned that there is something very special about illicit drugs. If they don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lester-grinspoon/i-began-to-study-marijuana-in-1967-i-had-not-yet-learned-that-there/)

[Lester Grinspoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lester-grinspoon/)

> [I am convinced that there are genuine and valid levels of perception available with cannabis (and probably with other drugs) which are, through the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lester-grinspoon/i-am-convinced-that-there-are-genuine-and-valid-levels-of-perception/)

[Lester Grinspoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lester-grinspoon/)

> [Cannabis is remarkably safe. Although not harmless, it is surely less toxic than most of the conventional medicines it could replace if it were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lester-grinspoon/cannabis-is-remarkably-safe-although-not-harmless-it-is-surely-less/)

[Lester Grinspoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lester-grinspoon/)

> [Marijuana is effective at relieving nausea and vomiting, spasticity, appetite loss, certain types of pain, and other debilitating symptoms. And it is extraordinarily safe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lester-grinspoon/marijuana-is-effective-at-relieving-nausea-and-vomiting-spasticity/)

[Lester Grinspoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lester-grinspoon/)

> [I've been smoking marijuana for 44 years now, and ... I think it's a tremendous blessing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lester-grinspoon/i-ve-been-smoking-marijuana-for-44-years-now-and-i-think-it-s-a/)

[Lester Grinspoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lester-grinspoon/)

> [We in this country have to make up our minds -- -- we can not have it both ways: we cannot be both drug-free…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lester-grinspoon/we-in-this-country-have-to-make-up-our-minds-we-can-not-have-it-both/)

[Lester Grinspoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lester-grinspoon/)

> [I have come to doubt whether the FDA rules should apply to cannabis. There is no question about its safety. It is one of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lester-grinspoon/i-have-come-to-doubt-whether-the-fda-rules-should-apply-to-cannabis/)

[Lester Grinspoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lester-grinspoon/)

> [Marijuana is one of the least toxic substances in the whole pharmacopoeia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lester-grinspoon/marijuana-is-one-of-the-least-toxic-substances-in-the-whole/)

[Lester Grinspoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lester-grinspoon/)

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