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All other rights reserved. If left unchallenged, this might leave the erroneous impression that the myths and misperceptions on which the argument is based represent factual evidence that is widely accepted by the general public. Nothing could be further from the truth. The vast majority of experts on health and drug issues dispute much of the disinformation used to support the pro-marijuana arguments. The pro-marijuana activists base their arguments upon five myths that create a smokescreen that attempts to obscure the real concerns that health and law enforcement professionals have about marijuana legalization.