George Zimmer Wants to Correct Myths About Marijuana

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George Zimmer, the man once famous for saying “You’re going to like the way you look” in Men’s Wearhouse advertisements, has smoked marijuana for 50 years and once donated $50,000 to legalization efforts in California, according to a Feb. 13, 2017, article at Business Insider.

Zimmer, 68, is scheduled to give a keynote address at the Cannabis Collaborative Conference in Portland, Ore., on Feb. 15, 2017.

“The fact is—and I mean the scientific fact—[marijuana] is less toxic and dangerous than cigarettes and alcohol, which are the main drugs in the United States,” Zimmer told Business Insider.

He also said he was able to get over his alcoholism 35 years ago by “transfer[ring] the addiction” to marijuana, which he said is less harmful.

“I refer to [marijuana] as harm reduction,” he said. “So the way cannabis helps is, when you lose your job, you don’t go on a two-week bender.”

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