There are plenty of medical, social, scientific and economic reasons to support cannabis

Holiday season is upon us, and for many, that means dealing with family members whose views and values may be opposed to your own. After sitting down to holiday dinner next to your pro-Trump uncle, you may feel the need to sneak off for a toke to chill out. But now that public opinion about cannabis is finally becoming more positive, perhaps now is the time to be honest with your family about your own cannabis use.

Cannabis is currently legal in medical or recreational form in the majority of states, and recent polls have shown that a growing majority of Americans support legalization. Regardless, it's likely that you may have family members who still cling to myths that smoking pot will turn you into a failed burnout or a crazed criminal. Fortunately, science is on your side - there is a wealth of hard medical evidence disproving many common cannabis myths.

Your friends here at MERRY JANE News have prepared a guide to help you broach the subject of weed with your closed-minded kin. Follow these simple guidelines and you'll be armed with all the information you need to refute any argument your prohibitionist relatives can dream up.