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(Archived document, may contain errors) 140 May 4, 1981 THE MARIJUANA EPIDEMIC I get a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach when I hear talk of marijuana being.safe. Marijuana is a very powerful agent which is affecting the body in many ways. What the full range of these consequences is going to be, we can only guess at this point. But from what we already know, I have no doubt that they are going to be h0rrendous.l Dr. Robert DuPont Former Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse.

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California. >> reporter: tonight, in california, they're lining up to light up. >> we've been looking forward to this day for a long time, haven't we? >> reporter: marijuana today became legal to buy and possess for anyone 21 and over. lines forming outside dispensaries from oakland to san diego. >> we were here at about 5:00 this morning. it's history. >> reporter: and business is set to boom in what's expected to be a $7 billion industry in the state. and tonight, dispensaries are bracing for the rush. >> we're getting ready, we have five new registers, six new bud tenders. >> reporter: thes...