Artist proposes marijuana for kids

EducationHQ News Team

By EducationHQ News Team
Published May 20, 2015

Hobart's Museum of Old and New Art has defended its promotion of an idea to medicate children with marijuana in a bid to improve Tasmania's education outcomes.

HOBART, May 19 - MONA creative director Leigh Carmichael described an idea from teaching artist Leon Ewing to supply marijuana to ...

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