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They were going to become insane anyway. Marijuana use, by people with the genetic predisposition to schizophrenia, may increase the onset by 2-6 years.
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“The results of the current study suggest that having an increased familial morbid risk for schizophrenia may be the underlying basis for schizophrenia in cannabis users and not cannabis use by itself,” note the researchers.
Originally Posted by Sorel36 Oh I see because some people have smoked and still made it then this proves weed is harmless then and everybody out there should get stoned. Don't worry about any consequences !
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Originally Posted by lycos679
What consequences? Smoking pot doesn't automatically make someone quit their job and join the ranks of the homeless.
These prohibitionists have it backasswards. They believe the majority of smokers are full time stoners, and the few who partake rarely are the minority.
If this were the case, there would be more than 100M homeless people. That's how many people admit they have smoked it.
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Despite 70+ years of criminal prohibition, marijuana still remains widely popular among Americans, with over 102 million Americans (41 percent of the U.S. population) having used it during their lifetimes, 26 million (10 percent) having used it in the past year, and over 15 million (6 percent) admitting that they use it regularly. (By contrast, fewer than 15 percent of adults have ever tried cocaine, the second most ‘popular’ illicit drug, and fewer than 2 percent have ever tried heroin — so much for that supposed ‘gateway effect.’) Predictably, all of the 2008 marijuana use figures are higher than those that were reported for the previous year — great work John Walters!
Here's an opinion idiots view:
Let me repeat that for emphasis: If you use marijuana heavily prior to age 25, your brain won't work anymore -- not as it did originally. Will you die young, as with tobacco? We'll have to wait a generation to find out, just as we did with tobacco. Our children will be the guinea pigs. Opinion: Legalizing marijuana is not worth the risk - CNN.com
WTF?
I'm sorry to inform this caveman that we have an entire generation of stoners (baby boomers) who are living longer, and are the wealthiest generation in history. Just maybe, if Congress were to hit a bong every now and again they'd be able to work together, sing a campfire song, and go out for pizza.
It has been proven the medicinal benefits of getting high, in moderation, outweigh the adversities.
A short list:
- It may help reverse the carcinogenic effects of tobacco and improve lung health.
- It can be used to treat Glaucoma.
- It can help control epileptic seizures.
- It also decreases the symptoms of a severe seizure disorder known as Dravet's Syndrome.
- A chemical found in marijuana stops cancer from spreading.
- THC slows the progression of Alzheimer's disease.
- The drug eases the pain of multiple sclerosis.
- It lessens side effects from treating hepatitis C and increases treatment effectiveness.
- Marijuana treats inflammatory bowel diseases.
- It relieves arthritis discomfort.
- It keeps you skinny and helps your metabolism.
A study published in the American Journal Of Medicine on April 15 of last year suggested that pot smokers are skinnier than the average person and have healthier metabolism and reaction to sugars, even though they do end up eating more calories because of the munchies.
Read more: 23 Health Benefits Of Marijuana - Business Insider
Even Sanjay Gupta has reversed his opinion to become pro-medical. Obama's affinity for the bud, among other drugs, prior to 25 years of age didn't hurt his brain.
People who are against the legalization of pot might as well be members of the flat earth society.
They were going to become insane anyway. Marijuana use, by people with the genetic predisposition to schizophrenia, may increase the onset by 2-6 years.
Here's an opinion idiots view:
Let me repeat that for emphasis: If you use marijuana heavily prior to age 25, your brain won't work anymore -- not as it did originally. Will you die young, as with tobacco? We'll have to wait a generation to find out, just as we did with tobacco. Our children will be the guinea pigs. Opinion: Legalizing marijuana is not worth the risk - CNN.com
WTF?
I'm sorry to inform this caveman that we have an entire generation of stoners (baby boomers) who are living longer, and are the wealthiest generation in history. Just maybe, if Congress were to hit a bong every now and again they'd be able to work together, sing a campfire song, and go out for pizza.
Seems like Obama's affinity for the bud, among other drugs, prior to 25 years of age didn't hurt his brain.
Heavy marijuana use prior to age 25 does cause brain damage, but that's because the brain isn't fully developed. The studies aren't exactly in agreement though. One study, over a year and a half, found no brain impairment in marijuana users. Another 10 yr long study found brain impairment in teens, while finding no long term impairment after age 25. Alcohol still causes more damage to developing brains.
Originally Posted by Sorel36 Oh I see because some people have smoked and still made it then this proves weed is harmless then and everybody out there should get stoned. Don't worry about any consequences !
These prohibitionists have it backasswards. They believe the majority of smokers are full time stoners, and the few who partake rarely are the minority.
If this were the case, there would be more than 100M homeless people. That's how many people admit they have smoked it.
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Despite 70+ years of criminal prohibition, marijuana still remains widely popular among Americans, with over 102 million Americans (41 percent of the U.S. population) having used it during their lifetimes, 26 million (10 percent) having used it in the past year, and over 15 million (6 percent) admitting that they use it regularly. (By contrast, fewer than 15 percent of adults have ever tried cocaine, the second most ‘popular’ illicit drug, and fewer than 2 percent have ever tried heroin — so much for that supposed ‘gateway effect.’) Predictably, all of the 2008 marijuana use figures are higher than those that were reported for the previous year — great work John Walters!
Here's an opinion idiots view:
Let me repeat that for emphasis: If you use marijuana heavily prior to age 25, your brain won't work anymore -- not as it did originally. Will you die young, as with tobacco? We'll have to wait a generation to find out, just as we did with tobacco. Our children will be the guinea pigs. Opinion: Legalizing marijuana is not worth the risk - CNN.com
WTF?
I'm sorry to inform this caveman that we have an entire generation of stoners (baby boomers) who are living longer, and are the wealthiest generation in history. Just maybe, if Congress were to hit a bong every now and again they'd be able to work together, sing a campfire song, and go out for pizza.
Seems like Obama's affinity for the bud, among other drugs, prior to 25 years of age didn't hurt his brain.
Brain development is not to be taken lightly, nor any substance taken into the body. However, punishing people for this makes no sense to me.
I'm not taking it lightly, however the protractors are over-emphasizing it.
If we are so worried about brain development, then shouldn't alcohol be illegal until 25? The damage that alcohol causes to the brain, and the entire digestive tract, is umpteen times worse than pot. If I was forced to choose which I'd rather see a teen on it would be pot over alcohol in a heart beat. THAT ISN'T SAYING I'D WANT THEM ON EITHER... for those with no critical thinking skills.
Keep in mind these findings are based on HEAVY USE, and only a small percentage of smokers fall in that category; whereas teens who start drinking at an early age are far more likely to become alcoholics. Alcoholics are prone to violence and abuse as well. 70% of all violent crimes have an alcohol component.
Well at the very least this is what your post implied.
Bullcrap. If you can't reply to what is said, don't reply.
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