Marijuana Legalization In Oregon (Bend: cost, statistics, safer)

[GJJG2012]

Many youths know it isn't fatal regardless of amount used. They know it helps many medical conditions, & they know it is fun & relaxing. They also know that alcohol and tobacco kill many. As for use before brains are fully formed, what medical researchers are finding is that it helps promote the growth of healthy new brain cells. So far, I haven't seen anyone prove extra (non-cancerous) brain cells are harmful.

Dr. Gabriel Nahaus of Columbia University put a face mask on a monkey & forced it to breathe in smoke from 63 joints for 5 minutes (brain damage by no oxygen). This is why they say it causes brain damage.

The government fairly recently announced it had money to give to researchers to discover ways that cannabis could harm the young that didn't apply to adult use. The 1st I heard of those was they claimed they found 3 teens who had strokes from using cannabis. How could that happen when cannabis widens blood vessels? Do you believe some people lie to make or protect a fortune? Thanks & best wishes.

Originally Posted by Nell Plotts

What concerns me is that our youth will be further encouraged to use it before their brains are fully formed.

[BendLocal]

http://www.the-scientist.com/?articl...lly-That-Bad-/

Rogeberg’s conclusion counters a sizeable literature, however, which supports a link between pot use and neurophysiological decline. Studies in both humans and animals suggest that people who acquiring a marijuana habit in adolescence face long-term negative impacts on brain function, with some users finding it difficult to concentrate and learn new tasks.

Notably, most studies on the subject suggest that while there may be negative consequences of smoking as a teen, users who begin in adulthood are generally unaffected. This may be due to endocannabinoid-directed reorganization of the brain during puberty, Hermann explained. The intake of cannabinoids that comes with pot use may cause irreversible “misleading of the neural growth,” he said.

Cannabis Use is Quantitatively Associated with Nucleus Accumbens and Amygdala Abnormalities in Young Adult Recreational Users

The results of this study indicate that in young, recreational
marijuana users, structural abnormalities in gray matter density,
volume, and shape of the nucleus accumbens and amygdala can
be observed.

[Xander_Crews]

Nobody is talking about legalizing it for adolescents.

[BendLocal]

Originally Posted by Xander_Crews

Nobody is talking about legalizing it for adolescents.

One argument is that it becomes more socially acceptable if it's legal and therefore leads to higher use among adolescents.

Not sure if the data backs up the argument.

[Xander_Crews]

Originally Posted by BendLocal

One argument is that it becomes more socially acceptable if it's legal and therefore leads to higher use among adolescents.

Not sure if the data backs up the argument.

It doesn't. Reality proves that argument to be fallacious and incorrect.

Despite Legalization, Colorado Teenagers Stubbornly Refuse to Smoke More Pot

[Metlakatla]

It could also go the other way. Some adolescents may be attracted to weed because of the romance of it being illegal. If Grandma and her mates are legally lighting up, some of that appeal may dissipate.

[BendLocal]

Originally Posted by Metlakatla

It could also go the other way. Some adolescents may be attracted to weed because of the romance of it being illegal. If Grandma and her mates are legally lighting up, some of that appeal may dissipate.

Could be but it doesn't appear to stop underage drinking.

[BendLocal]

Originally Posted by Xander_Crews

It doesn't. Reality proves that argument to be fallacious and incorrect.

Despite Legalization, Colorado Teenagers Stubbornly Refuse to Smoke More Pot

That time period is far too short to draw a conclusion.

[Xander_Crews]

Originally Posted by BendLocal

That time period is far too short to draw a conclusion.

Doesn't change the fact that there is no data to support the claim that legalization increases teen use, and evidence to the contrary DOES exist.

It really doesn't matter if you deem the time period too short, the data still does not support the claim you are presenting.

[sweat209]

Rogeberg’s conclusion counters a sizeable literature, however, which supports a link between pot use and neurophysiological decline. Studies in both humans and animals suggest that people who acquiring a marijuana habit in adolescence face long-term negative impacts on brain function, with some users finding it difficult to concentrate and learn new tasks.

Does the study say if it is smoking pot one or two times a week or smoking pot every day cause long-term brain damage ?

I know drinking alcohol kills brain cells but that is people who drink alcohol like water and very alcoholic person.