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In reply to the discussion: Casual marijuana use linked to brain changes [View all]DesertDiamond
(1,616 posts)48. I'm sure it's possible that this is true. But it seems minor compared to the side effects of...
every man-made pharmaceutical out there.
I personally don't enjoy smoking marijuana and I will never again have a boyfriend who smokes it -- I hit my limit on that during a relationship with a guy who had been using marijuana as a daily coping mechanism since he was 14 years old, and had the maturity of a 14-year-old at 39. In that same vein, I really would like my nephew to quit smoking it; he's 41 now and he's never not stoned. It can be a crutch for some people.
BUT. I still maintain it is better than anything else that they would take instead.
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What does legality have anything to do with one drug being more destructive than another .... ?
MindMover
Apr 2014
#73
I rec'd your OP not because I agree with the study, but because I agree with this:
scarletwoman
Apr 2014
#10
Actually, no. I quit several times for years because of kids, jobs, schedules, etc.
mountain grammy
Apr 2014
#67
Unless it's that cheap $10/oz crap we used to buy across the border. Then maybe not.
jtuck004
Apr 2014
#19
I remember all the Reader's Digest articles citing a constant stream of studies showing all sorts of
byronius
Apr 2014
#41
Anti pot story brought to you by alcohol companies, bars and other legal death dealers
workinclasszero
Apr 2014
#43
Don't forget the petroleum,cotton and logging industries.They made sure it became illegal in the 1st
judesedit
Apr 2014
#62
I'm sure it's possible that this is true. But it seems minor compared to the side effects of...
DesertDiamond
Apr 2014
#48
That's bs. Pot smokers miss less work, are more productive & get more promotions according to other
judesedit
Apr 2014
#61
I'm surprised that a mainstream outlet actually published Gerdeman's point,
BlancheSplanchnik
Apr 2014
#83
This is just blatant misinformation/exaggeration and is what the prohibitionists want ...
MindMover
Apr 2014
#127