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In reply to the discussion: Casual marijuana use linked to brain changes [View all]workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)91. Thanks for the info
Nobody "owns" pot so of course the huge companies in control of this country want to keep it illegal so they can keep selling us their inferior products that kill and maim us or aren't as good as cannabis derived products.
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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