In November 2015 a New York Times editorial stated:
Laws banning the growing, distribution and possession of marijuana have caused tremendous damage to society, with billions spent on imprisoning people for violating pointlessly harsh laws. Yet research shows that marijuana is far less harmful than alcohol and tobacco, and can be used to treat medical conditions like chronic pain.
And yet when I search this topic I come up with this from WebMD and many other sites.
Smoking pot can also have less-pleasant effects on your mind and mood, too. You might have:
A distorted sense of time
These effects usually ease up a few hours after you’ve used the drug.
Risks of Marijuana Use
Though you may have heard otherwise, marijuana can be addictive: Nearly 10% of people who use it become dependent on it. It isn’t clear whether marijuana is a gateway drug that makes people more likely to try harder drugs like cocaine and heroin.
Other sites state that most drug addictions started with marijuana.
I’m no expert, but this issue surely isn’t clear in my view. How can it be a good thing to create an environment effectively promoting use of a mood changing addictive drug?
Don’t we have enough trouble with alcohol?
Categories: Observations on life