Wednesday, June 04, 2008

Marijuana


I never thought of myself as a conservative but I've always been opposed to recreational drugs. Previous research has shown a link between the potential for schizophrenia and marijuana use as a trigger to that symptom.

Further, new research shows undeniable evidence of effects on the brain, as a result of long term marijuana use.

Maybe it's always been a case of wishful thinking to consider drugs as harmless, be it alcohol or marijuana or heroin, or ice or whatever. The fact is people are throwing a spanner in the works when they use drugs to interfere with their greatest asset, their brains.
How smart is that?

1 comment:

Jeannie said...

5 joints a day seems a lot to me. Everyone who ever knew a pothead could have easily said there was significant brain damage at a far younger age than what they tested. And the paranoia is pretty typical too. Ask any high school kid. My brother did a lot of drugs - was a dealer in fact to pay for it. I was 3 years younger but most people took me for being the 18 yr old and him 15. He was my main reason for staying away from drugs. I smoked a very small amount of pot - the very last joint I shared with friends was the reason I finally understood my math and lead to my getting my honours diploma in high school. So it's not all bad.

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