One of the flaws in studies like this is the focus on kids who use it. The fact is that, since teenagers are in such a critical phase of physical, mental and emotional development, virtually ANYTHING that disrupts that development will have lasting effects. Too much junk food could have a negative effect on a kid’s development. The negative effects on an adult might be much less or even non-existent. Since these studies are either used to bolster or hurt arguments for legalization, a concept which never has included allowing kids access, they are largely irrelevant to that discussion. In fact, even if some negative effectsare well-documented for adults, it is STILL irrelevant because the issue at hand is not whether the drug is harmless, but whether adults have the right to make that choice for themselves. And we have established that they do, both Constitutionally and through our little experiment with prohibition.
SSRIs, MAOIs, .....
Well said.
I frequently ask the question of the drug warriors here, “Does the government have the right to tell you what you may or may not consume?”
I have yet to get any answer from them.