[dcwusmc]

“...almost all of pot’s bad effects are experienced by using normal doses.”

Can you point to the research on this, please? Thanks in advance.

[Mr. Silverback]

Here are just a few:

Here’s one...a small study pool, but a definite difference:

http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/news/20080513/take-this-marijuana-message-to-heart

Another one with a much larger pool:

http://www.webmd.com/oral-health/news/20080205/marijuana-linked-to-early-gum-disease

Infertility:

http://www.webmd.com/infertility-and-reproduction/guide/infertility-tobacco-marijuana

Psychosis (Though I believe this may be correlation, not causation):

http://www.webmd.com/mental-health/news/20070726/pot-now-psychotic-later

Lung damage greater than cigarettes:

http://www.webmd.com/news/20070731/smoking-pot-may-damage-lungs

Also, to these I’d add the obvious fact that a guy like me (6’4, 240lbs) would probably be too impaired to drive after one joint, but not after one beer.

Of course, I don’t see health issues as a reason to ban marijuana, because if we did that we’d have to ban cigarettes and certain sexual practices, and I’m sure not on board with that.