[armymarinemom]

You know, I had to do research on Cannabis for a Health Psychology class. What is interesting is that researchers have consistently found that the higher levels of THC in modern day cannabis are strongly correlated to (and some researchers found was a cause of) a diagnosis of schizophrenia in the cannabis user.

Not a big surprise. What concerns me is that users are getting younger and younger. Just what does this do to a developing brain? After attending the protest in D.C. I think I have an answer.

[goonie4life9]

Yeah, it is scary. I don't think most people realize that the cannabis floating around today is not the cannabis of 20 years ago.

[radioman]

What concerns me is that users are getting younger and younger

That is from the "Meth Is Death" DEA website.
According to the DEA:
"1 in 7 high school students will try meth";
"99 percent of first-time meth users are hooked after just the first try";
"only 5 percent of meth addicts are able to kick it and stay away";
"the life expectancy of a habitual meth user is only 5 years."

Do the math.
13.4 percent of Americans die as a result of methamphetamine abuse within five years of graduating from high school.
According to the Census Bureau, there are more than 20 million 15-to-19-year-olds in the U.S., so we are talking about hundreds of thousands of deaths a year, and that's not even counting people who start using meth after high school.
Hundreds of thousands of teen deaths every year from meth!
Where are the bodies?
. .

[mel]

My daughter tells me that a great deal of kids are regularly using marijuana at age 14 and many of these come from educated families