Smoking cannabis ages the brain by an average of 2.8 YEARS

Daily Mail ^ | August 22, 2018 | Alexandra Thompson

[EdnaMode]

Smoking cannabis ages the brain by an average of 2.8 years, new research suggests.

This is compared to four years in schizophrenia patients, according to the largest study of its kind. Brain ageing is defined as reduced blood flow through the organ.

Excessive alcohol also ages the organ by 0.6 years, the research adds.

Lead author Dr Daniel Amen, founder of Amen Clinics, said: 'The cannabis abuse finding was especially important, as our culture is starting to see marijuana as an innocuous substance. This study should give us pause about it.'

Reduced brain blood flow has previously been linked to stroke and dementia.

[NobleFree]

All true of alcohol - as is the case with the negative consequences of prohibition. In a liberty loving society, needs, negative consequences, and health hazards remain an adult's choice (with appropriate consumer warnings). And youth has been reporting since well before any state legalized pot that it was almost as easy for them to get as beer or cigarettes despite the latter being much more widely used among adults; prohibition has failed our youth. Regulated legalization turns the market over to sellers who have an economic incentive to not sell to youth.

Legalizing pot puts both our youth and our country at risk with basically no benefit. It is a substance that is far more caustic to our society than people who have never worked in public service have any concept of.

At this point, I'm content to let readers decide who has the better of the argument. Cheers!

[fireman15]

Sounds good. Thanks for the lively discussion.

[NobleFree]

Any time!

[Who is John Galt?]

This will benenfit libs since they have the mentality of children.

Just what I was thinking! I often describe liberalism as the political philosophy of two-year-olds ("I want what I want when I want it!"). When I saw the title of this article, I thought, "Great! Let's get liberals to smoke pot, so they'll mature 2.8 years and start acting like kindergarden kids!"

;^)

[vpintheak]

I’m shocked it’s only that much. The long-time dopeheads I’ve known are the dumbest people I’ve ever met. Followed by drunks. But by far, long-term dopeheads are the worst.