Then sell me some more expensive toxic chemicals to counteract the first set.
We already knew drug users were stupid but thanks for the confirmation.
obama?
So let's look at the "research"...since it's been out since January.
Poor decision-making by chronic marijuana users is associated with decreased functional responsiveness to negative consequences
Abstract
Chronic marijuana users (MJ Users) perform poorly on the Iowa Gambling Task (IGT), a complex decisionmaking task in which monetary wins and losses guide strategy development. This functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) study sought to determine if the poor performance of MJ Users was related to differences in brain activity while evaluating wins and losses during the strategy development phase of the IGT. MJ Users (16) and Controls (16) performed a modified IGT in an MRI scanner. Performance was tracked and functional activity in response to early wins and losses was examined. While the MJ Users continued to perform poorly at the end of the task, there was no difference in group performance during the initial strategy development phase. During this phase, before the emergence of behavioral differences, Controls exhibited significantly greater activity in response to losses in the anterior cingulate cortex, medial frontal cortex, precuneus, superior parietal lobe, occipital lobe and cerebellum as compared to MJ Users. Furthermore, in Controls, but not MJ Users, the functional response to losses in the anterior cingulate cortex, ventral medial prefrontal cortex and rostral prefrontal cortex positively correlated with performance over time. These data suggest MJ Users are less sensitive to negative feedback during strategy development.
This work was supported by the National Institute of Drug Abuse grants DA007246 (MJW), DA020074 (LJP), and DA06634 (LJP). The authors thank Mack D. Miller, Hilary R. Smith and Thomas J.R. Beveridge for their comments on this manuscript and Marla Torrence for her assistance in recruitment and processing of the participants. None of the authors have any financial conflict of interest in the performance or publication of this research.
Now why didn't they make the same statement about where they work?
That is who pays them, isn't it?
Socialists love drug legalization.
Yeah, there's nothing like bandying about a good old fashioned shibboleth mixed with a dash of demagoguery.
The Drug War as a Socialist Enterprise by Milton Friedman
There are some general features of a socialist enterprise, whether it's the Post Office, schools, or the war on drugs. The enterprise is inefficicnt, expensive, very advantageous to a small group of people, and harmful to a lot of people. That was true of socialism in Russia, it was true of socialism in Poland, and it's true of socialism in the United States.
I'm sure the drug war whores will be out in force to push this study though. Wouldn't want the Constitution-rending grist mill to run out of steam.