If this were true prohibitionists would be sharing actual evidence to validate their claims.
As I noted before, more researchers are becoming interested in studying the effects of marijuana now that this experiment with legalization has become widespread. The evidence of harmful effects of marijuana is growing daily.
www.pubmed.gov; search term = "effects marijuana"; 8075 hits. Samples of recent publications follow:
It’s Not Your Mother’s Marijuana: Effects on Maternal-Fetal Health and the Developing Child: Several studies have shown growth restriction in fetuses and behavioral/learning abnormalities in children who were exposed to marijuana in utero.
Adverse cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, and peripheral vascular effects of marijuana inhalation: what cardiologists need to know.: The abstract mentions that marijuana use increases the probability of cardiac events. Unfortunately, the article is behind a paywall so I cannot read it to get the details.
Effects of Cannabis on the Adolescent Brain: Studies show that adolescent marijuana users perform worse on tests of cognitive abilities, including memory, verbal ability, processing speed, attention, etc. Many of these differences go away after abstinence from use, but the attention deficits remain.
Does Using Marijuana Increase the Risk for Developing Schizophrenia?"Research has shown a connection between marijuana use and an increased risk for schizophrenia in young people who are vulnerable to developing psychosis." Unfortunately, this article is behind a paywall; I would love to see the details here.
And so on. I do not have the time to provide an exhaustive review of the documentation in the medical literature of deleterious effect of marijuana use, but it most certainly is there.
I'm certain that marijuana was made illegal when our ancestors ca. 1900s observed the bad results of use, and I think we are about to learn those same lessons again. It is unfortunate.
As for the people who want to deny any harmful effect of marijuana use despite the growing body of medical literature documenting it, I am reminded of the people who want to believe that smoking or drinking are not harmful. The problem is, if a substance has the ability to affect the brain in such a way as to cause a "high," it is most likely damaging the brain (and other organs). There is a reason such effects are called "intoxication." They truly are toxic effects.
In places where recreational marijuana is legal, prescriptions for sleeping pills, antidepressants, and opioates and other pain meds drop almost 25%. Drunk driving arrests significantly decrease, crime stays on a decreasing trend. There are trade offs with everything, in this case I think the benefits outweigh the negatives. (Disclamor: I am a daily user myself, have been all my life, now 61 yo. Had to take an IQ test for a job I was applying for 10 years ago and it came up 137, suggesting minimal to no brain damage. It's been only in the last 3 or 4 years I've felt my intellectual ability wane significantly, but I assume thats just age. I never use it in public because it causes social anxiety in me, just in the evenings to relax and help me sleep. Relieves depression, eases pain, and is way healthier than alcohol. Just keep it away from kids whose brains are still developing.
Your 1st link is not a valid link.
Your 2nd link merely states what anyone with a lick of sense knows: Smoking ANYTHING while pregnant is a bad idea.
Your 3rd link concludes: “In conclusion, the potential for increased use of marijuana in the changing legal landscape suggests the need for the community to intensify research regarding the safety of marijuana use and for cardiologists to maintain an awareness of the potential for adverse effects.”
In reality this article says there needs to be more research.
Your 4th link says what we’ve known for a long time: Kids shouldn’t use cannabis. Nothing new there.
Your 5th try at the apple is hilarious. Of course people with thought disorders will behave badly if given cannabis. There was a thread a few weeks ago with a link to that very article with no firewall. In any case, it’s hardly earth shaking lol.
Cannabis is like anything else. Too much of it isn’t good for you. Just as with alcohol, some folks shouldn’t use cannabis.
It would be great if Fedzilla pulled it’s head out of the sand and allowed real unbiased research on the subject. Then all of us could find a new issue to burn up bandwidth over lol
The actual historical record gives no support to your "certainty" - it shows that marijuana was criminalized at the behest of recently unemployed Prohibitionists with propaganda about "crazed Mexicans."
Name three - or drop this tired straw man.
Many things are harmful: pot, alcohol, tobacco, triple scoop sundaes ...
“...experiment with legalization...”
LOL! Cannabis was legal for all of human history - until the Progressive Era. Some “experiment”.