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Look at how our society has changed since the 1800s. Our founding fathers no doubt did not see a problem, since society at the time could not afford freeloaders. But with technological advances, it became possible for some people to become addicts who are incapable of performing meaningful work and yet society makes sure they don't die. You can't compare the society of our founders with the society after the industrial revolution started kicking in.

How you get from this statement that I made earlier to "Really?? You blame that moral deterioration since the 1800s all on marijuana? That does not make a whole lot of sense to me, its been illegal for 80 years now... If you really want to single out one evil, I think alcohol could take a lot more of the blame than that. The bible warns against strong drink right?" is really puzzling. Honestly, if I am looking for evidence that heavy marijuana use impairs thinking, you just provided it. Not only did your response utterly fail to address what I wrote, it indicates to me that you completely failed to grasp the point I was making.

Should I try to explain again, in simpler terms, or is this a lost cause?

Yes I did completely fail on your point, it appears you have failed to respond to anything I have said too though. Not only have you not refuted anything I have said, your going to attack me personally in missing your obscure point, about two different societies, by saying its because I am a heavy marijuana user... Nice.

Curious if your opinions on marijuana come from any real place or is everything you think know about it just something you read or were taught?

Like this part just seems incoherent to me...
But with technological advances, it became possible for some people to become addicts who are incapable of performing meaningful work and yet society makes sure they don't die.
Can anybody else enlighten me on her point? Is it just me??

I have known a few of those sort of addicts over the years (incapable or simply unwilling to do any sort of meaningful work) and it was NOT marijuana they were addicted too... It was crack, speed, heroin and even alcohol... all the "man made" crap that destroys lives. Also known a few of them that were dead before 40 that somehow society did not manage to save... so yeah your point is lost on me.

I wont worry about missing that point too much, as I finally have drawing work again after not having much for the past 8 years... but for the record, I was smart enough to teach myself Autodesk Revit 2016 after introducing myself on a couple forums and asking newbie questions... Everybody told me I would have an extreme difficulty making the transition from 2D AutoCAD drawing for the past 25 years to 3D Revit BIM without taking some classes. Unfortunately I did not have the extra $2000 to spend or even the time to take 2 months worth of classes... because the project needed to be out in a month and into the city, currently the $8mil. building is under construction as I type. Now I am working on a 6mil project and relearning a new part of the program because it's wood instead of masonry and steel. This is after 8 years of doing patio enclosures and room additions... MAGA