Just because the evidence was not documented does not mean it didn't exist. There are plenty of things that have happened in the past that were not documented. We can still use deductive analysis of the facts we do have to determine a plausible sequence of events.
The fact is that marijuana use does damage people, and only now are the studies being conducted to determine exactly how the damage occurs and what the damage is. It is toxic to certain brain cells. It precipitates psychotic disorder in users whose brains have not fully developed. It causes hyperemesis disorder. These effects, which are now being systematically documented, are intrinsic to marijuana use--therefore, people would have noticed them occurring in marijuana addicts at any time in history. A hundred years ago, people might not have had studies to document deleterious effects, but they were observant.
“Just because the evidence was not documented does not mean it didn’t exist.”
That’s the funniest line in the whole thread, Mom. Thank you for this. :)
Right, and just because nobody has ever seen a unicorn doesn't mean they don't exist.
I guess although "Anecdotal stories are not evidence" somehow pure speculation IS evidence. Drug War logic.