Care to speculate on what the “occasional” pot smoker has stored in his lungs and done to his brain ? (i.e. changes in the activity of nerve cells containing dopamine , etc)
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Well don’t leave us in suspense, what exactly are the negative (antisocial?) behavioral aspects that we can expect to see (and try to avoid the typical correlation/causation things).
The several guys I know who are both without initiative and pot smokers lacked initiative long before they got into the weeds.
On the other hand, I know a few very high (pun absolutely intended) achievers who are regular pot smokers.
It is the notion that everything can be boiled down to one size fits all is what I find odd.
That smells a bit like BS to me. I guess it depends on what you mean by "achievers" .
The data base of people involved in extensive studies who have been smoking 3 or 4 joints a week for 20 years is just not that high, but preliminary studies are not particularly promising vis a vis long term health effects (mental or physical). But what the hell , if we legalize it we may get to watch lots of stoned out potheads negotiate the nation's highways in creative ways (not unlike boozers). I think that would be a blast.
I guess it comes down to:
DO we want the government to be our parents to dictate what is right and what is wrong in every situation.
or
DO we want a very limited government as dictated by our constitution that stays out of our lives.