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Originally Posted by rayne008
My wife is taking an addictions course, I found this very intersting with regards to marijuana. I'm pretty ignorant on the effects of drugs personally, but I suggest the costs to society from all drugs (including alcohol) are staggering.
This chart is from whitehouse.gov
Basically over time as the levels of THC has increased, the relative number of people being treated for addiction has increased. |
That is such a misleading chart. The main reason for the rise in "addiction" when it comes to marijuana is because when people are being busted for small possesions they are given two choices, go to jail or get help. Which one do you choose? Which do you choose for your son or daughter if they are busted smoking marijuana?
It's a win-win for the government because they don't have to continue to fill up jails with small crimes (or children) but get to point to stats like that one saying how powerful marijuana is now a days and how addictive it is even though the same government claims that it is a non-addictive drug, rating it below c
affeine, in other studies.
Notice the r
esemblance in this chart below with the one you posted?
