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Originally Posted by Zevo
20 people were studied. How long were they observed? Any long term effects? Also showed marijuana use is not addictive.
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It was sufficient enough to get published in an established peer reviewed journal.
And it did not conclude that marijuana is not addictive. It reported that the people studied, who were categorized as recreational users, were not addicted. Very different conclusions.
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Originally Posted by Zevo
I'm guessing there are many,many legal drugs that alter brain chemistry, at least in the short term, on the market. I'm also guessing a lot of those drugs are also highly addictive.
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I don't have a strong opinion one way or the other about marijuana legalization, but I do know for sure that the argument that "there's lots of other harmful stuff legalized, so we should legalize this too even if it is harmful" will never sway me. It's the equivalent of "But all of my friends are doing it!!!"
Legalization of anything should be based on its own merits: Will legalization result in a net benefit or detriment to society? If marijuana legalization really does show significant tax revenue, decreases in organized crime, no significant increased in usage among children or impaired driving events, etc., in Colorado and Washington State, I'll be all for it even though I may never use it. If the opposite results come in, then I won't support it.