Think that Joint is Safe to Smoke? Think again. 20 year study finds Marijuana, Just another Dangerous Drug

By Rob Janicki

Like we didn't know this already.

A definitive 20-year study into the effects of long-term cannabis use has demolished the argument that the drug is safe.

Cannabis is highly addictive, causes mental health problems and opens the door to hard drugs, the study found.

The paper by Professor Wayne Hall, a drugs advisor to the World Health Organisation, builds a compelling case against those who deny the devastation cannabis wreaks on the brain. Continue Reading Daily Mail
 

Let's tick off some of the findings of the study:

• One in six teenagers who regularly smoke the drug become dependent
  
• It doubles risk of developing psychotic disorders, including schizophrenia
  
• Heavy use in adolescence appears to impair intellectual development
  
• Driving after smoking cannabis doubles risk of having a car crash
  
• Study's author said: 'If cannabis is not addictive then neither is heroin'
  
• The drug is currently legal in two states - Washington and Colorado
  
• A further 21 states have allowed it to be used for medicinal purposes
  
• Obama said earlier this year cannabis is not as dangerous as alcohol 

My response to that last comment.  Look what it did for Obama.  Now, I can just imagine the weeping and wailing of all the pot heads out there that will make claims to the contrary.  My answer is simple.  Consider the sources of these contrary claims.  Drug users of any kind just don't make good and impartial commentators on drugs and the efficacy of their use.  You can be assured that they have a built in bias to support their assertions of the safety of smoking pot.

One of the problems in our society is that we coddle drug users of all kinds with countless rounds of rehab and all the associated medical expenses, not to mention the drain on the economy for all the crimes that are committed as the result of drug use and all the costs of social services and welfare costs to support these non-productive members of society.

Read all the in-depth details of this study here.