I can see that brain growth could be affected by outside stimulants, but from what I understand, the majority of growth happens pre-natally and in the 2-3 years post-natal. So the ill-effects on the growing brain would be limited to second-hand consumption or the sadistic force feeding of an infant. There is a known correlation between consumption of alcohol, cigarettes etc by pregnant women and fetal damage, so using marijuana while pregnant should be viewed as a immoral thing to do. Anyone who does recreational drugs while pregnant is knowingly harming an innocent.murphy7801 said:Well the ability to research mental illness has advanced so much recently mris and the application of logical techniques. Also funding in the area has massively increased. But basically doing cannabis even once seems to have some very mild mental effects which progress quite rapidly progress because seems to make brain growth develop in very unhealthy ways. oh and leave the u lolShnoogle said:I wasn't trying to be argumentative, just making the point that there has been literally billions of dollars spent over the last 70-odd years demonising canabis. Most of the propaganda was at least misleading, if not outright lies. I'm also not saying that consuming weed is problem free. At the end of the day, people commonly suffer from mental issues and physical issues from alcohol abuse. Any substance can have the capacity to harm in large quantities, or from extended exposure. It just seems to me that as alcohol and weed have both been consumed by humans for thousands of years, it is strange that evidence of the alleged mental health implications of consuming marijuana is only just coming to light. It has been commonly known that excessive consumption of alcohol can lead to mental health issues for almost as long as man has been making alcohol. If the mental health implications of marijuana usage were as severe as some "experts" would have us believe, then why is it only now in recent years that this is coming to light? In my mind, everyone has the right to abuse their own system with whatever they wish.... but only if they limit that abuse to themselves. Forcing third parties to suffer due to your addictions is both morally wrong and cowardly and should be punished accordingly. Unbiased education about the proven ill-effects of all intoxicants is the right of all children and adults in a free society. Give people the real facts about drugs (including alcohol and tobacco) and they can make an informed decision.
PS Is this a levelled "U" _?Just kidding!
It's great to see a good debate on the subject of the legalisation of marijuana, but the fact remains that it is illegal in most countries. Whether this is right or wrong, currently you can get a criminal record for possession, ruin your chances of a decent career due to such and also you can become a social pariah. Whether this is fair or not, this is the situation we live with. People consume recreational drugs despite the inherent legal and social risks. Legalising (or decriminalising) marijuana would only remove the legal issues. The social and career obsticles could still exist. Getting constantly stoned, drunk etc isn't conducive to being a productive employee or member of society.
