DamnYankee
Loyal to the end
Now it comes out- Froggy the pot head.
Poll: Majority of US for legal pot
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Now it comes out- Froggy the pot head.
Billy the Great Khan
Uwaa OmO
Anecdotal evidence. There are arguments on both sides. My contention is that it's irrelvent. If you want to smoke or vape or use hash brownies or whatever, you don't need a reason.
SmarterthanYou
rebel
and you've been given numbers yet claimed they weren't legitimate sources. you're circle jerking to avoid the facts, I think.
SmarterthanYou
rebel
it has everything to do with someone who is unhappy about Paul exposing his parties hypocrisy. you're embarrassed, so Paul is a dork.
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The Almighty
Yes, there is more to it. But the arrests for possession and use is a state/local thing. Yet you touted the number of arrests and then tried to say Bush was worse than Obama. Which is not the case even using your data. Obama had the two worst years on record.
Now you switch to begin telling us how bad Clinton was, when a few posts ago (of yours) you were telling us that Bush was worse than Clinton too.
All these various news sources have the ability to add. Yet you want to see the DEA website data or something and from what I can tell... it doesn't exist.
When you see a story from ONE day where 71 Medical MJ facilities were shut down by the feds... yet refuse to believe that there have been over 200 in three years, that appears to state that you are unwilling to accept anything that refutes your belief that Obama is better. When pot sites start calling you out... good chance it is accurate to state Obama is worse. But you refuse to accept that.
So I turn it back on you... prove Bush was worse as was your original contention. You have yet to back that up.
I also posted a site for you that supports my anecdotal evidence.
My Brother!
Your brother was probably lazy to begin with, don't blame the marijuana.
DamnYankee
Loyal to the end
OIC. You're confused. You see I like Paul and his stance on just about everything especially the way he stands up to the crappy leaders of the GOP. But he's ineffectual and unelectable because he's a dork.
Billy the Great Khan
Uwaa OmO
Anecdotal evidence. I have more than enough examples of my own to counter that.
More than 200, a dozen and nearly a 100... and those guesstimates are only for Obama. No, I am looking for real numbers with some indication of methodology to compare the two administrations.
I know you are not just playing dumb, but again I am unimpressed.
http://www.medicaldaily.com/article...mage-memory-learning-drug-habit-addiction.htm
Marijuana Use Causes Brain Damage Confirmed
Scientists have confirmed the long-held suspicion that frequent heavy marijuana use damage the brain's memory and learning capacity.
By Christine Hsu | Aug 09, 2012 04:23 PM EDT
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Australian researchers have showed for the first time that the earlier people start their marijuana habit, the worse the brain damage.
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"Our results suggest that long-term cannabis use is hazardous to white matter in the developing brain. This was especially true for those who had started in adolescence, as we know the brain is still developing during this time," Lead researcher Dr. Marc Seal, from Melbourne’s Murdoch Children's Research Institute said in a university release.
Scientists from MCRI, Melbourne University and Wollongong University compared MRI scans of the brain for 59 people who had been using marijuana for an average of 15 years to 33 healthy people who had never used the drug.
After measuring changes to the volume, strength and integrity of white matter in the brains of all participants, researchers found that long-term heavy cannabis users had disruptions in their white matter fibers.
The brain's white matter is responsible for information passed between different areas of grey matter within the nervous system, and unlike grey matter, which are the brain's thinking areas that peaks at age eight, white matter continues to develop as people age.
Seal and his team found that there was more than 80 percent reduction of white matter in the brains of users.
Additionally, researchers found that the average age of participants in the study started using cannabis when they were 16 years old, participants who started using the drug at a younger age like 10 or 11 had even more severe brain damage.
"This is the first study to demonstrate the age at which regular cannabis use begins is a key factor in determining the severity of the brain damage," Seal said, according to AAP.
He explained that marijuana interferes with naturally occurring cannabinoid receptors in the brain and by introducing external cannabinoids into a person's system it stops their white matter from maturing.
Researchers linked the significant changes in the white matter in the brain's hippocampus and commissural fibers, suggesting that long-term marijuana use may lead to memory impairment and deficits in learning and concentration ability.
"These people can have trouble learning new things and they are going to have trouble remembering things," Seal said.
"We don't know if the changes are irreversible but we do know that these changes are quite significant," he added.
Researchers said that the findings could not be explained by recreational drug and alcohol use. Researchers will monitor participants for the next two years to detect any further changes.
The latest findings add to results from previous smaller studies that showed that the brain's memory center, the hippocampus, shrunk in heavy marijuana users.
Read more at http://www.medicaldaily.com/article...-drug-habit-addiction.htm#oQ5DQQ0USgDJCt3y.99
Last one and then i am done. I have seen the evidence in my brother, and friends from high school who used, they turned out to be very unemployable, many of whom were near genius before they started. You will have to take my word for it since you don't know them I realize this but I think it will be a detriment to society if legalized JMO. I am done with the fighting, and name calling . If howey say anything negative I will report and if nothing is done I will respond in kind
Marijuana Use Causes Brain Damage Confirmed
Scientists have confirmed the long-held suspicion that frequent heavy marijuana use damage the brain's memory and learning capacity.
By Christine Hsu | Aug 09, 2012 04:23 PM EDT
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Tagsmarijuana, brain, memory
Scientists have confirmed the long-held suspicion that frequent heavy marijuana use damages the brain's memory and learning capacity.
(Photo : Toussaint Kluiters/Reuters) <br />
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Australian researchers have showed for the first time that the earlier people start their marijuana habit, the worse the brain damage.
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"Our results suggest that long-term cannabis use is hazardous to white matter in the developing brain. This was especially true for those who had started in adolescence, as we know the brain is still developing during this time," Lead researcher Dr. Marc Seal, from Melbourne’s Murdoch Children's Research Institute said in a university release.
Scientists from MCRI, Melbourne University and Wollongong University compared MRI scans of the brain for 59 people who had been using marijuana for an average of 15 years to 33 healthy people who had never used the drug.
After measuring changes to the volume, strength and integrity of white matter in the brains of all participants, researchers found that long-term heavy cannabis users had disruptions in their white matter fibers.
The brain's white matter is responsible for information passed between different areas of grey matter within the nervous system, and unlike grey matter, which are the brain's thinking areas that peaks at age eight, white matter continues to develop as people age.
Seal and his team found that there was more than 80 percent reduction of white matter in the brains of users.
Additionally, researchers found that the average age of participants in the study started using cannabis when they were 16 years old, participants who started using the drug at a younger age like 10 or 11 had even more severe brain damage.
"This is the first study to demonstrate the age at which regular cannabis use begins is a key factor in determining the severity of the brain damage," Seal said, according to AAP.
He explained that marijuana interferes with naturally occurring cannabinoid receptors in the brain and by introducing external cannabinoids into a person's system it stops their white matter from maturing.
Researchers linked the significant changes in the white matter in the brain's hippocampus and commissural fibers, suggesting that long-term marijuana use may lead to memory impairment and deficits in learning and concentration ability.
"These people can have trouble learning new things and they are going to have trouble remembering things," Seal said.
"We don't know if the changes are irreversible but we do know that these changes are quite significant," he added.
Researchers said that the findings could not be explained by recreational drug and alcohol use. Researchers will monitor participants for the next two years to detect any further changes.
The latest findings add to results from previous smaller studies that showed that the brain's memory center, the hippocampus, shrunk in heavy marijuana users.
Read more at http://www.medicaldaily.com/article...-drug-habit-addiction.htm#oQ5DQQ0USgDJCt3y.99
Last one and then i am done. I have seen the evidence in my brother, and friends from high school who used, they turned out to be very unemployable, many of whom were near genius before they started. You will have to take my word for it since you don't know them I realize this but I think it will be a detriment to society if legalized JMO. I am done with the fighting, and name calling . If howey say anything negative I will report and if nothing is done I will respond in kind
Bullshit. Arrests have declined under Obama by 11%.
No, I never said Bush was worse than Clinton. I have not even argued that he was worse than Obama. I have challenged your lie that he was better.
The news sources you referenced did not disclose how they arrived at their numbers. In most cases they presented the data via a quote, which they often fail to fact check.
I am not arguing that more than 200 were not shutdown. I am saying that appears to be an inexact number gathered in a random fashion and there is nothing with which to compare it to Bush.
You swallowed some propaganda and ran with it, without question. You have a weak filter because you are a very stupid partisan hack.
Billy the Great Khan
Uwaa OmO
How about you let US handle that? Self moderation is also against the rules.
They Nominated Ron Paul? Wow, my I need to start getting my news from somewhere new....
Billy the Great Khan
Uwaa OmO
Well, he was one of the primary candidates. He didn't get the final nomination, though in 12 there were about 500 delegates who were willing to vote for him at the convention. Long story, sure you've heard it.
Billy the Great Khan
Uwaa OmO
I'm just saying, the Republican party HAD a candidate who proposed all those things. Democrats....not in recent memory. Of course if you have evidence otherwise I'd love to see it.