re: 5 Star UGA Commit Arrested - Deyon Bouie

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My main argument against the legalization of marijuana is that being high alters one’s cognitive functions

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This is your main argument? do you drink alcohol? this also "alters one's cognitive functions"...

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I had a medical incident in 1999 that had me taking various pills for inflammation, pain, joint issues, nausea and have not seen the long term effects of taking pills causing depression with the answer being needing to smoke a joint.

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pubecrab was referring to depression and anxiety as a result of chronic pain... which is widely studied. go to google scholar and just type in chronic pain and depression. there will be thousands of articles. depression and anxiety are known comorbidities of chronic pain. pubecrab WAS NOT saying medications cause depression (which some do). He was however saying medications are harmful and have long term effects, which is true. This is why many medications require lab monitoring and all medications require education on side effects and ADVERSE effects. Go to any drug guide and look up side effects/adverse reactions/toxicities. the argument is that weed does not cause serious side effects/adverse reactions like medications. There are some risks with smoking weed, like fast heart rate and hypertension, but there are risks with everything. Again, do you drink? this risks associated with drinking are far worse than risks associated with smoking. I understand alcohol is legal and weed is not, but that is not the point of my argument. My point is that your reasons for having a firm belief that weed is evil is invalid.

Weed is not a cure. Most medications are not a cure... most medications are symptom relievers. If you stop taking the medications, guess what, you still have the disease/condition. most of the medical issues people claim weed helps are not cure-able... you take symptom relievers, alternatively, you smoke weed to relieve these symptoms.

Your other argument that most people use these conditions as an excuse to get high is also flimsy. Sure weed is abused. however, obese people abuse food, alcoholics abuse alcohol, smokers abuse nicotine. Obesity, drinking alcohol, and smoking cigarettes are the three biggest risk factors for the leading cause of death in the US... heart disease. Want a reference? google it. it's everywhere.