Posts by alobar
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Stamping out the gangs by legalising drugs is a no-brainer in my thinking.
really?
so lots of gang members will suddenly go out and get regular jobs instead of selling drugs? -
"Here's the thing about cannabis: people stop using it."
yeah its definitely way easier to stop
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Nick I think I got your point first time.
Now i'm not sure what you mean by " A slow developer/learner " ..
I was refering to the differnce ages/ rates at which people mature , which i dont think relates to learning ability ( but i was convinced at school that early maturers were slower learners , but maybe they've just got their minds of other things) -
Thats not really a terribly scientific characterisation of the evidence ...
it wasn't meant to be , but i still think its probably right, be interested to hear any evidence to the contrary?
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That's one of my biggest frustrations about prohibition. A sensible legalisation (say available in licensed premises) would make it much harder for the people health research tells us shouldn't be smoking drugs (youth) to do so, because the black market would largely disappear.
the existence of licensed premises doesn't seem to have made it much harder for them to drink tho (but obviously prohibition is still not the best solution)
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And that smoking weed at 16 is not good at all considering the brain is still developing etc
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But the research he cited is real. There's a genetic risk of cannabis-related psychosis for a minority (15%) of the population, and an age-related risk for anyone under 18, with the risk increasing significantly with earlier onset of use.
If its a risk for anyone under 18 , then it'll be a risk for a lot of slower developers over 18.
Still SoG are happy to blatantly promote cannabis on student radio ,dont suppose they do anything about warning people of the dangers?Of course if it was a legal business they could be forced to help with the education.
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from
http://www.nber.org/papers/w10046 :"In the case of violent crime, we find a statistically significant association with arrests but not reported crime, suggesting that marijuana use may just influence the likelihood of getting caught committing these crimes. "
wonder why :)
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I read of an interesting study last year suggesting the effects on over 60 s brains is almost opposite to that on teens - its helps prevent some disorders .
(and also read that gambling has similar benefits - for the oldies) -
Speaking of which, I think I had my first endorphin high today. It's quite a mild effect, but it lasted ages, about 4 hours. Does one develop tolerance? Any other bike users know? Do I need to be careful with this shit?
yeah , i'm sure one of the grumpiest flatmates i ever had was overdosing on biking (but at least its more fun than sitting around smoking)