[jbob2000]

That's great, but what does that actually mean for someone? Does it mean that they are less happy? Does it mean that they earn less money? Does it mean they have less meaningful relationships?

I understand the mechanisms behind marijuana use, but what is the real effect on a person's life?

[throwawaypa123]

You can't really A/B test humans. Best thing that could be done is twin studies and even those have flaws.

By the way your line of questioning implies an agenda. I don't have an issue with that, but thought I'd highlight that for you.

[jbob2000]

Everyone has an agenda. What agenda do you think I'm pursuing?

Do you think it's one of harm-reduction? Or legalization in pursuit of business opportunities? Or legalization for recreation? Or for medicinal use? Or is my agenda that I have another product in mind that solves all of these things without the side effects of marijuana?

[throwawaypa123]

I can appreciate the perspective of "everyone has an agenda".

Some people attempt a almost a fact based conversation that is an exploration of a topic. Others have an opinion they want to push on others. I don't even try to figure out what someone agenda is. I look that there is one and stop focusing too hard right there and then.

I also suspect, I'm not the only one who operates like this.

If I have an agenda, it is to limit emotion in communication and make things more fact based.

This communication is likely to fail.

To reiterate, many people don't care to figure out what the agenda is and just ignore those who has one. Here i'm using agenda to stand for the typical partisan politics or other "normative" behavior.

[yonaguska]

From the linked article

> Heavy marijuana use in adolescence or early adulthood has been associated with a dismal set of life outcomes including poor school performance, higher dropout rates, increased welfare dependence, greater unemployment and lower life satisfaction.

[jklinger410]

Considering that Marijuana is illegal, this seems impossible to prove.

Show me the development of a teen in a society where open marijuana consumption is a non-issue to compare against.

[thatcat]

Right - you can't use drug tests to unfairly weed people out of employment, then list drugs as the cause of unempoyment and poor life outcomes.

[thaumasiotes]

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00RTY0LPO/