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by bitL 1840 days ago
It makes people weak, unable to control themselves and resist urges. That transfers to other areas of life or even civilization.
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They used to say the same thing about motion pictures last century: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1300&dat=19131008&id=...

I remember reading that quite a lot of people didn't like Elvis too for his provocative dancing and believed he'd have a corrupting influence on the youth of the time.

In retrospect these things didn't turn out to be so bad after all.

please provide scientific proof of these claims. i know many successful potheads that do not have any of those issues.
And I know many potheads that see dragons. Please provide a scientific proof your potheads don't suffer from accelerated cognitive decline.

https://www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-mood/the-effects-of-...

https://practicalneurology.com/articles/2015-oct/recreationa...

"Those with cannabis dependence at the first three or four follow-up visits experienced significant cognitive decline from three to eight IQ points. This was noted in the persistence of cannabis users and those with cannabis dependence."

You are a free person, but why impose this danger on everyone? You can always skirt the law if you decide so, why make other people in their most formative years dumb?