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by mtnGoat 1843 days ago
please provide scientific proof of these claims. i know many successful potheads that do not have any of those issues.
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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?