There is no shortage of studies surrounding the effects of marijuana use, but a recent one has discovered that fatal symptoms may take effect even earlier than previously thought.

A study in Stockholm took a look at 45,000 men who underwent military training between 1969 and 1970.

Between the beginning of the study and the year 2011, 4,000 of the men had died.

When analyzing cause of death, researchers found that men who smoked a significant amount of marijuana around ages 18 and 19 were 40 percent more likely to die by age 60 than those that did not smoke.

However, it appears that other factors, in conjunction with the marijuana use, were also correlated to the early deaths.

Researchers have pointed out that weed smokers were also found to have a higher likelihood of tobacco use and poor diet.

Other studies have also concluded that weed smokers have a higher likelihood of suffering from mental health issues and more trouble initiating and maintaining relationships.

With all the morbid evidence, there doesn't seem to be any reason to touch the stuff.

Consider the case of black Muslim teenager Hamza Warsame, who took a toke and plunged to his death. His friends from the hood blamed it on a non-existent white man who allegedly pushed the kid to his death.

When I read stores like this Im reminded of reefer madness! LOL

Those that have never tried pot will always fall for these story lines.

"... and fell to his death while likely attempting to jump from the balcony of one apartment to an adjacent building…”

The adjacent building being 50 feet away.

"... and fell to his death while likely attempting to jump from the balcony of one apartment to an adjacent building…”

The adjacent building being 50 feet away.

That made me laugh ...

it appears that other factors, in conjunction with the marijuana use, were also correlated to the early deaths.

Researchers have pointed out that weed smokers were also found to have a higher likelihood of tobacco use and poor diet.

So either we ban pot and tobacco and unhealthy foods - or we let adults make their own choices. I favor the latter approach.

But ask the asshole this question: if government is so good, why is homosexuality legal?

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... and fell to his death while likely attempting to jump from the balcony of one apartment to an adjacent building…”

The adjacent building being 50 feet away.

He must have got ahold of some realy good stuff! Tough shit!

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So either we ban pot and tobacco and unhealthy foods - or we let adults make their own choices. I favor the latter approach.

Why stop at pot, tobacco and unhealthy foods? A person should not pick and choose the areas he wants to support freedom in, while favoring oppression or tyranny in other areas. If adults are to make their own choice about using marijuana, then should they make their own choice about meth, crack, heroin, morphine, codeine, psilocybin mushrooms, LSD, Methaqualone, Benzodiazepine, Amphetamine and Methamphetamine? If adults are allowed to make their own choices in the use of drugs, then why should pharmacists be required to have a prescription from a doctor to dispense them?

If adults are to make their own choice about using marijuana, then should they make their own choice about meth, crack, heroin, morphine, codeine, psilocybin mushrooms, LSD, Methaqualone, Benzodiazepine, Amphetamine and Methamphetamine?

Yes. But discretion dictates we start with pot and see what lessons there are to be learned.

If adults are allowed to make their own choices in the use of drugs, then why should pharmacists be required to have a prescription from a doctor to dispense them?

With certain exceptions in which others are placed at risk - such as antibiotics, whose overuse makes the user a breeding ground for antibiotic-resistant infectious agents - people should be able to buy whatever medication they want.

Individual liberty should cover all aspects in life or he doesn’t believe in it at all.

Ditto for protecting adults from their own bad choices; the slope slips both ways.

When I read stores like this Im reminded of reefer madness! LOL

Gatlin is old enough to have seen the movie when it was released in theaters.

To this day - he swears it's a factual documentary.

"Yes. But discretion dictates we start with pot and see what lessons there are to be learned."

Hmmm. Let's start with alcohol and see what lessons there are to be learned.

Well, the lessons learned are that legal alcohol causes misery and death and we'd be insane to legalize more drugs to add to that misery and death.

"people should be able to buy whatever medication they want."

And we should take care of them when they thoroughly fuck up their life?

the lessons learned are that legal alcohol causes misery and death

Only to the degree that criminalizing alcohol was successful in reducing alcohol use - which I recall you stating was a modest degree. Another lesson learned was that criminalizing alcohol caused misery and death of its own.

And we should take care of them when they thoroughly fuck up their life?

We should not be coerced by government into doing so, no.

"We should not be coerced by government into doing so, no."

Perhaps we should stop coercing people into supporting drug users before we legalize more drugs?

Perhaps we should stop coercing people into supporting drug users before we legalize more drugs?

And the wall never gets built.

Perhaps we should stop coercing people into supporting drug users before we legalize more drugs?

I don't believe in holding one natural right hostage to another ... let's do them both.

"I don't believe in holding one natural right hostage to another ... let's do them both."

I don't believe both will get done.

Since we both agree people should not be coerced into supporting other people, let's do that first.

"And the wall never gets built."

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