hedwards: I never said that wasn't the case, just that the basis for legalization is based upon the social implications of people refusing to obey the law. That was the basis for legalization here in WA.

It's also worth noting, that there haven't been any longitudinal studies conducted that are relevant to the question. This is in large part due to changes in the weed being smoked along with the difficulties in performing the research.

It's not hearsay, we know reliably that there is stronger weed available now than it was in the past. I was fine smoking the cheap stuff, it's when we switched to the stronger stuff that I had issues. Had we continued to smoke the stuff that we had in the '60s or even '70s, I wouldn't have had any problems, it was switching to the stronger stuff that caused the problem.

Also, you might want to read up on the research that's been done, pot is definitely not harmless, the harm isn't well understood due in large part to the difficulty engaging in research, but it isn't harmless.

The relevant question is what the correct policy should be.

I'm not really surprised by the responses, there's a bunch of people out there that don't know anything and would prefer to repeat falsities than deal with the fact that the evidence is relatively limited compared with things like alcohol and tobacco.

falloutttt: what happened to that cute kittey in a hat ? :O

DadJoke007: That's if you don't know what you're doing. For some, it might even be healthy and increase the quality of life.

Not promoting anything, just saying that it's not black or white.

richlind33: That's pretty feeble when you consider all of the seriously toxic sh*t that our gov't approves, day in and day out. lol

My cuteness level is SKY HIGH!!!

falloutttt: it was, yeah. not anymore. :/

richlind33: Fortunately for you, you came to your senses. Here's hoping you find out why they left you. :o

falloutttt: hope is undiscovered disappointment. so, yeah... :/

richlind33: Ounce of prevention's worth a pound of cure. lol

falloutttt: ok, I'll be honest, I had to google this one. heh :P

richlind33: Punnery is funnery. ;p

richlind33: Punnery is funnery. ;p

falloutttt: indeed. but my English is just not good enough :( ...yet.

falloutttt: indeed. but my English is just not good enough :( ...yet.

falloutttt: indeed. but my English is just not good enough :( ...yet.

richlind33: I bought a dictionary and a college handbook in 1992, and I began looking up every single word I encountered that I didn't understand. And I still do. Except today I use online resources, which aren't nearly as good, because with a physical dictionary you'll always see additional words of interest, which really helps with expanding your vocabulary. So get yourself a good dictionary at an used bookstore!

falloutttt: . And I did move to Quebec, Canada from the beautiful land of the bears on unicycles.