Quote Originally Posted by noxious.sunshine View Post
Pot is good for you.
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That's painting things with a rather broad brush.

Cannabinoids, such as those found from combusting and inhaling cannibus, have been shown to have beneficial effects in fighting cancer cells, and may also help reduce the symptoms of multiple sclerosis. It also behaves as an anti-nausea agent, which is beneficial for patients in chemotherapy and/or radiation in addition to its anti-cancer properties.

On the other hand, it can be dangerous to those with mental illnesses or a genetic predisposition for schizophrenia. Additionally, the effects that is has on the developing brains of youths is still unknown but preliminary studies have shown that it can negatively affect the development of teens.

That said, there's absolutely no reason it should be illegal. If you set the smoking age to the same as drinking, and make sure that people with mental illness in this country aren't stigmatized out of society, the only real big change would be a massive increase in profits for Taco Bell shareholders. I just don't like how it's seen as some magical miracle drug that can do no harm when, like anything, there's good and bad parts to it.