[Vision2020] Soda vs. Marijuana

[Darrell Keim]

Interesting graphic, though a poor logical argument.  Sure soda is bad,
does that mean we should A.  Ban all bad things?  B.  Legalize all bad
things?  Isn't there room for a third option?  I won't attempt to defend
soda.

The graphic goes very light on marijuana's harms.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long-term_effects_of_cannabis
The above page mentions positive correlations to:  female infertility,
dependency, acute psychosis (but only when tied to an underlying mental
disorder), chronic psychosis (in adolescence), increased suicide rate,
gateway drug (my personal anecdotal experience backs this-most of the folks
I meet in treatment started with either booze or pot), and loss of IQ.
Curiously, it doesn't seem to cause lung cancer (though other cancers show
a positive correlation), though it does have some of the other health
issues usually correlated with smoking.

The above are correlated with marijuana.  I won't argue that correlation
equals causation.  I also won't argue that it also correlates with some
positives:  pain relief, slows cognitive decline, The Eagles famous
"Peaceful, Easy Feeling."

Sounds to me like neither is a net societal positive...


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