[quote=gzz]We won’t know the dangers and social effects of people being able to smoke 80% THC process pot, cheaply and legally whenever they want, for a few years.
THC content historically was 5 to 10%. In new GMO strains up to 20%. And it can be purified to 100%.
Physical burn-out of the brain’s cannabinoid receptors seems like a real risk. Speed users permanently mess up their dopamine receptors, leading to parkinson’s type effects decades later, even if they stop completely.
I’d like a ban on all weed shop advertising, other than some very minimal ones that provide the physical location. Or even better, a government monopoly and high prices that deter heavy use.[/quote]
High-grade marijuana has been common for at least 35 years. High-grade enough to get you just as baked as you want (if you had to smoke a bit more then than you do now, well, that’s what you did). Whether it’s legal or cheap has has no bearing on its effect on you, and there are uncountable people who have smoked high-grade marijuana regularly for decades.
You’re right that the effects on society of more people smoking (because it’s legal) are unknown. But if we’re going to restrict advertising of marijuana or to implement a government monopoly, it seems reasonable to place at least those same restrictions on alcohol, the effects of which we already know are devastating (and it seems hypocritical not to).
