PUBLIC OPINION > Teen Marijuana Use Is Not That Big of a Deal

for one im not some dumbass who thinks weed is the magical drug that will save us... i know that anything you smoke into your lungs is not good for you whatsoever. ingesting it is a little safer than smoking but still can have its effects if done improperly...

and mental addiction yes it is.. i myself and many others i know have quit cold turkey multiple times for various reasons (and for very prolonged periods of time) and have never had any withdrawal symptoms one would experience with other drugs like heroin, cocaine, nicotine, alcohol, etc... those are drugs that leave behind some heavy withdrawal symptoms because those are physically addictive drugs (meaning your body needs it in order to function if you use it enough times at a somewhat frequent level), there is a reason why you see veeeeery few people quit nicotine cigarettes cold turkey because of the pretty hard mental and physical symptoms one would get from withdrawal....

and if you did research of your own you would find out our very own bodies create a raw form of cannabinoids, which is some of the reason why you do not get any physical symptoms of quitting cold turkey...

and PS i have done my research i know the pros and cons to this topic which i have studied for for quite a few years now so why not listen to actual case studies run by independent third party donors instead of any gov't sponsored research (which even many of those labs have even come forth and said marijuana is not as bad as what we proclaim it to be... remember the whole prohibition of marijuana was created by one sole person protecting the lumber industry in the 30s... why dont you do your own research on that)

Like i said no need to get testy, and i am sure you have studied this topic, but you are wrong and like is aid the only difference between the weed that was available then as to now is the quality. But i see you want to act like a jackass, so i can act like a jackass also.

Has marijuana become stronger?

Some people say that the marijuana that is used nowadays is a lot stronger than it used to be. There have been media reports of marijuana being up to 30 times stronger today than during the 1970s. It would be concerning if marijuana was a lot stronger because this could lead to more negative side-effects of marijuana use. There has been an increase in health problems related to marijuana in Australia over the last 20 years but it is not clear whether this is because marijuana has become stronger.

It cannot be definitively determined whether the marijuana used here in Australia has become more potent over time because there is no data on this. The increase in health problems is more likely to be due to the increased popularity of using stronger parts of the plant. While marijuana users in the 1970s were most likely to smoke the leaves, marijuana users today prefer to smoke the more potent flowering tops, or buds of the plant. Furthermore, there is good evidence that the age at which people commence using marijuana has, until recently, been going down. Research shows, that young regular (daily or near daily) users are most at risk of many of the adverse effects of marijuana including mental health problems and dependence.

In the USA, THC levels of marijuana have risen over the last 25 years. According to data recently released, marijuana potency has risen from about 4% to 9% since 1983. In New Zealand, the potency of THC has not changed. In Europe, cannabis potency appears to have remained the same in most places, except the Netherlands, where an increase has occurred. Certain varieties of cannabis such as sinsemilla have also recorded increased potency in the UK.

But you go ahead and keep believing in the governments propaganda, teh only difference is the strains that are available.