More stoned people do not help society

  • Addiction: According to the National Institutes of Health1 , Mayo Clinic2 , the Cleveland Clinic3 , and World Health Organization4 , marijuana is addictive and can produce withdrawal and dependence. Today’s marijuana is much more potent than in the past.

  • Brain Changes: The NIH states that regular marijuana use can reduce IQ by 8 points and may be irreversible; it also impairs memory and learning.5

  • Marijuana can be a pathway to other drugs of abuse: Four out of every ten lifetime marijuana users will go on to use another drug in their lifetime.6 According to the American Journal of Psychiatry, “cannabis use, even among adults with moderate to severe pain, was associated with a substantially increased risk of nonmedical prescription opioid use.”7 Studies in Europe have found that “adolescent THC exposure in rats seemed to affect the rodents’ brain maturation, as they subsequently displayed “heroin-seeking” behavior.8

  • What is Marijuana Use Disorder?

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